
Yard Barker - 1 hour 12 min ago
Lionel Messi has opened up on Neymar Jr.'s chances of making Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad, but his response came with a clear admission that emotions are involved.

The Guardian - 1 hour 35 min ago
Italy 33-61 England Packer scores four to set up possible France showdown Marlie Packer may have made her England debut 18 years ago but she is playing some of her best rugby with the openside flanker once again key as the Red Roses set up a potential grand slam showdown against France next Sunday. The former England captain has won back the starting shirt because of the unavailability of other players after falling down the pecking order in the international setup. At the World Cup last year Packer...

TechRadar - 1 hour 42 min ago
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The Guardian - 1 hour 42 min ago
Transit advocates laud first stations to open in city in more than 25 years, with World Cup and Olympics coming to town The roughly 12-mile (19km) drive along Wilshire Boulevard from Los Angeles's downtown core to its Westside region can be a soul-crushing experience. The road is among the busiest in Los Angeles, winding through Westlake, Koreatown, the famed Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and Santa Monica before ending at the bluffs overlooking the Pacific coast highway...

Attack of the Fanboy - 2 hours 57 min ago
The Iranian national football team is officially planning to head to the 2026 World Cup, but the path to the tournament is anything but straightforward.

NY Post - 4 hours 27 min ago
The man who ran security at both the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Games -- where a bomber killed two and wounded more than 100 -- is warning that Iranian "sleeper cells" are likely plotting attacks during next month's World Cup, as federal officials race to secure the 39-day competition.

The Guardian - 4 hours 41 min ago
The much-loved football sticker album is to be discontinued after 2030. Guardian writers recall their thrills and frustrations With this summer's World Cup already mired in controversy over politicisation , potential travel bans and rows over ticket prices , fans were dealt another piece of sad news this week: the tournament's much-loved Panini sticker album will be discontinued after 2030. Guardian writers recall their Panini memories from years gone by. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 5 hours 35 min ago
Neymar's Brazil future has become one of the country's sharpest World Cup debates, with the final squad due on 18 May. He has not played for the national team since suffering a serious knee injury in October 2023, and Carlo Ancelotti has not recalled him since he took his role as head coach.

The Guardian - 6 hours 41 min ago
As soccer fans turn their attention to the future of the sport in the States, we revisit four oft-overlooked moments and one famous kick that shaped its past This was originally published in the newsletter The World Behind the Cup. Sign up for it here . The last time the US hosted the men's World Cup in 1994, many Americans viewed soccer as a game they watched their kids play on Saturday mornings, not the world's most beloved sport. Thirty-two years later, the sport has exploded in popularity...

NPR - 6 hours 42 min ago
Soccer or football as it's known around the globe was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?...

Sky Sports - 6 hours 49 min ago
Charlie Dean says England can "set our standards" for their big home cricketing summer when they face New Zealand in the first ODI match of the multi-format series as preparations ramp up for the Women's T20 World Cup.

Forbes - 7 hours 42 min ago
Looking back four decades later, the 1986 World Cup still stands as one of the most iconic tournaments in soccer history.

NME - 8 hours 38 sec ago
More celebrations will be held in Mexico and Toronto marking the first time FIFA has featured multiple opening ceremonies across different countries for a single tournament The post Katy Perry, Future, Lisa, Tyla, and more to headline US World Cup opening ceremony appeared first on NME .

Hello Magazine - 9 hours 2 min ago
Soccer fans have voiced their disappointment over the news that Katy Perry will headline one of three opening ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup 2026...

BBC - 9 hours 28 min ago
Luis Suarez says he "would never say no" to a return to international football if Uruguay needed him for the World Cup.

Rolling Stone - 11 hours 49 min ago
FIFA will feature a star-powered lineup of performances at the opening games featuring hosts Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

ABC News - 14 hours 48 min ago
Katy Perry will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 12 before the first World Cup game in the United States...

NY Post - 15 hours 43 min ago
World Cup excitement is colliding with sticker shock in California as ticket prices for matches at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood climb to levels many fans say are out of reach.

Buzz Feed - 16 hours 15 min ago
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Yard Barker - 21 hours 42 min ago
Count Argentina and Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi among those who thinks that Neymar should compete for his native Brazil in the upcoming World Cup.

Consequence of Sound - 21 hours 59 min ago
Plus, additional performances from Michael Bubl , Lisa, Tyla, Alessia Cara, and Man at opening games in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Alanis Morissette, Katy Perry, Future to Perform at FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremonies Paolo Ragusa...

Buzz Feed - 22 hours 30 min ago
Shakira plus Burna Boy is the collab I didn't know I needed in my life. View Entire Post ›...

The Guardian - 22 hours 41 min ago
Our correspondents look at how the clubs who meet on Saturday got where they are and what must happen next Liverpool: Not at all. Hindsight offers a few portents, such as the extent of last summer's upheaval and Arne Slot's insistence that it was a necessary response to Liverpool's form towards the end of last season. It was strange to hear a title-winning coach in effect play down his team's achievement. There was also the tragic death of Diogo Jota to deal with. Only Jota's...

The Guardian - 22 hours 58 min ago
Previous high for Category 1 had been $10,990 Resale tickets for final listed from $8,000 to $11.5m New Jersey reps pen letter to Infantino about ticketing Fifa tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available on Thursday for the 19 July match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The governing body listed those seats as Front Category 1 on its sales site. Continue reading...