•Kansas City Stadium FIFA said yesterday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on refillable bottles sparked an outcry. “All fans will be permitted to bring in one, soft, plastic 20 ounces (590ml), factory sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup […]...
The Federation of International Football Associations has announced a new pre-match ceremony format for the 2026 World Cup that will involve all players named in a matchday squad rather than only the starting line-ups. The new format marks a departure from the traditional World Cup pre-match routine, where only the starting 11 players from eac...
•Kansas City Stadium entrance Defending champions Argentina and England will have their World Cup teams based in Kansas City under a list of training sites announced by FIFA on Monday. The record 48 teams competing in the global football showdown that begins next month will have 39 teams based in the United States, seven more […]
•Davido Afrobeats star Davido has been confirmed as one of the performers for FIFA’s World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, United States, on June 10. FIFA announced this yesterday as part of activities leading up to the commencement of the expanded World Cup, which the United States, Canada and […]
•Nigeria’s “Jay Jay” Okocha with the ball World football governing body FIFA has announced that former Super Eagles captain Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha holds the record for the most successful dribbles in a single FIFA World Cup match. This underlined his enduring status as one of the most skilful footballers the beautiful game has ever [&...
•Referee Andres Rojas FIFA yesterday unveiled its list of match officials for the June 11-July 19 World Cup, including 52 referees, six of whom are women. Football’s governing body will also take 88 assistant referees and 30 video match officials, who hail from all six confederations and 50 member associations, reports AFP. “The selected match...
•Arthur Okonkwo The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed that goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has switched international allegiance to represent Nigeria in future matches. The Wrexham AFC first-choice goalkeeper’s change of association from England was approved on April 6 and has been listed on FIFA’s official platf...
•Gianni Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino told our correspondent today that Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war. “Iran will be at the World Cup,” Infantino said at half-time of Iran’s friendly against Costa Rica in Turkey. “That’s […]...
FIFA has mandated that every team participating in its women’s competitions must have at least one female head or assistant coach. The directive is part of new regulations by the world football governing body to increase the number of women coaching at the highest level. The regulations, approved by the FIFA Council yesterday, will take [&hell...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it is appealing the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected its petition challenging the eligibility of certain players fielded by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off in Rabat, Morocco, last...
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