“I think that the huge media splash of the lawsuit is behind us and we’re obviously focused on the World Cup,” Rapinoe said. The Video Assistant Referee system, or VAR, was used at the men’s World Cup in Russia last year. PRIZE MONEY: The prize money for the World Cup will be $30 million (U.S.), of which $4 million will go to the federation of the champion. FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, says prize money for the 2022 men’s World Cup will be $440 million. TICKET FIASCO: Some fans who ordered tickets to World Cup matches were surprised last month when they discovered their seats were not together.

Source: thestar June 04, 2019 00:00 UTC