Football: Pop star Robbie Williams, soprano Aida Garifullina to open World Cup

FIFA announced Monday that British pop star Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina will perform before the 2018 World Cup opener at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, with retired Brazilian superstar Ronaldo also playing a part.In the opening ceremony, to be held shortly before the tournament's first match between host Russia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the two performers will put on a "musical extravaganza," a media release from FIFA said.[photo: FIFA.com]Ronaldo, a two-time World Cup winner -- in 1994 and 2002 -- and golden ball recipient as the tournament's best player in 1998 wi…READ FULL ARTICLE