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Supporters from five African countries qualified for the 2026 World Cup will no longer have to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States if they hold a valid tournament ticket. The temporary waiver...

Nice began the season chasing Champions League football and ended the regular campaign facing a two-legged relegation playoff against Saint-Étienne. The collapse has turned supporter frustration with Ineos from dissatisfaction into open fury. After a goalless home draw with...

The 2026 World Cup ticket market is producing a map of demand that looks different from the traditional hierarchy of football nations. The final remains the most expensive event on resale platforms, but a Colombia–Portugal group match in Miami...

Aston Villa’s return to a major European final has brought together two very different forms of club identity: the modern elite defender Ezri Konsa and the very public support of Prince William. The Prince of Wales, a prominent Villa...

Canada’s sports minister Adam van Koeverden has attached an unusually political hope to the 2026 World Cup: that co-hosting the tournament with the United States and Mexico can help rebuild the atmosphere around North American trade negotiations. The three...

West Ham’s fight for Premier League survival carries a balance-sheet consequence as severe as the sporting one. The club’s latest accounts showed a £104.2 million loss, and relegation could force more than £100 million in player sales as revenue...

For the first time since the Champions League entered its modern era, viewers in the United Kingdom are set to find the final unavailable on free-to-air television. Arsenal’s meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest will sit behind TNT Sports...

Levante’s late push toward La Liga safety has become one of the season’s most improbable coaching stories. Luís Castro arrived in December with a career built far from Spain’s biggest stages and inherited a club that appeared trapped in...

The final weekend of the Women’s Super League produced the familiar mix of celebration and uncertainty that now accompanies elite women’s football. Manchester City had already secured the title, yet Khadija Shaw’s two goals in a 4–1 win over...

The admission by refereeing chief Howard Webb that Manchester United’s goal against Nottingham Forest should have been disallowed is another reminder that technology cannot remove judgment from football. Bryan Mbeumo handled the ball before Matheus Cunha scored in United’s...