Hydration breaks not popular and Fifa will review – Wenger
Arsene Wenger says he accepts the hydration breaks introduced at the 2026 World Cup have not been popular and Fifa will review their impact after the tournament.
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Argentina wear 1986 World Cup kit replica against England
Argentina wear replica of the country's 1986 Fifa World Cup kit for the match against England at the Nations Championship.
The Cure’s Robert Smith Slams FIFA’s World Cup Final Halftime Show: ‘Just F— Off’
Following the news that the FIFA World Cup final will feature its first halftime show in history, The Cure’s Robert Smith took to social media to slam the announcement. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff,” Smith wrote on The Cure’s Instagram account. Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, performers will include Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and BTS. In…
France v England: World Cup third-place playoff – live
World Cup updates from 10pm BST/5pm EDT/7am AEST Players ‘puzzled’ but Tuchel left himself no option Email John | Sign up for Football Daily What of Thomas Tuchel himself? He’s doubling down. Turns out the man hired to win the World Cup had no chance of doing so with the players at his disposal. “I…
Ten-man Kilmarnock leave it late against Elgin – Scottish League Cup round-up
Ten-man Kilmarnock need a stoppage-time goal to defeat Elgin City in the Premier Sports Cup group stage, while St Johnstone and holders St Mirren are also among Saturday's winners.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti becomes unstoppable thanks to latest development on recruiting trail
Monshun Sales becomes the highest-rated recruit in Indiana football history and Curt Cignetti's first-ever five-star commit as a head coach.
Here’s Where to Watch FIFA World Cup Final 2026: Spain vs. Argentina Live Online for Free
The 23rd edition of the international soccer championship tournament final airs on July 19 — watch the match for free.
‘Where did they go?’: homeless people feel force of America’s brutality in World Cup clean-up
As the World Cup has moved through host cities in the US, homeless people have been forcibly cleared from areas near stadiums and fan zones, with unhoused residents in Atlanta describing feeling targeted and dehumanised rather than included in the tournament's supposed spirit of unity. Officials in Atlanta, backed by rhetoric from the Trump administration,…
‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup final
Ahead of Sunday's World Cup final, a notable shift in support has emerged across Latin America, with many people saying they will back Spain over Argentina. Commentators, including Brazilian journalist Julia Duailibi, have pointed to racist behaviour by a minority of Argentinian fans during the tournament, and the perceived silence of others, as a key…
Will the World Cup affect Arsenal’s transfer plans?
With the World Cup final taking place on Sunday and the start of the Premier League just over a month away, supporters are starting to think about how their side is shaping up for the new campaign.
France and England meet in World Cup play-off with Mbappe eyeing Golden Boot
France meet England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place play-off, a fixture unfamiliar to many American viewers but one carrying individual as well as national stakes. Kylian Mbappé is using the match to pursue the tournament's Golden Boot, putting him in direct competition with Lionel Messi ahead of the final, while France look to…
The Bronze Final – the unwanted tie or a match with a ‘golden layer’?
England and France meet in Miami for the World Cup's third-place playoff on Saturday, a match that has anchored every tournament for over seven decades. Both coaching staffs have publicly questioned the fixture's merit, with managers stating their players view it as an unwanted obligation rather than meaningful competition. Tuchel suggested a bronze medal would…
What Makes the World Cup Hit Different? Ask the Music Industry
FIFA and Rolling Stone hosted a panel at FIFA House in New York on the cultural link between the World Cup and popular music, tracing how official tournament anthems have evolved from stadium curiosities into genuine global hits. Speakers included FIFA marketing director Marco Nazzari, Recording Academy and Grammys president Panos Panay, and Rodney Alejandro,…
Huge rise in harmful social media posts this World Cup
Fifa's social media protection service has recorded a 14-fold increase in harmful posts and comments during the 2026 World Cup compared with the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The finding highlights a sharp escalation in online abuse directed at players, coaches and officials during football's biggest event, despite ongoing efforts to moderate and remove such content.…
Football Daily | France v England in the third-place playoff: the game nobody wants to play
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Saturday’s rebranded “bronze final” between France and England in Miami might feel like a modern, Gianni-coded exercise in squeezing the product dry, but the third-place playoff is a staple of World Cup history, even if it remains the game nobody wants to play…
Tom Brady, Logan Paul get into heated confrontation at Fanatics Fest in New York
Tom Brady attempted to slap Logan Paul on stage at Fanatics Fest after being roasted about his flag football loss, escalating their ongoing feud.
Gianni Infantino unlikely to face IOC sanctions over Balogun red card scandal
Gianni Infantino appears set to avoid punishment from the International Olympic Committee despite a formal complaint alleging he breached political neutrality rules over the Folarin Balogun red card affair. The human rights group FairSquare lodged the complaint after Donald Trump revealed he had personally called the Fifa president to seek a review of Balogun's suspension…
Mike Waltz, Tim Tebow launch effort to combat online child exploitation: ‘It’s happening in their backyard’
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz have jointly launched a reinvigorated worldwide campaign focused on combating online child exploitation. Tebow emphasised that parents should recognise this threat exists in their own neighbourhoods rather than viewing it as a distant problem, and characterised the issue as among the…
FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change
This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.
The harrowing dark side of England’s World Cup exit
During a major football tournament such as the World Cup, some women and girls are constantly living in fear - because domestic abuse rises when England play, research shows.