The World Cup is going big for the 2026 edition of soccer's most illustrious tournament, expanding to 48 teams for the first ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is not part of the Portugal squad for its FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Armenia, being played Porto on Sunday. The fate of Group F will be decided this Sunday. On one side, ...

The Portuguese Football Federation is preparing a complaint to FIFA in an attempt to reduce the length of Cristiano Ronaldo’s suspension following his red card against the Republic of Ireland. Ronaldo ...

The ABC can reveal Zia Younan has played football for three suburban soccer clubs in Melbourne despite being banned from the sport for life by FIFA in 2014 for match-fixing. Younan was the head coach ...

Ukraine has continued to play international football despite not being able to host matches since the Russian invasion of 2022. Initially under Oleksandr Petrakov and now their former Dynamo Kyiv and ...

Lionel Messi has cast doubt on his chances of playing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where Argentina will look to defend their title. Messi has played the tournament five times in his career and could make ...

Team India made one change for the fifth and final T20I against Australia, with Tilak Varma going out and Rinku Singh taking his place. Tilak played a match-winning innings against Pakistan in the ...

With pride, momentum, and psychological advantage on the line, the finale in Brisbane promises to be the most fiercely contested clash of the tour. The India vs Australia T20I series comes to a ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA will host draws on Nov. 20 in Zurich for playoff brackets to decide the last six entries at the 48-team 2026 World Cup, the world soccer body said Friday. The European brackets will ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italy’s Gianluca Mancini, right, scores his side ...