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Gianni Infantino is facing intensifying pressure over his plan to sell chunks of the World Cup to private investors, after the proposal triggered a resignation from inside his own circle and a sharp rebuke from Fifa’s…
Kevin Lamour’s departure from Fifa marks another turbulent moment for the governing body as Gianni Infantino continues to face fallout from his abandoned plan to sell parts of the World Cup to private investors. The…
Luís Figo has sharply criticised Gianni Infantino and called on the Fifa president to resign after the collapse of a controversial plan linked to the World Cup. In comments reported by The Guardian Football, the former…
Gianni Infantino is facing renewed pressure at FIFA as concern grows over his handling of the World Cup sell-off plan. According to The Guardian Football, support for the FIFA president has become more uncertain…
A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign
Pakistan's hockey World Cup opener against England has brought the national team's return to the global showpiece under immediate pressure.
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project
France say they are still planning to take part in next month’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, despite a threat from Uefa to boycott Fifa competitions. The position, reported by BBC Sport, sets up a fresh point of tension…
Gianni Infantino called FIFA's proposed commercial subsidiary an opportunity rather than an obligation before opposition led the organization to abandon it.
Afghanistan beat Ireland by three wickets in Belfast, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz making 71 as the visitors secured qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
European football's governing body has criticised Fifa proposals to invite outside investors into a new subsidiary consolidating its commercial and event operations, including the World Cup.
Fifa says Gianni Infantino will remain president after a crisis meeting of senior executives in Rabat, easing immediate uncertainty around the organisation’s leadership. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, world…
Australia's young footballers are on the move, giving the Socceroos a post-World Cup lift before the next Asian Cup cycle. The story is useful for sports readers because it connects a current headline with the bigger…
FIFA says football brings the world together, but unhoused people in Atlanta say they felt targeted and completely excluded from the World Cup, describing being pushed out of their community as the city prepared.
Spain reached the World Cup final after goals from Oyarzabal and Porro sank France in the semi-final, reducing the French side to passengers and dismissing any notion of Spain as underdogs.
Lionel Messi returned to Inter Miami training 10 days after Argentina's World Cup final defeat, giving the MLS club a timely boost.
The United States’ second turn as a men’s World Cup host produced a mixed but largely positive verdict, with the strongest marks going to atmosphere inside the stadiums and the weakest to affordability and access for…
Germany beat Spain 1-0 to retain the men's Hockey World Cup, becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles on two separate occasions.
Aleksander Ceferin skipped the World Cup final in New Jersey as tensions between Uefa and Fifa peaked over disciplinary decisions, commercial shifts, and the integrity of global football officiating
PARIS: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken attendance and television records, with the enlarged 48-team tournament drawing crowds at a level never seen before in the competition’s history, FIFA president Gianni Infantino…
Wayne Rooney rows on New York's Hudson River with Joe Hart and Micah Richards after Norway's World Cup run activates his on-air wager.
A fan’s account in The Guardian Football offers an upbeat view of the World Cup atmosphere across the United States, Mexico and Canada, describing the tournament as a surprisingly joyful summer for host cities. The…
Spain’s newly crowned World Cup champions returned to Madrid on Monday to a jubilant homecoming ahead of a victory parade expected to draw about one million people, according to a monitored public feed citing Dawn…
The planned Trump-Putin summit in Alaska has pushed Ukraine diplomacy back to the top of the world agenda, with Kyiv and European capitals watching for signs of pressure or concessions. It is the kind of update that…