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The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well received. But it still fetched $1 ...

Al Hilal CEO has responded to reports that indicate they are interested in Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup ...

The new tournament will serve as a dress rehearsal, of sorts, for the following year’s World Cup, the world’s largest ...

Real Madrid is gearing up for a the final match of the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup between either Pachuca or Al Ahly.

Real Madrid initially downplayed Kylian Mbappé's injury, but later confirmed a thigh problem. The French star's substitution ...

With Qatar having already hosted in 2022, Asia’s turn would have come at 2042 to host another World Cup under the terms of ...

Global soccer governing body FIFA has officially announced the hosts for the next two men’s World Cups. However, the outcome ...

Global soccer governing body FIFA has officially announced the hosts for the next two men’s World Cups. However, the outcome ...

FIFA's decision to award the men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia has been widely condemned by human rights groups. But despite ...