Germany’s Karl Lennart ruled out of FIFA World Cup 2026 (Image: X) Germany have been dealt a major blow ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with young midfield sensation Lennart Karl ruled out of the tournament with a serious thigh injury sustained in training. The 18-year-old Bayern Munich prodigy suffered a torn muscle bundle…
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti (AP Photo) One might call it irony or a simple twist of fate. The 35-year-old, who had just ditched his soccer kit for a coach’s tracksuit, was training with the Italian team at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena.It was the summer of 1994. Under the venerable Arrigo Sacchi, one of AC Milan’s…
Iranian football team gets visa approval (Image: X) The Iranian soccer team has officially received US visas to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, ending weeks of uncertainty and diplomatic complications just 10 days before its opening match.The development comes after concerns that delays in visa processing could jeopardize Team Melli’s participation amid heightened…
Unite8 Sports’ Bavesh Janavlekar is excited ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Special Arrangements) In 2002, with the support of Abdul Rahman Bakhteer, Ten Sports made a splash in the subcontinent’s broadcast market with it. FIFA World Cup. Several other properties followed and the company built a stronger subscriber base than ESPN Star Sports.Before…
People stand in front of a video screen during the opening of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour in Vancouver (Darrell Dyke/AP via The Canadian Press) FIFA has canceled World Cup tickets that were mistakenly issued free to around 60 fans due to a technical glitch on its ticketing website. The affected tickets were sold…
Andoni Erola (Image credit: LFC) Liverpool have handed over the reins to Andoni Areola, appointing the highly-rated Spaniard as their new head coach following the departure of Arne Slott and signaling a return to the aggressive, high-pressing style that brought the club great success under Jurgen Klopp.The 43-year-old arrived at Anfield after turning Bournemouth into…
Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Agbado, left, kicks the ball past France’s Jean-Philippe Mattita. (AP Photo) FIFA World Cup Contenders France and Spain suffered unexpected setbacks in their final preparations for the tournament on Thursday, with Ivory Coast holding the French 2-1 and Iraq holding Spain to a 1-1 draw in thrilling warm-up results.At the Stade de…
2026 FIFA World Cup (Getty Images) New Delhi: Football, hitherto described as a “game of two halves”, is set for a new narrative as the sport’s governing body FIFA has introduced a three-minute hydration break between each half of every match in 2026. FIFA World Cupmake it a move that divides the match into four…
Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid New Delhi: The prospect of Jose Mourinho’s sensational return to Real Madrid has excited fans, but the Portuguese coach’s return depends solely on the club’s wishes.Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has publicly stated that Mourinho is his preferred choice to take charge at the Santiago Bernabeu should he secure another…
Sprinklers water the field at Mansfield Stadium, selected as the team’s base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer teams, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas. (AP Photo) FIFA has changed its rules for fans attending the 2026 World Cup and will not allow reusable water bottles inside stadiums, citing safety…