4 h. ago Scotland vs Greece LIVE goal updates from the World Cup qualifier at Hampden

It's set to be a huge night in Mount Florida as Scotland look to move a step closer to the World Cup next summer

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4 h. ago Scotland vs Greece LIVE as Konstantelias heads wide with free header

It's set to be a huge night in Mount Florida as Scotland look to move a step closer to the World Cup next summer

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6 h. ago Gianni Infantino keeping ‘open mind’ about moving World Cups from summer

Fifa president says Europe too hot for July competitionExpansion of Club World Cup also being exploredGianni Infantino has opened the door to further winter World Cups and Club World Cups, saying football needs to “keep an open mind” about moving major tournaments away from the summer.Discussions are under way about the calendar for the period after 2030, which is a particular point of tension given the increased squeeze being applied by expanded competitions. Fifa has set up a working group to examine the issue, and the global governing body has given itself a headache by awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. That tournament will almost certainly be staged in winter, as Qatar 2022 was. Infantino suggested the sport should get used to untying itself from the European summer. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Fifa president Gianni Infantino says holding league games abroad is a ‘big risk’

La Liga and Serie A have both been granted Uefa permission to host a domestic match abroad for the first time, although Fifa’s approval is required for them to go ahead

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9 h. ago FIFA chief proposes radical changes to Premier League season for more winter World Cups

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is holding discussions that would see club football, including the Premier League, take a new spot in the calendar with winter World Cups potentially in mind

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3 d. ago Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen must remember golden rule at World Grand Prix

As the World Grand Prix kicks off this week, darts stars will have to keep one golden rule in mind to avoid losing out on the chance of £120,000

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7 d. ago FIFA chief Gianni Infantino REFUSES to wade in on Israel football row as World Cup boss insists governing body 'cannot solve political problems' amid calls to kick team out of tournament

European governing body UEFA has also shelved plans to boot Israel out of European competition in the wake of Donald Trump's peace plan, easing pressure on Infantino.

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7 d. ago FIFA ignores calls to ban Israel over Gaza conflict as Gianni Infantino makes stance clear

There has been increasing pressure on FIFA to act and ban Israel from competing on the international stage due to the conflict in Gaza, but president Gianni Infantino has swerved the issue

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7 d. ago Fifa says Donald Trump can’t move World Cup matches despite threat to ‘left lunatic’ cities

President Trump said last week his administration would make sure cities were ‘safe’

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8 d. ago FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities

U.S. President Donald Trump has been reminded that FIFA and not government ultimately decides which cities will host World Cup games

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8 d. ago Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice

Decision would be made by game’s governing bodyMontagliani: ‘It’s Fifa’s tournament and jurisdiction’Any decision to move matches from World Cup cities must be taken by Fifa, not Donald Trump, a vice-president of the organisation has said.Victor Montagliani, who is also the president of Concacaf, the confederation which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, was speaking after the US president said this week he would move matches out of cities if he thought they could be “even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup”. He said San Francisco and Seattle were “run by radical left lunatics who don’t know what they’re doing”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales star banned and BBC make big World Cup move

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and around the world

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8 d. ago Baby name expert's three rules can help you avoid 'common pitfalls'

A baby name expert has shared the three key things to keep in mind when it comes to choosing a moniker for your little one, which should help you avoid common pitfalls

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8 d. ago Donald Trump told ‘FIFA makes those decisions’ amid World Cup cities uncertainty

The United States President spoke last week about the possibility of moving games away from cities he considered “dangerous”.

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1 week ago How the 2025 Ryder Cup was won: Three crucial moves Europe made to ensure victory

In the end, Luke Donald's men became the first away winners in the Ryder Cup since 2012, leaving Keegan Bradley to admit the victory was deserved and to heap praise on the leadership of Donald

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1 week ago Gianni Infantino’s Faustian pacts face biggest test as prospect of Israel ban moves closer

Sport should not be used to normalise abnormal conduct and it’s no longer possible to dispute the idea that Israel shouldn’t currently be participatingOne big thing about deals with the devil. Faustian pacts. Soul exchanges. The get-you-in-front-of-me-Satan dynamic. The key thing here, an element that often gets overlooked, is that consideration must also flow the other way. This is in the end an exchange, and one you don’t get to default on. When Pauly buys a share in the restaurant, well, Pauly buys you too.Watching Gianni Infantino on stage this week at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards you wondered about this. There he is, our dear leader, alongside an iconic squad of fellow global rain-makers. To his left is a generic square-jawed galactic commander mail-order wellness powder type. On the edge of the group is a US politician who just looks like money made flesh, face as hard and blank as a government bond. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump makes 'dangerous' World Cup vow as US president challenges FIFA again

US President Donald Trump has promised to move matches at the 2026 World Cup from any cities he deems as unsafe to host fixtures, but his authority to make such decisions has been called into question

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1 week ago FIFA president confronted by activists demanding Israel’s expulsion from World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was confronted by activists demanding that Israel be banned from participating in the World Cup.

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1 week ago Trump warns US cities he will move World Cup games if they aren’t ‘safe’

The president claimed that Seattle and San Francisco are run by ‘radical left lunatics’

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1 week ago Ryder Cup 2025: Luke Donald denies USA dig at opening ceremony as Keegan Bradley admits 'honest mistake'

The 2025 Ryder Cup opening ceremony was moved a day forward due to weather concerns

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