Did FIFA’s big experiment make the World Cup too big for its own good?
A supersized World Cup with more teams, more games and even more host nations than ever before leaves a big question hanging over the biggest sporting show on earth: How...
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This year’s World Cup will be missing some big-name stars as injuries mount 5 weeks before kickoff
Injuries to some of soccer’s biggest names are mounting ahead of the World Cup which starts in five weeks.
FIFA accused of ‘monumental betrayal’ over 2026 World Cup ticket prices
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.
Ricky Hatton, former world boxing champion, found dead at his home in England at age 46
Ricky Hatton, the former world boxing champion who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46.
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world’s most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called. Is it football or soccer?
Club World Cup crowds have fluctuated wildly, from swathes of empty seats to ‘hostile’ atmospheres
The opening week for the monthlong FIFA Club World Cup tournament across the United States has seen some wildly fluctuating attendances.
Hard Rock Stadium tightens security at Club World Cup after chaotic scene at Copa America
Almost a year since the Copa America final nearly ended in tragedy, big numbers of soccer fans are back at Hard Rock Stadium — this time for the Club World...
Can Lionel Messi and Inter Miami really spring a surprise at the Club World Cup? ‘No one expects us to go far.’
By JAMES ROBSON MIAMI (AP) — The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage. Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned...
Paris Saint-Germain routs Inter Milan 5-0 to win the Champions League for the 1st time
European club soccer’s grandest prize has a new home after Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 in Saturday’s final.
Wrexham is one step from the Premier League. How will it make the biggest leap yet?
The next step is the biggest one yet for Wrexham. The Premier League is in sight for the Welsh soccer team transformed by Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.