5 h. ago Gianni Infantino slammed 'man with no shame' in brutal quip by World Cup commentator

BBC's Jonathan Pearce repeatedly criticised FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the 2026 World Cup draw, with England drawn against Croatia in Group L

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6 h. ago BBC commentator lays into World Cup draw and Gianni Infantino

The FIFA 2026 World Cup draw took place on Friday evening - with Gianni Infantino putting on a spectacle in Washington DC - but that didn't go down well with many, including BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce.

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61 h. ago BBC insists it WILL have commentators at the 2026 World Cup through whole tournament despite 'work from home' report

Spokesperson tells the Standard the BBC will be commentating on site throughout next summer’s tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico

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3 d. ago BBC's 'Work From Home' World Cup: No pundits or commentators in the US until quarter

MIKE KEEGAN: The BBC is not planning to send television pundits and commentators to North America for the World Cup until the quarter-final stage.

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7 d. ago Loose Women star defends GK Barry in furious rant after League Cup outrage

Influencer and I'm A Celeb star GK Barry has faced fierce backlash after she made a series of X-rated comments during the Women's League Cup draw, but her co-host has rushed to her defence

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2 w. ago Gary Neville's controversial Wales World Cup comment risks backlash

Next summer's World Cup could see Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland all feature - with a qualification play-off draw being held on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino not so long ago, “that politics should stay out of football and football should stay out of politics.” But is it clear? Is it really? On Monday, the worst man in world sport was – yet again – to be found in the Oval Office, this time nodding along to Trump’s declaration that games could be moved from host cities for next summer’s World Cup if the US president deems there’s “a problem” with security or that the cities are non-compliant in some other way. In practice, that seems to mean if they’re run by a Democrat/“communist”. Amazing that the Fifa president will gladly allow his tournaments to be held in any old violent autocracy but, for the purposes of the White House cameras at least, might need to draw the line at Boston.Honestly, the very sight of Infantino these days causes d...

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3 w. ago Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest strop stays true to his sorry final act

Comment: Ronaldo has put his country’s World Cup in peril after a spectacularly needless red card - it’s the latest of a long line of late-career misdemeanours

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4 w. ago Gary Player issues statement after saying Ryder Cup should be ‘scrapped’

Player previously stated that he ‘would like to see them abolish’ the Ryder Cup after the actions of members of the crowds at Bethpage Black this year

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