
The Raw Story - 50 min 5 sec ago
An analyst Friday slammed FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his relationship with President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup . The Guardian 's Marina Hyde wrote an opinion piece describing the number of problematic moments around Infantino, "Trump's dictator-curious protege," and "FIFA's recent practice of holding the World Cup in autocracies." Infantino last week gave Trump an inaugural peace award, which has now led to calls for an ethics investigation. "FIFA...

Skift - 1 hour 33 min ago
Extreme vetting, along with more travel fees, could deter tourists ahead of major events like the World Cup.

The Guardian - 1 hour 56 min ago
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! One week on, and the unedifying spectacle of the Geopolitics World Cup tombola has faded, overtaken by the club game's relentless news cycle. Mohamed Salah has taken a blowtorch to his immediate hopes of returning to the Liverpool starting XI; Real Madrid are apparently in crisis; and Celtic are bad again, their fans perhaps the first in history to dread an approaching cup final. There might be more of that next summer though, with the full...

BBC - 2 hours 30 min ago
Great Britain's Matt Weston continues his winning start to the Olympic season with another World Cup skeleton gold in Lillehammer.

Los Angeles Times - 2 hours 49 min ago
Lindsey Vonn, 41 and with titanium implants in her knee, shocked the world with a downhill victory at a blistering pace in her first World Cup race in five years.

BBC - 2 hours 59 min ago
Fifa is coming under increasing pressure from supporters' groups to revisit its "scandalous" pricing structure for the World Cup.

The Guardian - 3 hours 9 min ago
In World Cup parlance, Qatar was Fifa president Gianni Infantino's qualifier. Now it's the big time for Trump's dictator-curious protege I used to think Fifa's recent practice of holding the World Cup in autocracies was because it made it easier for world football's governing body to do the things it loved: spend untold billions of other people's money and siphon the profits without having to worry about boring little things like human rights or public opinion. Which, let's...

Fortune - 3 hours 15 min ago
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for games involving their team to sell to the most loyal fans. And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 […]...

Chicago Tribune - 3 hours 32 min ago
Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years.

NBC News - 3 hours 38 min ago
Lindsay Vonn won the downhill at Saint Moritz in Switzerland. The 41-year-old became the oldest woman to ever win a World Cup race and comes after injuries forced her to retire in 2018. Vonn hopes to qualify for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics which would be her fifth and final.

Yard Barker - 4 hours 28 min ago
Kobbie Mainoo walked onto the pitch at Selhurst Park with an expression that said more than words ever could blank, distant, and quietly defeated. Manchester United were already in control after turning the game to win 2-1 against Crystal Palace, yet he was only introduced in the 90th minute plus stoppage time.

The Guardian - 4 hours 34 min ago
Skier breaks record after destroying field at San Moritz One of favourites for 2026 Winter Olympics downhill Lindsey Vonn's extraordinary comeback from retirement and serious knee surgery gathered pace on Friday when she became the oldest skier to win a World Cup race at the age of 41. The American, who had not raced for five years until she returned to the circuit last year, destroyed the women's downhill field in San Moritz to win by nearly a second. Continue reading...

ABC News - 5 hours 4 min ago
The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back...

Yard Barker - 5 hours 5 min ago
With the World Cup Qualifiers concluded and only the play-offs left to be played, the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was done and the groups set in place.

BBC - 5 hours 6 min ago
American Lindsey Vonn becomes the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner at St Moritz on Friday.

ESPN - 5 hours 13 min ago
Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years -- and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement.

The Independent - 11 hours 9 min ago
He's about to reprise the role that made him a household name for the long-awaited seventh season, but first, the Scot is starring in a revenge thriller with a difference. He talks to Katie Rosseinsky about career near-misses, the kernels of truth' in the new Line of Duty' script and why he can't wait for the World Cup...

BBC - 15 hours 32 min ago
Soaring cases of serious flu and pressure on the NHS dominates Friday's papers.

Huffington Post - 16 hours 54 min ago
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after the latest costs for World Cup tickets began to circulate.

ESPN - 19 hours 27 min ago
Fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.

The Independent - 19 hours 29 min ago
These are the key factors to consider before a trip to America...

BBC - 19 hours 40 min ago
Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy for World Cup tickets.

Black Enterprise - 20 hours 9 min ago
"The biggest stage in sports is set and coming here to our home turf!"...

Chicago Tribune - 20 hours 20 min ago
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.