
The Independent - 14 min 29 sec ago
The new eight-part series will pit Team Australia against Team UK...

NBC News - 1 hour 11 min ago
Who could the United States face in the 2026 World Cup? As the World Cup draw approaches, NBC News' Steve Kornacki breaks down what we know about the tournament format, including a feature that could give the U.S. men's national team an edge in the group stage.

Boston Herald - 1 hour 12 min ago
Two major events made it difficult for the city to host the draw.

CBS Sports - 1 hour 12 min ago
The Club World Cup provided plenty of learning moments ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup...

The Independent - 1 hour 14 min ago
The series will chronicle Southgate's England manager tenure where he reached two European Championship finals and a World Cup semi-final...

Chicago Tribune - 1 hour 37 min ago
Donald Trump will take center stage at Friday's World Cup draw at a time when his administration is expanding restrictions on travel from 19 countries and he has hardened his rhetoric against immigrants.

The Guardian - 1 hour 39 min ago
Three members of Iran football federation denied visas Iran among nations facing restrictions on entry to US Iran has reversed its boycott of the World Cup draw, with team representatives due to attend the glitzy event in Washington DC on Friday. Last week the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said it would stay away after three members of its delegation were denied visas for entering the United States. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 1 hour 50 min ago
Chair of Fifa's referees committee offers his support Collina wants to ensure changes do not slow down game Pierluigi Collina has said he would be in favour of the use of VAR to determine whether corners have been correctly awarded at the World Cup next summer. The chair of Fifa's referees committee, speaking at a media briefing in Washington, made clear that he supported the advance of technology. Collina said conversations were taking place over whether VAR could adjudicate on second yellow...

The Guardian - 3 hours 14 min ago
Amid all the hoopla circling its Washington backdrop, Friday's event must be all about firing the starting gun on football's biggest show When the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a number of elements. The giant matchstick figure denotes movement and energy, risk and possibility. As Shapiro himself has said, it is supposed...

BBC - 3 hours 15 min ago
Glamour games, a generous group or perhaps a bit of both? BBC Scotland examines the possibilities for Steve Clarke's side in Friday's World Cup draw.

BBC - 3 hours 20 min ago
Double World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth is banned until March following his red card for gouging Alex Mann last weekend.

BBC - 3 hours 20 min ago
South African double World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth is banned until March following his red card for gouging Wales' Alex Mann on Saturday.

The Guardian - 3 hours 30 min ago
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! A perusal of the listings for the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC reveals that weekend visitors to the national culture centre of the US can sit through a playful bilingual production of the Philip Eastman children's book Go Dog! Go!' or the presumably excruciating ad libbed stylings of the Improvised Shakespeare Company. Despite being the hottest ticket in town, Friday's Geopolitics World Cup draw is...

Yard Barker - 4 hours 18 min ago
MLS and Argentina star Lionel Messi stopped short of confirming he will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in an interview Thursday with ESPN. The 38-year-old Inter Miami forward said he wants to help Argentina defend its 2022 crown in North America next summer.

CBS Sports - 4 hours 20 min ago
The three hosts, the United States, Canada and Mexico will be in pot one alongside the world's top teams...

The Guardian - 4 hours 21 min ago
Defender will miss Real Madrid match against Man City Injury hurts slim hopes of making Tuchel's England squad Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be out for at least two months after a scan confirmed the Real Madrid full-back has torn his left thigh muscle. Alexander-Arnold was withdrawn just before the hour in a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday night having provided his first assist of the season, from which Kylian Mbapp scored the opening goal. He was making his fourth consecutive...

The Guardian - 4 hours 24 min ago
Before Friday's event we also examine a possible overall group of death and where geopolitics could meet football Croatia are the highest-ranked potential Pot 2 opponents (10th) and reached the final and the semi-finalis at the past two World Cups respectively but, with a maximum of two European teams in each group, drawing them would eliminate for England the possibility of facing Erling Haaland's Norway, who are in Pot 3, or Italy, who are in Pot 4, if the four-time champions get through...

BBC - 4 hours 41 min ago
Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids ... the World Cup draw is not going to be straightforward.

The Guardian - 4 hours 53 min ago
The collaborative report said a lack of clear standards across borders creates confusion for big events like the World Cup and Olympics With the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup set to take place on Friday, a report examining the participation of athletes convicted of sexual offences at major sporting events has highlighted significant distrust of international sports governing bodies in how they deal with these situations. The report, titled No One Wants to Talk About It , is the result of interviews...

Yard Barker - 5 hours 43 min ago
Manchester United's recruitment team has spent the past weeks widening their scouting net, with the club pushing harder than ever to secure emerging talent before their rivals pounce.

Boston Herald - 5 hours 55 min ago
Critics say Trump's immigration message undercuts the message of unity that the World Cup represents.

Fox News - 6 hours 2 min ago
Artist Victor Solomon and Michelob Ultra created custom handmade Player of the Match trophies for all 104 games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, each rich with symbolic design.

ESPN - 6 hours 3 min ago
Lionel Messi sits down for a lengthy interview with ESPN, discussing his desire to again lead Argentina, the brilliance of Lionel Scaloni and why Pep Guardiola is one of "the best" ever.

BBC - 6 hours 11 min ago
England and Scotland will know their World Cup opponents on Friday, but there will be a wait to discover where they will play.