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Could the World Cup be back in the US as soon as 2038? Absolutely
Explosion in ticketing and hospitality revenue goes along with a Fifa desire to recoup lost TV income in future dealsAs is often the case, it has been left to Donald Trump to say the quiet bit out loud. “We have to do this again and we have to do it while I’m around, you hear that Gianni?” the US…
Manchester United supporters groups in uproar over suspension of season tickets
Fans claim they are being ‘treated as suspects’Club planning to reinstate tickets before season beginsManchester United’s official Fans’ Forum, Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must), The 1958 and five other such groups have complained to the club over supporters being “treated as suspects” af…
Liverpool owner in talks to sell stake to QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia
Bhatia backed by father-in-law Lakshmi MittalMinority stake deal values the club at £4.5bnLiverpool’s owner is in talks over selling a significant minority stake to a consortium led by the Queens Park Rangers co-owner Amit Bhatia and backed by his father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Ind…
In the US, the 2026 World Cup’s legacy will be an invitation to do it all again | Leander Schaerlaeckens
Fifa’s gargantuan revenue influx from the tournament, with little left over for locals, will beget more exploitationYou do not, under any circumstance, have to hand it to Fifa.You do, however, have to acknowledge that the 2026 World Cup was successful in all of the ways it was intended to be succ…
Football Daily | Here are 48 reasons to cherish the World Cup (minus the Geopolitics)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The Geopolitics World Cup is already fading from view, replaced by a thin July gruel of pre-season friendlies and transfer tales. But there’s still time to cast another look back over the 48-team, 104-game, 308-goal leviathan that has dominated t…
‘The scrutiny is constant’: referee Anthony Taylor retires from football
47-year-old took charge of two tournament matchesTaylor has refereed in the Premier League for 16 yearsAnthony Taylor has announced his retirement from elite refereeing after a distinguished career spanning more than two decades and 831 matches.One of England’s most accomplished officials, the 47…
La Liga chief claims Fifa is ‘destroying football industry’ and calls for Infantino to quit
Javier Tebas: ‘Fifa are making irresponsible decisions’‘Hydration breaks are a lie … it was a break for advertising’La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, has accused Fifa of “destroying the football industry” and called for its president, Gianni Infantino, to quit. Tebas spoke out as the dust settle…
‘The utmost respect for him’: Alex Ferguson pays tribute to Kevin Keegan
Ferguson says Keegan’s Newcastle was their best team‘Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve’Sir Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team”. Keegan, who had cancer, died on Monday at the age of 75 and Ferguson has joined the tributes for one of footba…
David Squires on … Spain winning the World Cup final in the shadow of Trump
Our cartoonist looks back at the final game of the 2026 World Cup as Donald Trump watched Spain triumph againBuy this cartoon | Some of David’s favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
Only four years to the next men’s World Cup – what can we expect from the 2030 edition?
If you thought the 2026 tournament was sprawling, think again with six host countries over three continents getting involved in four years’ timeIf the 2026 World Cup was the tournament’s largest edition yet – featuring 48 teams for the first time in its 96-year history, being played in three diff…
Spurs break their women’s transfer record to sign Alice Sombath from Lyonnes
France defender is club’s sixth signing of the summerCoach Ho says she is aggressive and good on the ballTottenham have signed the France defender Alice Sombath from Lyonnes for a club record fee. The price paid for the 22-year-old has not been disclosed but the previous club record, paid for Sig…
The big World Cup 2026 quiz
Did you catch the little details as 48 teams played 104 matches in 16 cities across 39 days? Continue reading...
Neuer to Neymar: 11 World Cup players who retired from international football
Germany’s 2014 World Cup winning goalkeeper and a Brazilian icon are among those who have have called time after the 2026 tournamentFirst participated in the World Cup in 2010 before winning the trophy four years later. Germany have had little success since and their penalty shootout defeat by Pa…
World Cup 2026 in 90 seconds: a photo animation with audio
Picture editor Jonny Weeks has created a rapid audio-visual review of the tournament featuring key moments, colourful fans ... and the precious trophy. This video contains flashing images and an audio track. Continue reading...
Gaza celebrates World Cup victory of Spanish team they took into their hearts
People gather at cafes and outdoor screenings to support team after Spain’s backing for Palestinian rights The Spanish football team’s World Cup win has been celebrated in the streets of Gaza, where Spain’s support for Palestinian rights and Israel’s backing for the Argentinian team turned the c…
A big red speaker, Louis Vuitton trophy trunks and a tattoo bet – how Spain celebrated World Cup win
Luis de la Fuente’s team was the best at the tournament by some margin but are not satisfied yet with focus now on ‘the next game in September’On the night that Spain won their first World Cup in 2010, Rodrigo Hernández was on camp somewhere lost in the woods of Connecticut. He had been canoeing …
Football Daily | A desperate grab for attention. This is the way the World Cup ends
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Maybe Donald Trump was simply confused. He must have seen the ticker tape, a group of men cavorting around an American field clad in red and thought he’d stumbled into one of his Maga rallies. That is the only logical explanation for his bizarre …
Melvine Malard hungry for trophies after joining Chelsea from Manchester United
United get club-record fee of about £850,000 for forwardMalard follows McCabe and Matsukubo into ChelseaChelsea have announced the signing of the France forward Melvine Malard from Manchester United on a four-year contract. The Guardian revealed last week that a deal was close for the 26-year-old…