5 d. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace: 8/10 the rock in Gunners' win

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the League Cup semi-finals, with Kepa saving the crucial spot-kick in the shoot-out

Sport

7 d. ago ‘Cue air punches and tears’: why Next Goal Wins is my feelgood movie

Continuing the series where writers pick their go-to mood-lifting films is a look back to the inspiring sports documentaryIt feels apt following a 2026 World Cup draw featuring tiny island debutants Curacao and Cape Verde to revisit Next Goal Wins, an underdog story I adopted upon first watch as if it were a team I would loyally follow for the rest of my life.The documentary chronicles the world’s (once) worst soccer team, American Samoa, and their valiant efforts to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but to label it merely a soccer film is to overlook a perfect study of remarkable characters, circumstances and a lesser seen island life. You don’t need to be a sports fan to be uplifted here. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carabao Cup draw live: Chelsea could face Arsenal as Man City and Newcastle learn semi

The quarter-finals will not be concluded until Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet next week

Sport

1 week ago 2025–26 Carabao Cup Semifinal Draw: Chelsea Handed Huge London Derby

2025–26 Carabao Cup Semifinal Draw: Chelsea Handed Huge London Derby  Sports Illustrated

Sport

1 week ago Carabao Cup draw live: Chelsea among remaining teams to learn semi

The quarter-finals will not be concluded until Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet next week

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump issues travel BAN on two more World Cup countries leading to fan concern

Donald Trumps latest proclamation means fans from the two FIFA World Cup countries may face restrictions upon entering the United States of America for next summer's tournament

Politics

1 week ago What time is Carabao Cup draw? Confirmed ball numbers and TV channel for semi

Chelsea are waiting to discover who will join them in the semi-final draw

Politics

1 week ago Man United injury news and AFCON return dates after Bournemouth draw

Manchester United saw three players depart for the Africa Cup of Nations after their 4-4 home draw to Bournemouth in the Premier League

Events

2 w. ago Welcome to the 2026 World Cup shakedown! The price of a ticket: the integrity of the game | Marina Hyde

In 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 autocracies was because it made it easier for world football’s governing body to do the things it loved: spend untold billions of other people’s money and siphon the profits without having to worry about boring little things like human rights or public opinion. Which, let’s face it, really piss around with your bottom line.But for a while now, that view has seemed ridiculously naive, a bit like assuming Recep Erdoğan followed Vladimir Putin’s election-hollowing gameplan just because hey, he’s an interested guy who likes to read around a lot of subjects. So no: Fifa president Gianni Infantino hasn’t spent recent tournaments cosying up to authoritarians because it made his life easier. He’s done it to learn from the best. And his latest decree this week simply confirms Fifa is now a fu...

Sport

2 w. ago 'Mo Salah is an arrogant, entitled twerp – Liverpool should kick him into Row Z'

BRENT A GOB: This week, Harry's going after Mo Salah following his explosive Liverpool interview at the weekend - and at the FIFA World Cup draw

Politics

2 w. ago US prosecutors seek to abandon soccer TV rights corruption case

U.S. prosecutors have told the Supreme Court that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media company in a corruption case related to the TV rights for international soccer tournaments

Events

2 w. ago Hosting 2026 World Cup to cost US cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’

The United States federal government may be forced to cover the shortfall caused by a restrictive deal with Fifa

Economics

2 w. ago Soccer peace prize for Trump triggers complaints about Infantino to FIFA ethics investigators

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators

Politics

2 w. ago Gianni Infantino accused of breaking FIFA rules after handing Donald Trump peace prize

Gianni Infantino is facing accusations of rule-breaking after presenting Donald Trump with the inaugural FIFA peace prize at last Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC

Politics

2 w. ago Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump’s peace prize

Complaint from FairSquare calls for investigationInfantino awarded Trump peace prize at World Cup drawFifa president Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching his organisation’s rules on political neutrality in relation to United States president Donald Trump.Infantino and Trump have formed a close bond in recent years, with the US one of the co-hosts for next year’s men’s World Cup. Infantino even presented Trump with the inaugural Fifa peace prize at last Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules after giving Peace Prize to Donald Trump

Gianni Infantino awarded the inaugural Fifa peace prize to Donald Trump at last Friday’s World Cup draw

Politics

2 w. ago Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win | Arwa Mahdawi

The inaugural award bestowed upon the US president could pave the way for many more colourful accolades. I have some ideas ...What a privilege it is to be alive in such a peaceful and prosperous time. If you ignore the genocides in Sudan and Gaza, fighting in eastern Congo, continued attacks on Ukraine, military airstrikes in Myanmar, near-daily strikes on Lebanon, “extrajudicial killings” on Venezualan vessels, increased political violence in the US, along with various other inconvenient issues, then I think we can all agree that Donald Trump has ushered in world peace.Good luck convincing the nasty Norwegians on the Nobel committee of that, though. They’ve doled out peace prizes to many an alleged war criminal but have a weird grudge against Trump. Still, at least Fifa, an organisation renowned for its impeccable ethics, appreciates the president’s efforts. Last Friday, Trump was awarded the inaugural Fifa peace prize in an over-the-top ceremony that would have made a lesser man, ...

Politics

2 w. ago Jon Stewart on Fifa’s peace prize: ‘An entirely fictitious golden butt plug’

Late-night hosts discussed Fifa’s award to Donald Trump as his administration escalates tensions with VenezuelaLate-night hosts mocked Donald Trump for gleefully accepting the inaugural Fifa peace prize ahead of the World Cup in the US. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Donald Trump's Peace Prize farce sparks demand for FIFA boss Gianni Infantino probe

The controversial decision to award Donald Trump the Peace Prize at 2026 World Cup draw last week leads NGO Fairsquare to call for an official investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Politics

2 w. ago Scotland World Cup 2026 draw news as Tartan Army left in dark over ticket prices and Neymar bids to save USA dream

Scotland fans are set to travel in huge numbers across the Big Pond for their first World Cup Finals appearance since France '98

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