Could the World Cup be back in the US as soon as 2038? Absolutely
Explosion in ticketing and hospitality revenue goes along with a Fifa desire to recoup lost TV income in future deals As is often the case, it has been left to Donald Trump to say...
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Liverpool owner in talks to sell stake to QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia
Bhatia backed by father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal Minority stake deal values the club at £4.5bn Liverpool’s owner is in talks over selling a significant minority stake to a consortium led by the Queens Park Rangers...
Manchester United supporters groups in uproar over suspension of season tickets
Fans claim they are being ‘treated as suspects’ Club planning to reinstate tickets before season begins Manchester United’s official Fans’ Forum, Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must), The 1958 and five other such groups have...
In the US, the 2026 World Cup’s legacy will be an invitation to do it all again | Leander Schaerlaeckens
Fifa’s gargantuan revenue influx from the tournament, with little left over for locals, will beget more exploitation You do not, under any circumstance, have to hand it to Fifa. You do, however, have to...
Football Daily | Here are 48 reasons to cherish the World Cup (minus the Geopolitics)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The Geopolitics World Cup is already fading from view, replaced by a thin July gruel of pre-season friendlies and transfer tales. But...
‘The scrutiny is constant’: referee Anthony Taylor retires from football
47-year-old took charge of two tournament matches Taylor has refereed in the Premier League for 16 years Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement from elite refereeing after a distinguished career spanning more than two...
La Liga chief claims Fifa is ‘destroying football industry’ and calls for Infantino to quit
Javier Tebas: ‘Fifa are making irresponsible decisions’ ‘Hydration breaks are a lie … it was a break for advertising’ La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, has accused Fifa of “destroying the football industry” and called...
‘The utmost respect for him’: Alex Ferguson pays tribute to Kevin Keegan
Ferguson says Keegan’s Newcastle was their best team ‘Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve’ Sir Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team”. Keegan, who had cancer,...
Only four years to the next men’s World Cup – what can we expect from the 2030 edition?
If you thought the 2026 tournament was sprawling, think again with six host countries over three continents getting involved in four years’ time If the 2026 World Cup was the tournament’s largest edition yet...
David Squires on … Spain winning the World Cup final in the shadow of Trump
Our cartoonist looks back at the final game of the 2026 World Cup as Donald Trump watched Spain triumph again Buy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite works And his latest book, Chaos...