Mourinho Optimistic On Pogba After World Cup

Mourinho Optimistic On Pogba After World Cup

ARCHITECT Manchester United Jose Mourinho is optimistic that the success of France's World Cup champions 2018 will boost the performance of Paul Pogba with the Red Devils. Pogba was the target of criticism for his poor performance at Old Trafford last season.

He was even relegated to the reserve bench in the second half of the season. However, the 25-year-old midfielder is a key player for France's success in Russia, especially in the final game when he scores the third goal of Les Bleus in the game against Croatia.

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Non-cash Transactions Become Trends During the 2018 World Cup

Non-cash Transactions Become Trends During the 2018 World Cup

Non-cash transactions seem to be a new trend throughout the 2018 World Cup event yesterday. This can be seen from the report released by Visa as the official service provider of non-cash payment in the biggest arena in the football scene.

Recently, Visa released a report on the use of non-cash facilities since the opening match until the semi-finals on July 11th ago. The conclusion of the report says that consumers are already adapting to the new technology.

The report revealed that there was a 50 percent increase in the sale and purchase transactions at the venue of the tournament. The data already includes transactions using credit cards, mobile devices, and more.

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Putin Gives World Cup Ball to Trump

Putin Gives World Cup Ball to Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin handed a World Cup ball to US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. The ball as a sign that the US will be one of the host 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada. In fact, before that, Qatar will first host the 2022 World Cup.

"President Trump has just praised the 2018 World Cup. So I'm giving you this ball, I hope the United States is ready to host 2026 later," Putin said, quoted by the Guardian on Tuesday (17/7).

Receiving the ball, Trump said it would give it to his son, Baron Trump. "We will do very well and we hope everything goes well," Trump said. However, not everyone is happy with the giving of Putin to Trump.

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Cahill Retires

Cahill retires from Australian national team

The Australian team's biggest goal scorer, Tim Cahill, decided to retire from the national team on Tuesday (17/7). It was the end of a career that led him to appear in four World Cup events.

The 38-year-old scored 50 goals from 107 appearances with Australia. He last won the Socceroos squad when appearing as a substitute in the game against Peru in the 2018 World Cup.

"Today, I officially retired from my international duty with the Socceroos," Cahill said via Twitter. "There is no word that can describe the meaning of defending the national team for me.Thank you very much for you who support me as long as I wear an Australian jersey," he added.

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