With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Iranโs place at the menโs soccer World Cup in three monthsโ time has been put in doubt amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by tournament co-host the United States.
FIFA says it'll pay to build a new $50 million national soccer stadium in war-ravaged Gaza, where two years of fighting between Hamas and Israel have left housing, electricity and basic infrastructure severely damaged.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
World Cup ticket prices are at exorbitant levels yet fans are still queueing up in their millions to attend soccerโs biggest tournament.
The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as โmajor sporting eventsโ โ aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games โ that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban.
The winner of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million from a $655 million prize pool, FIFA said in announcing record financial rewards for teams in a tournament with ticket prices that have sparked outcries.
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teamsโ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.
Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle thatโs expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
FIFA president Gianni Infantinoโs public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer bodyโs ethics investigators.
FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in every game at next yearโs World Cup, not just those played in hot weather.
Perhaps it's fitting that after the World Cup draw ceremony began, it took about 90 minutes for the actual drawing of teams to begin in earnest.
Argentina and Lionel Messi will play Algeria to open their World Cup title defense as part of a group that also includes Austria.
President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe.
The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites among 20 possible venues to host games of the 2031 Womenโs World Cup, including seven U.S. stadiums to be used for next yearโs menโs tournament.
The 2026 World Cup draw next week will reward the four highest-ranked teams who are Spain, Argentina, France and England with being placed in separate sections of a new tennis-style seeded tournament bracket.
Cristiano Ronaldo will likely avoid missing any Portugal games at the World Cup despite his red card in a qualifying game last week for elbowing an Ireland opponent.
Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach its first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage.
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honor Saudi Arabiaโs Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
President Donald Trump is announcing โFIFA Pass,โ which will allow foreigners with World Cup tickets to get expedited visa appointments.
FIFA staff have set a new Guinness World Record for bringing together players from the greatest number of nationalities ever to share the same field.
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
Some four years after players from the Afghanistan womenโs national team fled their homeland amid the Talibanโs takeover, a number of the teammates are representing their country once more in an international soccer tournament.
The United States added Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica to its proposal to host the 2031 Womenโs World Cup.
Spain still topped the FIFA menโs world rankings published Friday that show Germany back on track to be a top-seeded team in the World Cup finals tournament draw.
President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.
Andy Kohlberg, the owner of Spanish soccer club Mallorca, warns that FIFA's ticket pricing for the next World Cup could harm the sport's image.
Tradition-busting plans for Barcelona to play a league game in Miami and AC Milan to feature in Australia should now be able to go ahead.
Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino agreed to hold the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. This decision was forged during a conversation at a Club World Cup match.
The State Department will increase staffing at certain U.S. embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from soccer fans wanting to attend World Cup matches in the United States next year.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been reminded that FIFA and not government ultimately decides which cities will host World Cup games.
European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Ticket prices for next yearโs World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccerโs top event adopts dynamic pricing for the first time.
African media have quizzed FIFA president Gianni Infantino if people from the continent will be safe and welcome in the United States at the 2026 World Cup.
Swiss federal prosecutors have finally ended their case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini after 10 years and acquittals after two trials.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that two incidents of alleged racist abuse which marred German Cup games are โunacceptableโ as German police investigate.
FIFA is testing a new protocol for the 2026 World Cup in North America, requiring host committees to develop human rights action plans.
A Dutch group has filed a class action lawsuit against FIFA and five other football associations.
The European Unionโs top court has ruled that some decisions by international governing bodies, such as FIFA and the IOC, can be challenged outside Switzerland, opening up a system that currently binds athletes, officials and clubs to accept verdicts there.
The global soccer playersโ union has hit back at FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino by saying their autocratic style of leadership was harming the rights of its members.
An expanded Club World Cup marked by empty seats, slashed ticket prices, searing heat, weather-delayed matches and a criticized field surface ended in a surprise victory by Chelsea, the fourth-place team in the Premier League.
FIFA says it has reached an agreement with several players' representatives to prioritize player welfare.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernรกndez heads into Sundayโs Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.
Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovaฤ has criticized the MetLife Stadium field and extreme heat during the Club World Cup.
France's union of professional soccer players has launched a scathing attack on the Club World Cup, saying it is โurgent to stop this massacreโ amid ongoing concerns about extreme player workloads.
Tobin Heath might know something about what makes soccer resonate within the U.S. Her resume, in part: She won NCAA titles in college at North Carolina, then went on to win two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. womenโs national team and two World Cup titles as well, all coming after she was inspired by the 1999 Womenโs World Cup.
FIFA says it opened a disciplinary case at the Club World Cup after Real Madrid defender Antonio Rรผdiger claimed he was racially abused by Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral.
The opening week for the monthlong Club World Cup has seen some wildly fluctuating attendances across the United States.
After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami, and soccer may never be the same.
Referees at the Club World Cup will wear eye-level cameras to finally allow fans to see exactly what the officials are looking at during a soccer match.
A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no announcement on general ticket sales, prices for most seats, location of a draw and security arrangements as FIFA mostly avoids disclosing details of an event set for 16 stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
FIFAโs newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccerโs biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid.
U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.
A group of international lawyers has filed a formal complaint to FIFA claiming the soccer body is failing to uphold its human rights policy with 2034 World Cup host Saudi Arabia.
The Womenโs World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday.
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.
The United States and the United Kingdom look set to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Womenโs World Cups.
As the United States prepares to welcome the world for FIFAโs Club World Cup this June, golfโs Ryder Cup in September, the World Cup next year and the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the question becomes: Will the world want to come.
The winner of FIFAโs first 32-team Club World Cup in the United States could earn $125 million as details of a $1 billion prize money fund were finally published.
FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Womenโs World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament.
The group behind a breakaway European soccer competition to rival the Champions League has resurfaced.
Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League.
FIFA has apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the countryโs territory.
Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, with Palmeiras and Porto also part of that group for the tournament that will take place in the U.S. next year.
Soccerโs biggest ever global club tournament comes to the United States next year and the 32-team group stage is drawn Thursday.
Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month.
The violence against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam has some Israelis worried if itโs safe for their sports teams and fans to travel to games abroad.
Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 womenโs soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFAโs sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco.
The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced evolution following last weekโs ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Lassana Diarra case.
The European Unionโs top court says some FIFA rules on player transfers are contrary to EU legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement.
Next yearโs championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final.
