•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...
•Iran flag The head of the Iranian Football Federation today cast further doubt on his country’s participation in this summer’s World Cup, saying women playing in the Asian Cup in Australia had been coerced into defecting. “If the World Cup is like this, who in their right mind would send their national team to a […]
•Carney Chukwuemeka Borussia Dortmund’s Carney Chukwuemeka has switched his international eligibility to Ralf Rangnick’s Austria from England ahead of the World Cup. Austria face defending champions Argentina, Algeria, and Jordan in the group stages of this summer’s World Cup, having qualified for the finals for the first time since 1998, repo...
Nigerian football fans have turned to dark humour on social media platform X to mock the country’s persistent electricity crisis, joking that even if the Super Eagles make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many Nigerians will have no power to watch the matches. The jokes come against the backdrop of a worsening national […]
•General Roman Villalvazo Barrios, Chief of central co-ordination for security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexico will deploy 100,000 police, military and private security forces to secure the 13 games it will host during this summer’s football World Cup, the government said today. Mexico is co-hosting the biggest World Cup in history, along w...
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