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Most of the stadiums will temporarily change names in order to follow FIFA’s policy on corporate sponsored names

The final game of the longest World Cup ever will be played at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

World soccer’s top governing body bars the president of the Spanish federation “from all soccer-related activities at national and international level” following the controversy over the non-consensual kiss with Jennifer Hermoso and prohibits him from any contact with her to prevent him from pressuring her

La Roja’s 1-0 victory had a combined English- and Spanish-language audience of 2,059,000 on Fox and Telemundo

The kiss was shocking given the sport’s long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct by male soccer presidents and coaches against female players on national teams

Aitana Bonmati, at just 25 years old, solidified her credentials as a top midfielder, and 19-year-old forward Salma Paralluelo proved to be a rising global star

Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona’s first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in the final at Stadium Australia

The Swedish women proved once again they’re tough to beat after a semifinal loss, extending their perfect record in World Cup third-place matches to four

Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal

Sweden advanced to play Spain, which beat the Netherlands 2-1 in extra time earlier Friday

The 19-year-old Paralluelo started the match on the bench for the first time at this World Cup and made her entry just in time to make history

Soccer’s world governing body FIFA is trying to grow the women’s game at pace, and it seems to be having an impact

Their decision to unite all but guarantees the long-time favorite to host Euro 2028 — the four United Kingdom federations and Ireland — will win as expected on the same day

The Dutch struck first with a goal from Jill Roord in the first-half to surprise the Americans, who needed Horan’s goal to remain unbeaten in 19 consecutive matches

The gunman was found dead after a police shootout, during which an officer was shot and wounded. Four civilians were also injured

FIFA had previously confirmed that the 732 players participating in the World Cup will be paid at least $30,000 each

The 211 member federations saw their basic annual funding from FIFA rise from $250,000 to $2 million since his first win in 2016

Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, was convicted. Carlos Martinez, who headed the Latin America affiliate, was acquitted