Tag: FIFA
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Watch: Empty seats and closed borders? FIFA’s high-stakes bet on a divided America
While the football elite rub shoulders in Washington, the game is hitting a physical and metaphorical wall at the US border. International teams, referees and everyday fans find it difficult to see the games which start today. What’s going on there? #EuropeToday
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Newsletter: The bloc’s budget gameplay
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, the European Union is attempting to figure out it’s own on-field strategy for combatting finance crunches triggered by energy shocks and shifting geopolitics. #EuropeToday
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FIFA and players’ union FIFPRO announce cooperation agreement
June 10 : FIFA and global players’ union FIFPRO announced on Wednesday a cooperation agreement that grants players a formal role in governance and sets up a framework for negotiating changes to the transfer system, player welfare rules and rest periods.The deal, which runs until December 2031, formally recogn
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World Cup: Has Trump already ruined the vibes? MEPs debate in The Ring
The World Cup is on, the single biggest sport event of the year, followed by millions of people around the world. So far, the vibes are strangely subdued. Ticket sales and hotel bookings are below expectations and immigration issues are making headlines – especially in the US.
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Commentary: Fans attending World Cup 2026 face an epic, expensive voyage
What should be a celebration of football may be a nightmare of costs and logistics for fans flying to North America, says sports writer Michael Church.
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FIFA chief Infantino defends visa handling, ticket prices on eve of World Cup
MEXICO CITY, June 10 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the way soccer’s governing body had handled visa issues ahead of the World Cup, saying on Wednesday that it was working to find solutions but could not override government decisions.Speaking on the eve of the tournament opener between co-hosts Me
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World Cup’s new rules
June 10 : There is a raft of tweaks to the rules at the World Cup, which FIFA has brought in weeks ahead of the tournament, designed in particular to reduce time-wasting and expand the use of VAR.”These amendments are aimed at combating discrimination, reducing time-wasting, improving the tempo of matches and
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FIFA chief says fans ‘should chill’ about Somali ref denied US entry
The 2026 men’s World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams and is the biggest and most ambitious in the event’s history, with matches taking place in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
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FIFA’s neutrality in question as Infantino cozies up to Trump
FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino has been most visible ingratiating himself with US President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup, so much so that he has had to defend himself from accusations…
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World Cup ’26: ‘FIFA could never have envisaged how complicated, sensitive this tournament would be’
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Simon Chadwick, Professor of AfroEurasian Sport and Specialist of 21st century global sport. On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Chadwick offers a sobering assessment…
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