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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

FIFA president defends World Cup ticket prices and says fans ‘should chill’ about ref denied US entry

June 10, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices, saying that “if we are doing something wrong, everyone in North America is doing something wrong.”

Fire midfielder Brian Gutiérrez celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half of an Eastern Conference wild-card game against Orlando City at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview on Oct. 22, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

4 US-born players could be in the mix for Mexico’s World Cup roster, including Berwyn’s Brian Gutiérrez

May 1, 2026 at 8:55 a.m.

Mexico has already had Mexican-American players on previous World Cup squads, but as many as four who were born and developed in the United States could be suiting up for...

Referee Walter Lopez suspends the match due to discriminatory chants from the crowd during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Mexico’s America and the United States’ Nashville SC in Mexico City on April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Homophobic chant surfaces again in Mexico soccer stadiums as issue looms for World Cup

April 21, 2026 at 10:43 a.m.

After a few months in which it was heard only sporadically at local tournaments across Mexico, a homophobic chant has resurfaced strongly in recent weeks in what could be a...

Cuba’s team members celebrate their win over Panama during a Pool A game for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, on March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/I-Hwa Cheng)

Cuba says 8 World Baseball Classic delegation members were denied US visas

February 27, 2026 at 7:31 a.m.

Eight members of Cuba’s delegation were denied visas to the United States for the World Baseball Classic, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (FCBS) said Thursday.

Akron Stadium, a venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, stands in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

FIFA’s Infantino has ‘complete confidence’ in Mexico to host World Cup games despite cartel violence

February 26, 2026 at 8:16 a.m.

The violence that erupted in Mexico after the death of a powerful drug lord has left many questioning whether the country will be able to co-host the World Cup in...

Fans watch as Team Michigan play Team Ohio during the 2021 Little League World Series championship game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on Aug. 29, 2021 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joshua Bessex/Getty Images)

Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says

July 25, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

A Venezuelan baseball team was denied visas into the United States and will miss this year’s Senior Baseball World Series, Little League International confirmed Friday.

Protesters rally during a demonstration in response to a series of ICE raids throughout the country on June 12, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Mexico’s president calls for no ICE raids during Mexico-Dominican Republic soccer match in Los Angeles

June 13, 2025 at 7:22 p.m.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged U.S. officials on Friday not to target individuals attending a Gold Cup soccer match in Los Angeles between Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

ARCHIVO – El mexicano Fernando Valenzuela lanza frente a los Gigantes de San Francisco el 3 de octubre de 1982 (AP Foto, archivo)

Fallece Fernando Valenzuela, el mexicano que desató la ‘Fernandomanía’ con Dodgers

October 23, 2024 at 6:56 a.m.

Por BETH HARRIS y CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, el fenómeno nacido en México que jugó para los Dodgers de Los Ángeles e inspiró la “Fernandomanía” mientras...

Alan Mozo de Chivas tras la derrota ante Puebla en el Estadio Cuauhtémoc el 9 de octubre de 2022 en Puebla, México.

Nuevo fracaso de Chivas que se estrella contra el Puebla y se queda sin liguilla

October 10, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

Puebla dilapidó una ventaja de un gol en la última jugada del partido el domingo, pero en los penales se impuso 5-4 sobre Chivas para completar la ronda de los...

El púgil mexicano Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez en conferencia de prensa para su pelea ante Gennady Golovkin el 27 de junio de 2022 en Nueva York.

Canelo: ‘Quiero terminar la trilogía ante Golovkin antes del asalto 12’

August 18, 2022 at 7:45 p.m.

Después de sufrir una derrota ante Dmitry Bivol en mayo pasado, Saúl Álvarez admitió sentirse cansado en la segunda mitad de la pelea. Para evitar que se repita eso en...

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