Omar Artan is refereeing Wednesday’s Super Cup final in Salzburg between PSG and Aston Villa. The game is being played against a backdrop of tension between the European soccer governing body and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino
An Ipsos poll reveals that nearly 60% of Americans believe the tournament will increase interest in the sport
The 2030 World Cup, which will be held on the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco, still has many mysteries to resolve: the venues, the stadium for the final and how many teams will compete
The US president broke protocol by patting the World Cup trophy before kick-off
The head of world soccer lived in Madrid for three months before becoming the face of the Champions League draws and, much later, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies
Pochettino’s side falls well short of its earlier performances and bows out in the round of 16
Social media users have used AI to react to the US president's mediation with FIFA to review the sanctions imposed on the American goal scorer in the most recent match
The long-standing friendship between the two leaders fuels suspicions over the decision to allow the US team’s leading scorer to play in the game against Belgium Monday night
The governing body of world soccer estimates that the competition will increase global GDP by $41 billion. However, analysts disagree with that figure and point out that the big winner will be Gianni Infantino
Civil rights organizations warn that visa problems for players and officials and fans’ fears of possible stadium raids are hurting the tournament experience
On the streets of the famous New York neighborhood that boiled over after the 2006 title, there is hardly any sign of the ‘azzurra’
Host nation Mexico faces South Africa in the opener of a World Cup marked by geopolitical tension, extreme weather, and long transfers between games
FIFA’s aim, in the largest and most commercialized World Cup in history, is for soccer to take root definitively in the United States, a market of 350 million people
FIFA has set rehydration breaks in both halves of every World Cup match regardless of temperature and humidity, and CONMEBOL has done the same for the Libertadores and the Sudamericana
Four days from the tournament’s start, the three host countries are stepping up preparations while facing unprecedented security, transport, immigration, and logistics challenges
In a country where other sports dominate, hosting the World Cup for the second time is the penultimate chance to make soccer a mass phenomenon. EL PAÍS visited Kearny, New Jersey, where it all began in the 19th century through the nostalgia of Scottish immigrants
Eight games will be played in Inglewood, California where Hispanics make up a large portion of the population but where few can afford tickets to the premier soccer event
In 2019, Abdullah Ibhais resigned as communications director for the World Cup organizing committee. He was arrested by Qatari authorities and imprisoned. ‘The moment you stop following orders, you become a threat’
Along with Mexico and Canada, the United States is co-hosting a tournament it hopes will become a highly lucrative business. The goal is for soccer to definitively seduce the country with the world’s largest advertising market
The event was attended by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian PM Mark Carney, and included performances by Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and the Village People
The human rights organization is demanding concrete protections for workers, athletes, fans, and journalists attending the tournament next summer
The updated schedule with the stadium and time for each game will be published on December 6
The FIFA leader’s close ties with the US president has drawn criticism from those who believe the organization should be politically neutral
Mexico’s tournament representative affirms that the country will not be overshadowed by the United States in the 2026 edition
Realpolitik has rehabilitated the Saudi strongman who ordered the journalist’s murder: Trump fetes him, Cristiano Ronaldo dines at his table, Jeff Bezos does business with him, and Spain sells him weapons
The European body has halted the convening of its executive committee, while the international federation has not included the possible sanction in its council meeting Thursday
The president’s trade and immigration policies threaten to overshadow both this year’s club tournament and next year’s international competition