Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be only beginning to put his stamp on American immunization policy.
Want to acquire a FIFA World Cup ticket? There are some steps you should follow. Henry Bushnell, a senior soccer writer for The Athletic, details how.
Not long after President Trump missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize, his friend and FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, had his organization establish its own.
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance.
Una serie de ciudades pequeñas y medianas apuesta por los estadios como motores de crecimiento para impulsar el desarrollo de proyectos de uso mixto. Sin embargo, esas ambiciones se suelen estancar cuando comienzan los juegos.
El triunfo de la selección nacional que le consiguió un puesto en la Copa dio a los haitianos de todo el mundo un respiro momentáneo de las profundas crisis de su país.
The national team’s success in landing a World Cup slot gave Haitians around the world a momentary reprieve from their country’s deep crises.
David Tepper, the founder of the $20 billion Appaloosa Management, may have finally cracked the winning code for his flagging N.F.L. team.
El equipo de las islas Feroe, un diminuto archipiélago en el Atlántico norte, no es la favorita. La mayoría de los jugadores se dedican a otra cosa. Y el año próximo, quieren jugar con los mejores del mundo.
The Faroe Islands, rugged green specks in the North Atlantic, are an underdog. Most of the guys on the team have day jobs.
A wave of small and midsize cities are betting on stadiums anchoring mixed-use development as engines of growth. But those ambitions often fade once the games start.
Rec league sports are a cure for much of what ails us. Really.
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Anti-vaccine harassment cannot stand.
Plus Argentina beat Croatia to advance to the World Cup finals.
Plus, China’s sluggish economy and the arrest of the Lockerbie bombing suspect.
Plus China cracks down on protests and the U.S. pledges more aid to Ukraine.
Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview.
Plus Saudi Arabia defeats Argentina, Australia loses to France and lockdowns spread across China.
Plus Iranian players protest at the World Cup and “Neighbours” will start filming again.
On the pleasures and pains of joining up with other people after a long, quiet time in the Covid doldrums.
One prize for Seattle’s Concacaf Champions League title was a chance to face some of the world’s best clubs. When are those games? “No clue,” one FIFA official said.