Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plans

European football's governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to Fifa's controversial World Cup plans.

World Cup's Busiest Host City Savors a Big Victory

Arlington, Texas, Mayor Jim Ross discusses the successful run for the World Cup in the Texas city, which hosted the most matches of any venue in the US, Canada and Mexico. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julie Fine. (Source: Bloomberg)

Behind Infantino's push to open FIFA to private investors

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced on Tuesday its intention to create a commercial company to maximize its revenues, especially from the World Cup. The move has drawn criticism, notably from UEFA, which condemned what it called the 'sale' of football.

Football Australia pleads for more time to digest Fifa’s controversial World Cup plans

FA resists immediate criticism of privatisation push More information requested to ‘properly assess’ implications Football Australia has resisted immediate criticism of Fifa’s plan to seek private investment despite an international outcry, instead calling for more information about the controversial proposal. Football’s world governing body announced plans this week to sell a stake in the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors, in a move led by...

By Jack Snape

Mauricio Pochettino nearing new deal to stay as United States manager through 2030 FIFA World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly close to a new USMNT deal through the 2030 FIFA World Cup despite the humiliating loss to Belgium in Seattle.

Is Fifa selling parts of the World Cup to private investors?

This week Fifa announced it will form a new subsidiary company to run part of the World Cup and offer a 20% stake.

Singtel weighs Optus stake sale as Australian watchdog launches court action

Singtel, Singapore’s largest telecommunications company, confirmed on Thursday that it was in discussions with multiple parties over a potential stake sale ‌in its Australian telecoms unit Optus, but said there was no certainty the talks would result in a deal. Optus has been owned by ⁠Singtel since 2001. The company did not say which parties it is speaking with. In May, Singtel said it was ‌open ‌to bringing in an Australian minority partner ‌for Optus while reaffirming its commitment to ⁠th...

By Reuters

FIFA hits Argentina with World Cup charges for scuffle, 'Malvinas' banner

The fallout from Argentina's World Cup loss continues, with FIFA charging two players and a coach with assaulting Spanish opponents after the final, and the football federation over a Falkland Islands banner displayed after the semifinal.

Rogue agent Gianni Infantino and the unfinished World Cup plan that enraged his allies

Not even Infantino’s inner circle or closest advisors at Fifa knew his privatisation project, writes Miguel Delaney - but will anger from even his key strongholds derail him?

By Miguel Delaney

30% savings and an NYC private label: What to know about Mamdani's city-run grocery stores

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani hopes to save New Yorkers' money with his city-run grocery store plan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Zohran Mamdani plans to open five city-run grocery stores by 2029. He announced that core goods will have a 30% discount over traditional private retailers. It's unclear how the city-run stores will impact business for small, local grocers. Zohran Mamdani's chain of city-run grocery stores — one of his most notable campaign promises — will offer kitchen staples at a ste...

Infantino defends FIFA investor plan as 'golden opportunity'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended plans to bring outside investors into the governing body's commercial operations in a video message released on Wednesday evening. He called the multibillion-dollar project a "golden opportunity to turbocharge the development of the game globally.

How FIFA plans to sell a stake in the World Cup — and why this has sparked outrage

By Shashank Nair

Justin Bieber’s Sneakers Worn During World Cup Final Performance Sold at Auction for Almost $30K

Christie's auction house handled the One Goal auction, which benefits the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a $100 million initiative to expand access to quality education and football for children worldwide.

By Chris Gardner

Regional confederations criticize FIFA’s plan to sell World Cup stakes

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the World Cup should not become an investment product for private equity with investors seeking returns. "

Disgraced soccer figures apologize for World Cup group stage elimination

Disgraced soccer figures on Thursday apologized for the group stage elimination of the South Korean men's national team from the World Cup. They were summoned to a parliamentary hearing on alleged corruption in the Korea Football Association, including its controversial head coach hiring process. "I am sorry for the series of controversies and the poor performance in the 2026 World Cup," former KFA chair Chung Mong-gyu said at the hearing, held by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tour

By The Korea Herald

South Korea coach Hong grilled by MPs over World Cup flop

World football says 'NO' to FIFA's World Cup investment plan

FIFA's controversial proposal to open the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup to private investors has sparked a wave of opposition across world football, with governing b...

America's Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks

America's Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, World Cup visitors discovered something many Americans already know: The United States does not feel like the dangerous place they've been led to expect. That's because America's murder problem is not spread evenly across the country. Does the United States have a higher murder rate than its peer countries? Yes - but new research shows that statistic obscures how murders in the...

By Tyler Durden

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings on Argentina’s World Cup Malvinas flag

The controversial flag has kick-started an investigation by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, with after-match incidents in the final also under the microscope La entrada FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings on Argentina’s World Cup Malvinas flag se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Fernando Romero Nuñez

Too much politics in World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup, jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will be remembered less for goals than for the troubling intersection of sport and statecraft that unfolded across North America. FIFA’s projections and briefings indicate that the expanded 48 team tournament is set to be the most lucrative in history, with revenues […] The post Too much politics in World Cup 2026 appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

FIFA offers $40m if nations back controversial plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations, saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Local news anchor among beneficiaries who received free World Cup tickets - Awful Announcing

Local news anchor among beneficiaries who received free World Cup tickets  Awful Announcing