FIFA insists ‘nobody is selling football’, pushes ahead with consultation plan despite backlash
FIFA has insisted “nobody is selling football” after criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling…
UEFA nations agree to boycott World Cups over FIFA’s private investment plans
European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup over FIFA’s plans to sell stakes in the tournament…
Patriots host first public practice as quest for 7th Super Bowl commences
Saturday, July 25 — 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 26 — 10:15 a.m. to noon Monday, July…
Per Mertesacker to become German Football Federation’s new sporting director
Mertesacker won the World Cup with Germany in 2014 Kirill Kudryavtsev via Getty Images Per Mertesacker is set…
The most popular fake soccer shirt at the World Cup? ‘It’s Messi’
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over 445,000 counterfeit items related to the World Cup — including…
Jurgen Klopp agrees in principle to become new Germany head coach
Jurgen Klopp has agreed in principle to become the new head coach of the German national team. Klopp,…
World Cup weather: France vs Paraguay to be one of hottest matches ever played
This World Cup is going to be hot and at times stormy, with a sizeable chunk of its 104…
France ready for ‘war’ at World Cup after winning the ‘disgrace’ of Philadelphia
The French celebrations told a story. Led by their captain, Kylian Mbappe, the team sprinted towards the hard-core…
The U.S. move into the top 10 for the first time. Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 19
Well, that changes things. On the second day of the World Cup round of 32, two of the…
Germany were once World Cup kings. Now they’re simply not that good
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Are co-hosts Canada becoming a contender? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 18
Canada are the first of the three co-hosts to make it through to the last 16, after a…
Does Ecuador’s shock knock Germany down? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 15
Ecuador dug deep to beat Germany and earn a World Cup knockout spot with another big shock, Japan…