•English referee Michael Oliver shows a red card during a match World Cup players who cover their mouths during confrontations with opponents will face a red card as part of a new initiative aimed at combating racism, world governing body FIFA said today. In a statement following a meeting of the International Football Association Board [&hell...
•Chelsea midfielder Estevao suffers injury Brazilian winger Estevao is out for the rest of the English season, with his participation in the World Cup in doubt, Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane said yesterday. The 19-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in last week’s 1-0 defeat by Manchester United, reports AFP. McFarlane, back in charge ...
•5 AFCON ’25 referees dropped from World Cup The 2026 World Cup gathered momentum with the recent release of a list of the 170-member list of center referees, assistants, and VAR officials. The list sparked widespread scrutiny, especially in Africa where five high-profile FIFA-badged referees were notably omitted, a decision linked to their co...
•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...
•President of the Italian Football Federation Gabriele Gravina The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) resigned today, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time. Gabriele Gravina revealed he would step down as the country’s top football official following a meeti...
•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 […]...
•Kylian Mbappe French superstar Kylian Mbappe says the knee injury that kept him sidelined for almost two months is “behind him” and there had never been a concern he would miss this year’s World Cup. The 27-year-old Real Madrid striker admitted he had not been at his best mentally during the 54-day absence — the […]
•FIFA World Cup trophy Iran national football team will take on Nigeria national football team in an international friendly on March 27 as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even as the Asian side insists it will not play matches in the United States. The fixture, scheduled for Antalya, Turkey, is part […]
•US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the World Cup trophy US President Donald Trump warned Iran’s football team yesterday that their “life and safety” would be at risk if they took part in the upcoming World Cup in North America. Trump’s comments came just two days after he told FIFA chief […]
•US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the World Cup trophy US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is “welcome” to participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, despite the ongoing Middle East war, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said today. The war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on February 28, [&he...
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