Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Fifa

FIFA World Cup 2026 set to be ‘Americanised’ with Super Bowl-style half-time show

Chris Martin of Coldplay will assist FIFA in planning the half-time show for the 2026 World Cup final.

The National (Scotland)

Coldplay’s Chris Martin to help Fifa plan World Cup final half-time show

The Super Bowl-style event will be the first in the competition’s history.

Evening Standard

Gianni Infantino confirms that the 2026 World Cup final will feature a half-time show

Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the 2026 World Cup final will feature a half-time show.

BANG Premier

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The 2026 Trade War World Cup captures our new nativist world order

The Trump administration’s tariffs have sparked tension with co-hosts Canada and Mexico. That’s bad news for a tournament that is supposed to unite nations

The Guardian - US

World Cup final 2026 in the US will feature Super Bowl-inspired half-time show

The announcement is another Infantino-led revamp of football’s showpiece event, which will expand to include 48 teams in 2026

The Independent UK

FIFA announce half-time show for 2026 World Cup final as Gianni Infantino reveals Coldplay involvement

Super Bowl-style show planned for the World Cup for the first time

Evening Standard

Former Gabon youth coach banned for life by Fifa over sexual abuse of players

Patrick Assoumou Eyi was found guilty of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against multiple players and has been banned for life and fined 1m Swiss francs

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Oceania legends South Melbourne want Pacific return

The legendary club of Ange Postecoglou, South Melbourne, is bidding to re-join the Pacific's football elite through the OFC Professional League.

AAP

Serie A wants to stage first overseas fixture in the US within two years

A senior executive gave reporters a one-to-two-year timeline for a potential game in the US, while admitting the challenge posed by the Premier League

The Guardian - US

FA confident cup ball ‘performs well’ despite Pep Guardiola’s criticism

The FA Cup ball criticised by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola “delivers against all of the testing requirements”, the Football Association…

The National (Scotland)

FA defends Mitre match ball after Pep Guardiola’s ‘not proper’ criticism

Guardiola said the ball was ‘not proper’ after his side’s win over Plymouth

The Independent UK

Blatter And Platini Face New Trial On Fraud Charges

Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini face trial for fraud and misappropriation over a 2 million Swiss franc payment.

Top News

Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga

Former football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2m FIFA payment.

Al Jazeera

Fifa’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond 2026

Fifa’s new 16-team Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond its previously-proposed 2026 launch, the Guardian has learned

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Former soccer leaders Blatter and Platini arrive at court for second trial over $2M FIFA payment

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter has arrived at court in Switzerland for his second trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges

Radio France Internationale

Blatter, Platini seek redemption in court over football corruption charges

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini are defending their names in a new court appeal hearing starting Monday in Switzerland.

AAP

Oceania Pro League takes shape with 24 applicants

Four Australian football clubs are currently among two dozen chasing slots in the inaugural FIFA-backed Pacific-wide OFC Professional League.

Evening Standard

Goalkeeper time-wasting to be punished with corners next season

IFAB announces eight-second rule in law change

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

FourFourTwo

The Donald Trump World Cup? Why the United States president is set to overshadow the 2026 tournament

Donald Trump will be in office as the 2026 World Cup heads to North America - and could the president get in the way of the tournament?

The Independent UK

New punishment for time-wasting goalkeepers to begin next season

If goalkeepers hold on to the ball for more than eight seconds then they will concede a corner kick

The Guardian - UK

Goalkeepers to be punished with corner for holding ball more than eight seconds

From next season goalkeepers who waste time by holding on to the ball are to be penalised with the award of a corner, the law-making Ifab has ruled

The Guardian - UK

Nasser Hussain’s cricketing truth-bomb fights back against march of AI robots

The Sky Sports pundit deserves an award for his accurate assessment of India’s Champions Trophy gerrymandering

The Guardian - UK

Fifa’s Gianni Infantino defends ‘crucial’ relationship with Donald Trump

Gianni Infantino has defended his relationship with Donald Trump, saying proximity to the US president is crucial to the success of the 2026 World Cup

The Independent UK

A positive step – FIFA’s Gianni Infantino defends Saudi Arabia World Cup award

The Middle East kingdom will host the 2034 finals.

Evening Standard

Premier League split as two summer transfer windows considered amid Club World Cup disruption

FIFA has plans to open an interim transfer window ahead of Club World Cup

1 … 55 56 57 58

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

the Football Association

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.