Gianni Infantino has summoned senior leaders of football’s world governing body to a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday, after another day in which its president has faced fierce criticism of his plan to sell off Fifa’s commercial and event operations. Fifa’s chief of global football development Arsene Wenger, secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, and Prince Ali, … Read more
Uefa has called an emergency meeting of its 55 members for Thursday afternoon to discuss a coordinated response to Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. A European boycott of Fifa tournaments is among the options under consideration. As the next major event in the Fifa calendar, a … Read more
The statistics are not a surprise to Umar Ali, who plays for Route One Rovers – a semi-professional team in Bradford. During Ramadan last year, he was racially abused by a group of opposition spectators as he was waiting to come on as a substitute. “It was our first game playing while we were fasting,” … Read more
La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, has accused Fifa of “destroying the football industry” and called for its president, Gianni Infantino, to quit. Tebas spoke out as the dust settled on the 2026 World Cup with suggestions that the 2030 tournament could be increased from 48 to 64 teams. “Increasing the number of national teams makes … Read more
Argentina vs Spain has provided fans across the globe with a first half of World Cup Final football packed with technical quality, but Ian Wright has been less than impressed with the referee, and the Argentina team’s ability to somehow escape punishment. The game began, before a ball was even in play, with an extravagant, … Read more
The city’s detectives union enraged the Civilian Complaint Review Board this week, displaying the names and photos of six “anti-police activists” at the agency on a truck parked outside the group’s New York City headquarters. The Detective Endowment Association parked an advertising truck outside the CCRB office for bomb detectives investigating cops. Leonardo Munoz for … Read more
World news On Truth Social on Friday, Trump declared the ceasefire over but said the United States would continue negotiations. In this photo released by the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, mourners carry the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei above the crowd for the final prayer before his burial … Read more
It seems Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has finally had enough of his former college teammate Brandon Aiyuk’s antics. Earlier today, Aiyuk took to Instagram to call out Daniels, and the Commanders quarterback has responded. Run a full NFL redraft where all 32 teams start from scratch, and the entire NFL player pool is combined … Read more
Teyana Taylor shouted out her daughters, Junie and Rue, while accepting the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards on Sunday night (June 28). After receiving the honor from Janet Jackson, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer ended her speech with a message to her girls. “And to my greatest masterpiece, my babies, … Read more
On Tuesday, ESPN announced a groundbreaking move: merchandising deals with two of the top high-school basketball recruits in the country. The network is known as a juggernaut in sports broadcasting and media, but its latest expansion into sponsoring athletes is shaking up the industry and prompting one NFL analyst to call them out. Run a … Read more