Spain won 1-0 in extra time. It was a clean, disciplined, well-deserved victory. And then Argentina lost their minds. Within seconds of the final whistle at...
It was always going to happen. The moment FIFA handed the World Cup 2026 to the United States, Canada and Mexico, the template was clear. And...
Before Tuesday’s game had even kicked off, Hossam Hassan had already made enemies in powerful rooms. The Egypt coach had held up a Palestinian flag after...
On Wednesday, FIFA told ESPN and ABC News unequivocally that there was “no mechanism for appeal” for Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension. The rules were clear....
It took 92 minutes, one composed finish and four decades of waiting. Canada are in the World Cup Round of 16 for the first time in...
People talk about the World Cup as football’s purest spectacle. They are not entirely wrong. They are also not entirely right. Because running alongside every iconic...
Iran had to exit the country, once again, right after their heroic performance against Belgium. But before they left SoFi Stadium for the last time, Iran’s...
FIFA published it in April. Most people did not read it. But a quiet revision to the World Cup 2026’s tiebreaker criteria is already shaping who...
For years, European federations have lobbied FIFA for more World Cup places. Their argument, made loudly and repeatedly, is simple: European football is superior, and the...
The World Cup started only yesterday and FIFA’s fingerprints are on everything wrong with it. Tickets prices that price out real fans. The Azteca reduced to...
