Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
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The 2026 World Cup is likely to reveal a deep ethical poverty at the heart of ‘the world game’ thanks to two leaders who have much in common.
On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
As Canada co-hosts the 2026 World Cup, its men’s soccer team offers a more diverse and inclusive vision of national identity than the country’s traditional sports have provided.
For two decades, researchers have studied soccer ball aerodynamics. Latest tests suggest the 2026 ball is more stable, but with a slightly shorter range.
Cameras mounted on the referee, trialled at the Fifa Club World Cup last year, will show us what the ref can – and can’t – see.
The new playing fields are rolling out in stadiums from Mexico to Canada. Creating the perfect pitch in very different climates requires the right grasses and some creative tricks.
The new track from US country singer Jelly Roll, Mexican singer Carín León and Canadian producer Cirkut feels like a cheap bourbon hangover.
Never before has a World Cup host been at war with a country participating in the tournament. So, what happens next for Iran’s men’s national team?
The 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, represents a chance to prove the hype around women’s soccer is more than a one-time thing.
The current U.S. political climate does not provide an encouraging model to move the FIFA World Cup toward peace and solidarity currently, but the world is in desperate need for it to do so.
Concern over ICE’s role in the 2026 Men’s World Cup loom over the tournament given the events unfolding in Minneapolis and across the U.S., heightening calls to boycott the tournament.
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
What are the actual impacts of mega sporting events like the World Series and FIFA World Cup?
A national icon in Morocco, Faras was a humble man whose passing marks the end of an era.
Soccer’s global governing body has long sought – and failed – to wrestle club competition dominance away from Europe.
Further restrictions may add to the fears many potential visitors to the US are feeling of being stopped at the border.
Does evidence support the claim that hosting a soccer World Cup promotes human rights improvements?
He gave up a lucrative contract in France to help create a football team to represent the Algerian resistance in the fight for independence. Algerians never forgot this.
More than 100 elite women’s soccer players have protested against FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi-owned oil giant Aramco.
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