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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! We begin Football Daily's 29 July 2026 edition with a trip back to 26 February 2016. Gianni Infantino has been elected as the new Fifa president on a promise to clean up a disgraced organisation. "A good day for football," says the FA director, David Gill. "A good day for the sport," concurs the American Fifa executive committee member, Sunil Gulati. "Who's that bald loser on the news?" says an unnamed Republican...
Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly agreed to a contract extension with the USMNT following the 2026 World Cup. Pochettino's existing contract expired after the tournament, but he is now set to stay for at least another four years.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has announced plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors in a new commercial entity worth $20bn. One of the leading would-be investors is Joshua Kushner, brother of Trump's son-in-law Jared. The plans have prompted an immediate backlash with Uefa accusing Fifa of trying to sell football's soul'. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Paul MacInnes watch on YouTube Continue reading...
Deal would extend Argentinian through 2030 World Cup Coach would stand to earn significantly' more Pochettino's tenure has been mixed bag of results USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino and US Soccer are "in the final stages" of finalizing an agreement for a new contract through the 2030 World Cup, multiple sources briefed on ongoing negotiations have told the Guardian. Those sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. Pochettino was brought...
Landon Donovan says the Folarin Balogun red card controversy "tainted" the USMNT's incredible World Cup run and motivated Belgium ahead of their match.
FIFA confirmed plans to raise $4.2 billion for a new entity controlling the nonprofit's "commercial and event operations" at a $20 billion equity valuation.
We look at the controversy around the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, what the Gunners need to get to the next level and Liverpool's uncertain summer So $15bn wasn't enough. That's the record amount Fifa is estimated to have made from the 2026 World Cup, but Gianni Infantino wants more. Approximately $20bn more through an investment plan that would see soccer's governing body sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors. Continue...
Wimbledon attendance record smashed as over 550,000 attend the Championships despite World Cup fever
Wimbledon had stiff competition in the summer with the football World Cup being played out over in North America at the same time. While British tennis fans had one eye on the Three Lions progress, they still had time to attend SW19 in what was a record attendance.
BBC Sport explores why Fifa president Gianni Infantino feels powerful enough to sell off stakes in the World Cup - and what the consequences could be.
UEFA European soccer's governing body accused FIFA of "crossing a line" and said the tournament is not its to sell.
Pochettino took the job in September of 2024 with this summer's World Cup top of mind but will now have a full four year cycle ahead of him...
It appears the U.S. has won him over.
While European football stands united in opposition to FIFA's latest multi-billion-dollar commercial scheme, one prominent member association boss has chosen to take a very different stance.
Mauricio Pochettino is close to renewing his contract with U.S. Soccer after the 2026 World Cup run, per The Athletic. Talks are nearing completion, but nothing is finalized.
Real Madrid chiefs clearly took a keen interest in this summer's World Cup. So much so that it has motivated them to move for Spain's prize midfielder Rodri a year earlier than they had planned.
BTS performing at the halftime show of the soccer World Cup final this month in East Rutherford, N.J.
ABC News - 5 hours 25 min agoFIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup...
Gianni Infantino has given football associations until September 19 to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors - with a $40m (£30.1m) incentive to accept, a letter has revealed.
The backlash surrounding FIFA's controversial private investment plans is escalating fast, with the FA the latest major footballing body admitting they were left entirely in the dark.
European football has shown an increased willingness to talk tough with Fifa but words can only be wielded so many times FA joins criticism of Fifa plan to sell off World Cup stakes As the World Cup neared its conclusion one leading figure in European football pondered how Gianni Infantino might attempt to rinse away the damaging stain of the Folarin Balogun scandal . It all came down to money. "He will just announce more funds for everyone," was the gist, although the tournament passed...
UEFA is expected to hold an emergency meeting this week after FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plans to raise $20 billion through selling stakes in the World Cup to private equity.
The president of the Czech Republic's football association has welcomed FIFA's bombshell plan to sell stakes in the World Cup's commercial rights - an endorsement which could complicate any move by the European body UEFA to boycott future global events.
The communication breakdown at the top of world football has reached a new high after Concacaf revealed it was completely blindsided by FIFA's latest tournament plans.
Today's tittle-tattle is walking on sunshine After waving Robert Lewandowski off into the sunset at the end of last season, Barcelona are in need of a new striker. The only one on their books scored the winner in the World Cup final. Juli n Alvarez is at the centre of a Spanish tug of war this summer he wants to leave Atl tico Madrid and is wanted by Barcelona and Real Madrid , who had a 129m bid roundly rejected in June. With Atl tico suits so far refusing to sit down with Joan Laporta for...
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