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England football players and staff advised not to use Wi-Fi at the World Cup in Russia

Sep 12, 2017

England football players and staff will be advised not to use public or hotel Wi-Fi at next summer's World Cup in Russia, over hacking fears.

The Football Association is concerned that sensitive information such as injury, squad selection and tactical details could be exposed.

This, following last month's Fancy Bears hack regarding the use of banned medicines in football.