The open war at the top of world football enters a new phase. FIFA has responded to the growing criticism against Gianni Infantino with a public statement in which it accuses his detractors of trying to achieve through "allegations, insinuations, or misinformation" what they have not managed to achieve through...
The pressure on Gianni Infantino continues to increase. In recent weeks, leaders of European football, former FIFA officials, and prominent international figures have publicly called for the resignation of the FIFA president or a change of leadership in the highest body of world football. To the criticisms of the institution's management...
The counselor of the Presidency, Justice, and Local Administration of the Community of Madrid, Miguel Ángel García Martín, defended this Thursday that the region is "the best venue" to host the final of the 2030 World Cup and demanded that the central Government act in defense of Spain's interests."There is...
Vox has presented in Congress a proposal to remove Morocco from the co-organization of the 2030 World Cup, which it currently shares with Spain and Portugal, and to ensure that the decisive match of the championship takes place on Spanish territory and not in the Maghreb country. Following the recent massive...
Vox has presented in Congress a proposal to remove Morocco from the co-organization of the 2030 World Cup, which it currently shares with Spain and Portugal, and to ensure that the final of the tournament takes place on Spanish territory and not in the Maghreb country.Following the recent massive influx...
Gianni Infantino has publicly responded to the criticisms surrounding the celebration of the 2026 World Cup with an open letter in which he claims the success of the tournament and lashes out at those who questioned its organization. The president of FIFA asserts that the championship met its objectives and...
The wishes of Trump are inscrutable and his ambition, ungraspable. Yesterday, July 21, New York Post published an article about the new will of the American president. After the World Cup, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and Donald Trump have taken the opportunity to strengthen ties with all kinds of gestures and decisions that mutually...
The request from Javier Tebas for Gianni Infantino to leave the presidency of FIFA has reopened the debate about who can remove the highest official of world football. Although the president of LaLiga has publicly demanded his departure, FIFA's statutes establish that only the Congress, made up of the 211 member...
The mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, has reiterated that the City Council continues focused on having the Biscayan capital as one of the venues for the 2030 World Cup, while also working to host the men's and women's rugby world cups scheduled for 2035 and 2037.In an appearance before...
The first selection that wins a World Championship conceding only one goal. With one of its defenders named Best Young Player. And yet, in an inexplicable decision, FIFA does not allow Spain's center-backs, Aymeric Laporte and Pau Cubarsí, to be voted for the ideal eleven of the World Cup 2026. The...
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has assured that he has conveyed his congratulations to Spain "for having a great team," while denying having "any tension with anyone" and highlighting that the Spanish national football team "seemed to dominate" in the World Cup final won by the team...
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has stated that he has already conveyed his congratulations to Spain "for having a great team," while denying having "any tension with anyone" and emphasizing that the Spanish national football team "seemed to dominate" in the World Cup final that Luis de...
The celebration of Argentina after qualifying for the World Cup final against Spain has ended up in the disciplinary bodies of FIFA. After defeating England by 2-1 in the semifinals, several players displayed a banner on the field with the message “The Malvinas are Argentine”. The image provoked protests in United Kingdom and has led the international body to analyze whether the Argentine...
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, boasted this Friday about the unprecedented figures achieved by the World Cup that the country is organizing along with Canada and Mexico, highlighting the attendance data at the stadiums, the revenues obtained, and the global following of the tournament, before expressing his...
The British Executive has formally requested FIFA to open an investigation against Argentina for the banner considered "inappropriate" that several players of the 'albiceleste' team held after the triumph against England in the World Cup semifinal played in Atlanta (United States), which read "the Malvinas are Argentine".The spokesperson for the...
The United Kingdom has formally requested FIFA to open an investigation against the Argentine national team for the "inappropriate" banner that several players of the Albiceleste held after their 1-2 victory against England in the World Cup semifinal played this Wednesday in Atlanta (United States), which read "The Malvinas are...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has backed FIFA's power to set the rules governing the work of football player agents, although it has deemed illegal the provision that limited to two months the period in which an agent can approach a player already bound by an...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has backed this Thursday the prevention of two senior officials of the Italian club Juventus from carrying out their professional work in other member states, sanctioned for the illicit collection of capital gains after artificially increasing the book value of certain...
The controversy has erupted in the middle of the World Cup. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has publicly acknowledged that he called the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to ask for a review of the red card shown to the American forward Folarin Balogun, who was finally...
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, admitted this Tuesday that he intervened with the highest official of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to "review" the red card shown to the American international Folarin Balogun, who will finally be able to play this Tuesday against Belgium, after insisting that "it wasn't...
The Iran national team debuted this Monday in the 2026 World Cup with a two-goal draw against New Zealand in a match marked by political tension inside and outside the Los Angeles stadium, where between 300 and 500 people gathered to protest the country's participation in the tournament. The mobilization took...
FIFA has opened an investigation into Australian referee Shaun Evans, a member of the VAR team at the 2026 World Cup, after he made a hand gesture during the pre-match broadcast between Germany and Curaçao. The controversy originated when the international signal showed the VAR room for several seconds before the...
The Basque Minister of Culture and Linguistic Policy, Ibone Bengoetxea, has stressed that the "red line" for Euskadi to host matches of the 2030 World Cup hinges on reaching a "balanced agreement" with FIFA, and has emphasized that the regional government is not willing to "sign a blank check."During Friday's...
The 2026 World Cup, which begins this Thursday with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, is not only generating debates about the organization of the tournament or the United States' immigration policies. It has also opened a growing controversy over the ticket prices, especially for the final, where...
Israeli security forces have arrested a player from the Palestinian women's national football team after she responded to a summons at a police station in West Jerusalem, according to Palestinian authorities. These same sources have indicated that another former member of the national team has also been detained by Israeli...