Opinion

Ticket prices raise the question: Will this be the ‘prawn sandwich’ World Cup?

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was notoriously fearless and intimidating. During his 12 years at Old Trafford, the Irish midfielder got his hands on 17 trophies and left his mark on many ...

Why soccer fans are ‘astonished’ by the ‘extortionate’ ticket prices for next year’s World Cup

With the men’s World Cup kicking off in around six months, fans should be getting excited to go watch their national team ...

2026 World Cup schedule: See where, when and who your team plays

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw was an entertaining, colorful and, at times, somewhat baffling ceremony. But when the dust settled, soccer fans knew which group their team would play in for the opening ...

World Cup draw: Matchups are set after ceremony featuring a prize for Trump and plenty of fanfare

Today’s World Cup draw determined which teams will face off in the group stage, and also featured the awarding of the newly created FIFA Peace Prize to President Donald Trump. Follow live updates.
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US men’s soccer team dealt heavy defeat by host France in opening Olympic match

The US men’s soccer team suffered a brutal return to Olympic action as it was beaten 3-0 by host nation France in its opening match of the Paris Games on Wednesday. The soccer tournament at this ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have completed their journey, winning the MLS Cup over Vancouver

Lionel Messi’s legacy was long secured when he came to Inter Miami and joined Major League Soccer. He’d won a World Cup and was generally considered the greatest player in the sport’s history.
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How this soccer player saved a Jewish teenager from persecution in Nazi Germany

After Germany hosted the England soccer team in May 1938, Rolf Friedland waited patiently outside the stadium. The teenager was hoping to speak to some of soccer’s biggest stars of the time – a ...
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian talks to CNN about investment into Chelsea Women and women’s sports

When entrepreneur and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started to think about investing in women’s soccer, opposition to the idea came from an unlikely source: His wife, tennis legend Serena Williams.
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Canada women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman won’t return to role after drone controversy

Canada Soccer says it will soon start its search for a new head coach for the women’s national team after announcing that Bev Priestman won’t return to her role amid the drone scandal at the 2024 ...
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Austrian national team soccer player suffers skull fracture during ‘assault’

Austrian international soccer player Guido Burgstaller has been hospitalized with a fractured skull after being assaulted in Vienna, his club Rapid Vienna said in a statement. Rapid said Burgstaller, ...
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Soccer star Álvaro Morata forced to move house immediately after mayor’s social media blunder

Spanish soccer star Álvaro Morata’s dreams of living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Milan have been shattered after a local municipality’s mayor made a social media blunder. Morata, who captained ...