Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to...
Read MoreA country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece eventRemoving the United States as co-host of the 2026 World Cup would hurt for pretty much everyone. Fans...
Read MoreIn World Cup parlance, Qatar was Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s qualifier. Now it’s the big time for Trump’s dictator-curious protegeI used to think Fifa’s recent practice of holding the World Cup in...
Read MoreCaribbean island nation is the smallest to reach tournament after appointing wily coach and drawing on diasporaThe delay in Dick Advocaat becoming Curaçao’s head coach might have been ominous but instead was the...
Read MoreYou may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino...
Read MorePeople living in the shadow of the country’s national Azteca Stadium in Mexico City say development plans will add to pressure on water sources and put green spaces at riskRubén Ramírez is no stranger to...
Read MoreUruguay, Argentina, Paraguay to host games to mark centenarySaudi Arabia outlines intention to be sole host in 2034The 2030 World Cup is to be played on three continents after Morocco, Portugal and Spain won the race to host the...
Read MoreSome have crossed land and sea to be there while others already live in Australia, but all are united in their support for a team on the verge of making historyWhen the England team walk out in Sydney’s Stadium Australia...
Read MoreMark Drakeford and economy minister Vaughan Gething were guests of host nation at five-star Ritz-Carlton The Welsh first minister has been criticised for staying in a five-star hotel paid for by the Qatar government during his...
Read More• Striker widely regarded as the best to have played the game• Pelé scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games• Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballers• Observer...
Read MoreIt was a consecration, the spiritual overtones entirely appropriate. Lionel Messi not only emulated the deity of Argentinian football, Diego Maradona, by leading the nation to World Cup glory, he finally plugged the burning gap...
Read MoreLive World Cup final updates from 3pm UK timeJacob Steinberg: Qatar the winner regardlessAnd you can email Scott with your thoughtsThe closing ceremony has taken place. A celebratory “mash-up of songs from the World Cup...
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