United States to host expanded Club World Cup in 2025: FIFA The first edition of FIFA’s new 32-team Club World Cup will be held in the United States in 2025, world soccer’s... Published 23 Jun, 2023 09:49pm
Sports Indonesia fans vexed after Messi pulls out of friendly JAKARTA: Indonesian fans of Lionel Messi expressed dismay Friday after the star pulled out of a friendly in Jakarta,... Published 16 Jun, 2023 12:20pm
Sports ‘In principle, I’m done’, Messi unlikely to play at 2026 World Cup BEIJING: Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that “in principle” last year’s World Cup would be his fifth and... Published 14 Jun, 2023 01:57pm
Sports FIFA made false claims about carbon neutrality at Qatar World Cup ZURICH: Soccer’s world governing body FIFA made false and misleading statements about the reduced environmental... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:56pm
Life & Style Dubai, Doha, London among top cities where international travellers loved to splurge in 2022 World Travel and Tourism Council's list puts traveller-spending at whopping $29.4 billion in Dubai Published 30 May, 2023 03:52pm
Sports Spain opens investigation into racist abuse of Vinicius MADRID: Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the racist abuse hurled at Real Madrid forward... Published 23 May, 2023 09:58am
Sports World Cup 2026 teams to be based in ‘clusters’: Infantino LOS ANGELES: Teams at the expanded 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be based in regional... Published 18 May, 2023 11:32am
Sports FIFA responsible for undervaluing Women’s World Cup, says Dodd Former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd has criticised Gianni Infantino’s threat of a Women’s World Cup broadcast... Published 03 May, 2023 10:56am
Sports FIFA threatens Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe Europe’s top soccer nations face a broadcast blackout for this year’s Women’s World Cup unless media can improve on... Published 02 May, 2023 11:03am
Sports FIFA predicts 2023 women’s World Cup will be ‘watershed’ moment SYDNEY: FIFA has predicted the women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be a “watershed” moment that... Published 11 Apr, 2023 11:19am
Sports Ceferin poised for new term as UEFA president LISBON: Aleksander Ceferin stands unopposed for a new term as president of UEFA when European football’s governing... Published 04 Apr, 2023 12:38pm
Sports FIFA strips under-17 World Cup from Peru PARIS: FIFA said on Monday it had withdrawn the 2023 under-17 World Cup from Peru “given the inability of the host... Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:53pm
Sports FIFA deprives Indonesia of Under-20 World Cup amid Israel row LAUSANNE: FIFA announced on Wednesday it had removed Indonesia as hosts of this year’s under-20 World Cup amid... Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am
Sports FIFA strips Indonesia of Under-20 World Cup LAUSANNE: FIFA announced on Wednesday it had removed Indonesia as hosts of this year’s under-20 World Cup amid... Published 29 Mar, 2023 09:27pm
Sports FIFA to pay clubs $355 million for sending players to 2026 and 2030 World Cups FIFA’s compensation paid to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup has been increased by nearly 70% to... Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:54pm
Sports U-20 World Cup draw in Indonesia postponed amid protest against Israel participation JAKARTA: The draw for the Under-20 FIFA World Cup that was scheduled to take place in Indonesia next week will be... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Sports Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027 KIGALI: Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the... Published 16 Mar, 2023 05:03pm
Sports FIFA’s changes to tournament formats show ‘complete disregard’ for national leagues: LaLiga FIFA has shown “complete disregard” for the importance of national competitions, Spain’s LaLiga said after the world... Published 15 Mar, 2023 05:04pm
Sports Messi, Mbappe and Benzema up for FIFA Best award PARIS: Just like in the World Cup final, Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe go up against... Published 26 Feb, 2023 10:51am
Sports Real Madrid expected to continue European dominance of Club World Cup RABAT: One of the last Club World Cups in its current format begins on Wednesday in Morocco, where Real Madrid will... Published 31 Jan, 2023 11:36am
Sports Al Nassr say Ronaldo has no clause in contract to support Saudi World Cup bid Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have denied reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has a clause in his contract where the... Published 11 Jan, 2023 01:34pm
Sports UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin unopposed for new mandate PARIS: Aleksander Ceferin is the only candidate for a third mandate as UEFA president, European football’s governing... Published 06 Jan, 2023 06:03pm
Sports FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Infantino SANTOS: FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of... Published 02 Jan, 2023 08:10pm
Editorials Passing of a legend EDITORIAL: Even those who have little interest in football know his name. Pele, who has died at the age of 82, is... Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am
World Indonesian families sue over deadly stadium disaster JAKARTA: Seven Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured in one of the worst stadium disasters in... Published 23 Dec, 2022 07:57pm
Sports World Cup winners Argentina up to second in FIFA rankings PARIS: World Cup winners Argentina have risen to second in the FIFA rankings with quarter-finalists Brazil still... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:38pm
Sports From Djokovic deportation to Messi magic: Top 10 sports stories of 2022 PARIS: It started with tennis superstar Novak Djokovic deported from Australia and ended with Lionel Messi lifting... Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:33pm
Sports Who said what in sport in 2022 PARIS: Best quotes from a year in sport that included a World Cup, a Winter Olympics, iconic retirements, emerging... Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:28pm
Sports ‘The Greatest’: Messi and Argentina the toast of world media DOHA: Legendary, greatest, immortal: News media across the planet ran out of superlatives after Lionel Messi led... Published 19 Dec, 2022 07:26pm
Life & Style Stars laud Qatar as hosts, Argentina as winners of FIFA World Cup While a host of Pakistani celebrities cheered over Argentina's win against France from the sidelines, those who did... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:59pm
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