European football's governing body Uefa on Saturday said it had lost confidence in the Fifa boss Gianni Infantino after world soccer's ruling organisation abandoned plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup.
Obviously, it was disappointing that England weren’t able to bring it home this year, but their third-place finish – their highest achievement since winning in 1966 – was something to be proud of. And what ...
William Mata wonders if Sepp Blatter was just the starter in Fifa's bottomless bucket of shame 1 Aug 2026, 06:30 | Updated: 1h ago Gianni Infantino at the 2026 World Cup. Picture: Alam...
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Fifa’s president operates with arrogance and autonomy – the worldwide rejection of his proposals to sell off stakes in the World Cup has to now stand for as a final rejection of Infantino himself, writes Jamie Braidwood
Pressure is growing on FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino following proposals for private investment in World Cups.Carlos Cordeiro, senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned following...
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FIFA has insisted “nobody is selling football” after criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors.The world governing body of footba...
European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup over FIFA’s plans to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors.The decision to boycott any competition run by FIFA was taken at a virtual meeting o...
Football’s world governing body announces plans to sell stakes of up to 20 percent in the World Cup and other events.FIFA has proposed a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investor...
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Djed Spence faces an uncertain future at Tottenham Hotspur this summer as Roberto De Zerbi plans major changes after a dismal couple of Premier League seasons Djed Spence earned admirers at the World Cup th...
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LiveU has set historic performance records during the 2026 World Football Championship. Spanning six weeks, 16 stadiums in three host nations and 104 matches, the operation represents the largest and most complex broadcast footprint in LiveU's history. The company served as the IP backbone and remote cloud production ecosystem for a significant share of non‑rights
Inter are closing in on signing John Stones as a free transfer after the 32-year-old defender left Manchester City in June.Inter and their rival Italian club Juventus were interested in Stones before the World ...
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has hit back at critics of the World Cup, accusing them of spreading hate and false narratives while also hailing the tournament as a huge success.In an open letter published ...
FIFA faced criticism over several issues during the tournament, including a debate over US visa restrictions for teams.International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has hit ...
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On December 18, 2022, Argentina and France drew 3–3 after extra time before Argentina won the World Cup final 4–2 on penalties at Lusail Stadium. Lionel Messi scored twice, Kylian Mbappé had a hat trick, and FIFA later said about 1.42 billion people watched worldwide. Then everything seemed to pause. One player at the spot, […]
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The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has hit back at critics of the World Cup, accusing them of spreading hate and false narratives while defending the tournament as a success that celebrated unity, safety a...
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has told critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about his leadership, the governing body and the World Cup.In a 15-sl...
Crowds line streets to cheer on football's brightest young prospects Image caption, Desert Empire Surf from Florida will play Manchester United and Liverpool ByMike McBride BBC News NIThousands of people have ...
The Spain manager, who has just led his country to a second World Cup triumph, had both Zubimendi and Rodri available to him in North America this summer. While the Arsenal star struggled for game time in La Ro...
The world’s oldest professional footballer, Kazuyoshi Miura, scores as Fukushima United thrash Iwaki Furukawa 7-0.Japanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura proved that age is just a number as the 59-year-old score...
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Late opening hours and England’s progress to the semi-final of an expanded World Cup helped provide the best football-related uplift of recent years for pubs, figures suggest.Pubs poured 30m extra pints over th...
Curaçao’s historic first goal“I played with him on my PlayStation, and now I’ve scored against him,” Livano Comenencia said after converting Curaçao’s first World Cup goal past Manuel Neuer in their opening mat...
The youth football tournament that was staged during the Culture Connect Festival at Saughton Park in Edinburgh at the end of June was by no means the biggest, best supported or most important event that Scotti...
England's men's amputee football team could miss the upcoming World Cup in Mexico due to a lack of funding - a prospect the team's former head coach Scott Rogers has called "criminal".The team, who are the reig...
Jürgen Klopp is to return to the dugout after being appointed head coach of the Germany men’s national side until 2030. The 59-year-old takes over from Julian Nagelsmann in the job after Germany’s humbling last...
Former Man City and Barca boss Pep Guardiola is not the clear candidate for Italian job, as Carlo Ancelotti approached.The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has talked to former Manchester City coach Pep Guard...
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There were a host of big women’s football transfers which were hard to miss across June and July, despite the dominance of the men’s World Cup. Among them were Beth Mead’s move from Arsenal to Manchester City, ...
The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Dawn Huggins, is pictured with Rohan Roy and Ronan O'Donnell from Maiden City, and Levi Weir and Archie Muir from Ballymena United, who will com...
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‘So vibrant and full of life’This summer has been so vibrant and full of life. I had my doubts but, as the World Cup approached and Boston got ready to host its first game, I started feeling the excitement and ...
Football brought Mexican and South Korean supporters together during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the friendship that caught international attention had already been taking shape for years through migration, sh...
Every time Scott Rogers walks into St George’s Park there is a sign on the wall that catches his eye. It boasts that the 330-acre site is the proud home of all England’s football teams. “I look at it every time...
