After facing tremendous backlash over its pricing of 2026 World Cup tickets, FIFA on Tuesday announced that it would slash the price of some tickets for “loyal fans” of nations that have already qualified for the 2026 edition of the tournament. In a release on Tuesday, FIFA said that it had received 20 million ticket […]
Football fans have criticised FIFA over 2026 World Cup ticket prices. The numbers shared by national football bodies are far higher than earlier promises. FIFA allows 8% of tickets to be sold by national associations for matches involving their teams. According to a price list published by the German football federation, group stage tickets are […]
US President Donald Trump reignited the long-running debate over what Americans should call the world’s most popular sport — declaring that soccer should be renamed “football” in the United States. He made the remarks on Friday (December 5) at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where he […]
Argentina captain Lionel Messi got into a heated argument with referee Joao Pinheiro during his team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday. The incident happened during the first half of the game when Switzerland were about to take a free-kick. Lionel Messi, who was standing in Argentina’s defensive wall, […]
Jude Bellingham, left, and Harry Kane (AP Photo) Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham etched their names into the FIFA World Cup record books on Saturday, becoming the first two players from the same country to score six or more goals in a single edition of the tournament. The historic feat was achieved during England’s dramatic […]
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) (AP Photo) Lionel Messi added another milestone to his remarkable FIFA World Cup career on Saturday, becoming the first player in history to register 10 assists at the tournament since records began in 1966. The Argentina captain reached the landmark during his side’s quarterfinal clash against Switzerland at Arrowhead Stadium, producing […]
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo gifted popular YouTube streamer iShowSpeed with his game-worn Mercurial Superfly 11 “CR7 Gold Scorpion”cleats. The heartwarming moment took place during iShowSpeed’s live stream for the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final between Spain and Belgium in Los Angeles on Friday. That was a game that Portugal would have played had they beaten […]
Massive news from the Spain camp as star midfielder Pedri has been benched by manager Luis de la Fuente for the quarter-final clash. PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz comes into the starting XI and will partner Rodri and Dani Olmo in the heart of Spain’s midfield. Notably, Spain are yet to concede a goal at this […]
France booked their place in a third consecutive FIFA World Cup semi-final with a 2-0 victory over Morocco in Boston on Wednesday. After a goalless first half in which Yacine Bounou denied Kylian Mbappe from the penalty spot and produced a string of fine saves, the France captain broke the deadlock in the 60th minute […]
