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Joint North American bid bags hosting rights after seeing off challenge from Morocco at the FIFA Congress. The US, Canada and Mexico will host football's World Cup 2026 after it saw off a challenge from Morocco at the FIFA Congress. The joint bid won 134 votes (67 percent) out of the 203 entitled to vote with Morocco bagging 65 (33 percent) when voting took place in Moscow on Wednesday, a day before the Russia World Cup 2018. The 2026 World Cup will head to North America for the fourth time and will be the first with 48 teams taking part. For Morocco, it was the fifth time it had bid for the hosting rights to the football World Cup, calling it "the dream of a nation". Meanwhile, the US hosted the World Cup previously in 1994 while Mexico hosted it in 1970 and 1986. Canada has never hosted a men's World Cup but held the women's tournament in 2015. Earlier, US Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro has said his bid would generate $14bn in revenue and make an $...

Super Eagles winger, Moses Simon, has arrived in Spain where ‎he is scheduled to undergo a routine medical test with LaLiga side, Levante, OwnGoalNigeria reports. The Nigeria international is on the verge of completing his move from Belgium side, Gent. Moses’ transfer will cost Levante a fee believed to be around the €5m mark with several add-ons. Gent has also insisted on a sell-on clause which is believed to around 10 per cent. The Belgian side decided to cash in this summer, instead of losing the 23-year-old for free next year.