Inside the geopolitical tug of war behind the 2026 World Cup.

In October 2025, FIFA President Gianni Infantino received Kosovo's Presidential Medal for aiding football's growth and ...

Infantino, who is wary of unstructured interactions with the press, narrowed his eyes and considered. “Very good,” he replied ...

Jules Boykoff, an expert in international sports politics, spotted exactly how Trump will use the tournament as a “political ...

Once a festival of affordable global fandom, the World Cup now is giving FIFA a prime opportunity to reap record profits from ...

T he World Cup is nearly here! But so far, at least, no one seems all that excited. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The ...

The relationship between Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump has often appeared aligned in the build-up to the 2026 World Cup, but a new disagreement has suddenly shifted the conversation surrounding ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says if fans don’t like the sky-high prices for this year’s World Cup, then too bad! He claimed this week that officials jacked up prices for this summer’s games — ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is about to find out if all his sucking up was worth it. Having a good relationship with the president of the United States makes sense when that country is co-hosting ...

"When it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup.

The 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is almost upon us. This sporting spectacle – the largest ever World Cup, with 48 teams – will generate many memorable moments.

World Cup odds are in and history says hosting a World Cup is a massive advantage. 74% of World Cup hosts (17 of 23) matched ...