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For the best experience, open https://m.thewire.in on your mobile browser. AdvertisementAdvertisement From VAR and AI offside lines to connected balls and live analytics, technology is increasingly transforming football at the cost of human spirit and emotion. Argentina’s Thiago Almada, celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Uruguay during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA…
United States businessman Joshua Kushner has blamed power struggles within global football for the outrage over FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, admitting his firm “would not have got involved” if it had anticipated the backlash.
Gianni Infantino might have backed down from his proposal to sell a minority stake of Fifa to corporate investors and he may be facing a backlash from all sides, but the steady commercialisation of the game continues.
The American Football League Europe (AFLE) is proud to announce a new partnership with Flash Fields, joining the league for the AFLE Gold Bowl Weekend 2026. Together with Flash Fields, the AFLE brings Padel to the AFLE Gold Bowl Experience Day. As part of the partnership, the AFLE Gold Bowl Experience Padel Cup will be…
Canada’s women’s and the USA’s men’s flag football national teams captured the 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was the 3rd World Championship for the Canadian women and the 7th for the USA men’s team.
A plan hatched by Gianni Infantino, the president of football’s not-for-profit global platform FIFA, to “steal the game” rather than run with the ball has failed. The plan was to divest the management of the revenue-spinning operations of FIFA—ticketing, broadcasting, licencing, and sponsorship—to a corporate entity named FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), 20 per cent of…
CAF unanimously reaffirms support for Gianni Infantino after FIFA apologizes over handling of withdrawn investment proposal Halis Sünnetci 07 August 2026•Update: 07 August 2026 İSTANBUL
The 2026 FIFA World Cup presented Nigeria with two contrasting realities. On one hand, the nation shined in global acclaim as Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy headlined the opening ceremony and the first-ever World Cup final half-time show, further cementing Nigeria’s reputation as a global cultural powerhouse. On the other hand, the nation’s football team, the…
