The Latest Breaking News from World Cup

Developer that made Netflix’s FIFA World Cup game hit by devastating layoffs

85 percent of the studio has been affected.

Destructoid · Aug 4

World Cup Winner Uses Christian Pulisic’s Old Excuse to Shut Down President Trump Claim

Ferran Torres found himself embroiled in U.S. political controversy following the 2026 World Cup.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 4

England fan amends viral World Cup win tattoo weeks after Argentina defeat

Sean Carrington spent £550 on a tattoo of the World Cup trophy above the words ‘England World Cup Winner 2026’ after the 2-1 win over DR Congo in the round of 32

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Don't Hate the Dodgers for Dominating So Much, Hate the Bankruptcy Court That Helped Them Do It

Plus: FIFA’s president doesn’t understand his own organization's politics; a solid new pickleball movie

Reason · Aug 4

Top Fifa executive Wenger condemns move to reform World Cup business plan

Former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger on Tuesday became the latest top executive at world football's governing body Fifa to distance himself from the failed plan of Fifa boss Gianni Infantino to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4

Fifa’s failed equity plan and football’s growing welfare crisis

The plan by Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, to invite equity investment into the World Cup didn’t last long. Announced on July 28, it immediately provoked hostility from across football.

The Conversation · Aug 4

Why Ted Lasso divides British and American viewers. It’s complicated

IN FOCUS: Apple TV’s saccharine sports comedy became a cultural phenomenon in the US, but it has always inspired a more complicated reaction across the Atlantic. As two British journalists who have lived on both sides of the pond, The Independent’s Tom Murray and Kevin EG Perry explain why

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Infantino’s problems mount inside and outside Fifa

PARIS - Pressure on Fifa president Gianni Infantino intensified on Tuesday, with opposition emerging from within world football’s governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4

FIFA Executive Arsene Wenger Clarifies Role in Gianni Infantino’s Failed World Cup Plot

External factors help explain why Wenger has waited an entire week to comment on a hotly divisive scheme.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 4

Infantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces growing pressure and internal dissent. His abandoned World Cup investment plan has drawn sharp criticism from within. Key figures like Arsene Wenger and Mattias Grafstrom have distanced themselves from the proposal. UEFA has threatened legal action over the opaque and flawed deal. Infantino's path to…

The Economic Times · Aug 4