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The widow of late Portugal forward Diogo Jota has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry her husband’s World Cup dream with him as he prepares to lead his country at football’s biggest tournament. Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, alongside his brother Andre Silva, after helping Portugal secure qualification…
Iran’s football federation says the United States has revoked the ticket allocation reserved for its supporters at the 2026 World Cup, accusing the co-host of shutting out Iranian fans from all three of the team’s group stage matches as a bitter diplomatic standoff bleeds into the tournament. The Iranian Football Federation said the United…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing the prospect of being shut out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup if its national team fails to comply with a strict 21 day isolation directive issued by United States health and tournament authorities ahead of the squad’s scheduled June 11 arrival in Houston, Texas. The…
United States President Donald Trump has openly questioned FIFA’s pricing structure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, declaring in a published interview that he would not personally pay the steep ticket costs being charged for the tournament set to be hosted on American soil. Speaking to the New York Post in an interview published…
FIFA has increased its total financial distribution for the 2026 World Cup to $871 million, a substantial rise from the previously announced $727 million. This injection responds to mounting pressure from member associations concerned about the prohibitive costs of travel, taxation, and logistics for the expanded 48-team tournament. Each qualified team will now receive $2.5…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on FIFA to cover public transportation costs for the 2026 World Cup, following revelations that New Jersey Transit plans to charge fans over $100 for train tickets from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium during the tournament. Schumer, a Democrat, made the demand on Tuesday via X, arguing that…
Nigeria’s football governing body has set September 26, 2026 as the date for its next elective congress, following a series of significant governance decisions taken at an Extraordinary General Assembly held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) convened the assembly at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, where delegates unanimously…
Football Supporters Europe and Euroconsumers have lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA, accusing the world football governing body of abusing its monopoly position to impose what they describe as excessively high ticket prices and opaque purchasing conditions for the 2026 World Cup. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, centres on allegations…
FIFA has mandated that every team in its women’s competitions must include at least one female head or assistant coach. The world football governing body approved the new regulations on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to address a persistent gender imbalance in the technical area. The directive requires each squad to have a minimum of two…
Iraq national team manager Graham Arnold has issued an urgent appeal to FIFA for the postponement of his country’s decisive World Cup inter-continental play-off match, warning that ongoing airspace closures triggered by the escalating US-Israeli conflict with Iran could force the Lions of Mesopotamia to field a severely weakened squad for the most significant fixture…
