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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaking at the table of FIFA Council meeting no. 37 in Zurich beside Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom

Infantino Apologises, but FA Chair Says He Is ‘Not Fit’ Without Answers

Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council in Zurich on Thursday for the World Cup stake-sale plan, but FA chair Debbie Hewitt said he is not fit to lead FIFA unless he

October 15, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Lionel Messi in Argentina national team kit during his international career

Every Match in Argentina Will Stop at the 10th Minute to Honor Messi

Argentina's football association has declared a permanent tribute to Lionel Messi: every match in the country will pause at the 10th minute for 60 seconds of applause. The gesture started Wednesday and applies across all of Argentine football, indefinitely.

September 6, 2026

by Sports Desk

FIFA International Transfer Snapshot confirms record $9.89 billion summer transfer window driven by World Cup stars

World Cup Effect Drove Summer Transfer Window to Record $9.89 Billion, FIFA Confirms

FIFA's International Transfer Snapshot confirms a record $9.89 billion in global spending for the 2026 summer

Katy Perry performing at the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

Katy Perry Is ‘Very in Love’ With Justin Trudeau. She Also Just Performed at the World Cup.

At the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Los Angeles, Katy Perry performed in front of 70,000 people. Days earlier, she made her red carpet debut with Justin Trudeau at Tribeca and

June 13, 2026

Entertainment·Music·News

Michael Buble, who performed with a choir at the Canada World Cup opening ceremony at BMO Field in Toronto

Bublé, Morissette and a Choir: Canada Threw a Very Canadian Party to Open Its World Cup

Before Canada played a minute of its home World Cup, it sang. Michael Bublé fronted a gospel choir, Alanis Morissette delivered 'O Canada' in a red jacket, and a lineup of Canadian

June 13, 2026

News·Sports

Clint Dempsey, the USMNT legend who ripped Canada coach Jesse Marsch over his national anthem comments

Dempsey to Marsch: Take the Anthem Lecture and the ‘Moped’ Somewhere Else

Jesse Marsch, an American now coaching Canada, said the US used to have to beg its players to sing the national anthem. Clint Dempsey, the USMNT legend, told him to take advice

June 13, 2026

News·Sports

Lumen Field in Seattle, a 2026 World Cup venue, the kind of stadium the returned round-of-16 tickets were for

A Seattle Kids’ Soccer Club Gave Back 20 World Cup Tickets for a Referee It Never Met

A Seattle youth-soccer academy of mostly low-income immigrant kids was handed 20 free World Cup tickets worth around $1,000 each. It gave them all back, in protest of the US barring Somali

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Sports

Cyle Larin of Canada, whose substitute goal earned the co-hosts their first ever World Cup point against Bosnia

121 Seconds: Cyle Larin’s Cameo Earns Canada Its First Ever World Cup Point

Canada had played six World Cup matches across forty years and never taken a single point from any of them. Cyle Larin changed that in 121 seconds, coming off the bench to

June 13, 2026

News·Sports

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has defended the dynamic ticket pricing behind the World Cup's empty premium seats

Empty Seats by the Pitch: FIFA’s Dynamic Pricing Crashes Into the World Cup’s First Days

The best seats in Guadalajara sat empty while South Korea beat the Czech Republic, the most visible sign yet that FIFA's first experiment with dynamic ticket pricing has priced fans out of

June 13, 2026

News·Sports

BMO Field in Toronto, the venue for Ghana's World Cup opener that Thomas Partey is barred from entering Canada to play

Canada Bars Thomas Partey From Ghana’s World Cup Opener Over UK Rape Charges

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss the World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto after Canada refused his visa, citing the seven rape charges and one sexual assault charge he faces in

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Sports

Soccer fans packed into a stadium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The World Cup Starts Tomorrow. The CDC Has Lost a Quarter of Its Staff.

The 2026 World Cup opens Thursday with 6.5 million fans converging on 16 cities — while measles has already surpassed 2,000 U.S. cases this year and the CDC has lost nearly a

June 12, 2026

Health·News

Hwang In-beom of South Korea, who scored and assisted in the 2-1 World Cup comeback win over the Czech Republic

Hwang In-beom Drags South Korea Back to Beat the Czechs and Open With a Statement

A goal down at halftime in Guadalajara, South Korea turned to Hwang In-beom, who equalized with a clipped finish and set up Oh Hyeon-gyu's winner in a 2-1 comeback over the Czech

June 12, 2026

News·Sports

Raul Jimenez of Mexico, who scored the second goal in the 2026 World Cup opener against South Africa

Mexico Opens the World Cup With a Win, and the Azteca Gets a Night for History

Julian Quinones scored inside eight minutes and Raul Jimenez added a second as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 to open the 2026 World Cup, in a match disfigured by three red cards.

June 12, 2026

News·Sports

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Every Match in Argentina Will Stop at the 10th Minute to Honor Messi

World Cup Effect Drove Summer Transfer Window to Record $9.89 Billion, FIFA Confirms

Katy Perry Is ‘Very in Love’ With Justin Trudeau. She Also Just Performed at the World Cup.

Bublé, Morissette and a Choir: Canada Threw a Very Canadian Party to Open Its World Cup

Dempsey to Marsch: Take the Anthem Lecture and the ‘Moped’ Somewhere Else

A Seattle Kids’ Soccer Club Gave Back 20 World Cup Tickets for a Referee It Never Met

121 Seconds: Cyle Larin’s Cameo Earns Canada Its First Ever World Cup Point

Empty Seats by the Pitch: FIFA’s Dynamic Pricing Crashes Into the World Cup’s First Days

Canada Bars Thomas Partey From Ghana’s World Cup Opener Over UK Rape Charges

The World Cup Starts Tomorrow. The CDC Has Lost a Quarter of Its Staff.

Hwang In-beom Drags South Korea Back to Beat the Czechs and Open With a Statement

Mexico Opens the World Cup With a Win, and the Azteca Gets a Night for History

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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