35 h. ago JD Vance issues warning to tourists thinking of attending US World Cup

JD Vance issued a warning to tourists considering attending the 2026 US World Cup during a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, 6 May.

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37 h. ago Trump claims reinstating Russia for FIFA World Cup could 'incentivize' Putin to end Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin’s country has been banned from international competitions since its illegal invasion of Ukraine three years ago

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38 h. ago Football Daily | Inter’s grizzled mentality monsters refuse to lose in a Champions League all

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The best Big/Bigger Cup semi-final of all time? That’s the sort of recency bias-based chat that would normally have the Daily rounding up all the young football heads to watch Bayern v Red Star Belgrade on VHS over a cool glass of turnip juice. But Inter 4-3 Barcelona (aet, 7-6 on agg) really might be the one. In recent years, we’ve seen incredible comebacks (Liverpool v Barça), goals galore (Roma v Liverpool), dramatic late plot twists (Spurs v Ajax, Real Madrid v Manchester City). Still, nothing quite like this, a game where even the eye-watering, parenthesised final score doesn’t tell the whole story.America will welcome the world. Everyone who wants to come here to enjoy, to have fun to celebrate the game, will be able to do that” – Fifa head honcho Gianni Infantino trumpets the warm reception the USA USA USA will give fans during the 2026 World Cup at a White House taskforce gathering.We want them to come, we want them to celeb...

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40 h. ago 6 ways World Cup could go wrong under Donald Trump from shootings to hooligans

The Daily Star looks into all the ways the 2026 World Cup could go horribly wrong after Donald Trump admitted he didn't know Russia were banned from a World Cup in his own country next year

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43 h. ago Donald Trump suggests Russia should be offered return to next year's World Cup as 'incentive' to end Ukraine war

Speaking alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the first meeting of his World Cup taskforce, Trump admitted he was unaware that Russia are banned from the tournament.

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53 h. ago Trump says son Barron will be involved in 2026 World Cup while joking he's a 'little tall' to play soccer

President Donald Trump revealed that his youngest son Barron will be attending at least some of the FIFA World Cup matches this year.

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53 h. ago ‘They’ll have to go home’: Trump’s World Cup task force touts welcome, warns visitors

Trump convenes first meeting of World Cup task forcePresident hails windfall despite questions over readinessUS president Donald Trump convened the first meeting of his administration’s 2026 World Cup task force on Tuesday in a public event in which he revealed that he did not know Russia had been banned from Fifa competitions and insisted the tournament would go off without a hitch.Boasting repeatedly that the 2026 World Cup, due to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be the “biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history”, Trump went on to claim that the tournament would generate “tens of billions of dollars in economic activities for local businesses” and “thousands and thousands of jobs for American workers”. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago ‘They’ll have to go home’: Trump’s World Cup taskforce dismisses fears but warns visitors

Trump convenes first meeting of World Cup taskforcePresident hails windfall despite questions over readinessUS president Donald Trump convened the first meeting of his administration’s 2026 World Cup taskforce on Tuesday in a public event in which he revealed that he did not know Russia had been banned from Fifa competitions and insisted the tournament would go off without a hitch.Boasting repeatedly that the 2026 World Cup, due to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be the “biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history”, Trump went on to claim that the tournament would generate “tens of billions of dollars in economic activities for local businesses” and “thousands and thousands of jobs for American workers”. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Donald Trump names Andrew Giuliani as head of 2026 World Cup taskforce

The World Cup will be held across America, Canada and Mexico with the first game in Mexico City on June 11. The final will be held in New York City on July 19.

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7 d. ago Malala, Miss America and the MCC: welcome to the Women’s T20 World Cup launch

MCC’s inner sanctum, off-limits to women until 1999, hosts quirky event where vast majority of attendees are femaleVanessa Williams, the American actress of Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives fame, is on the surface an unlikely candidate to spearhead the launch of a Cricket World Cup.However, at Lord’s on Thursday Williams formed part of an all-female panel – alongside World Rugby player of the year Ellie Kildunne and Nobel peace prize winner (and former Oxford University cricketer) Malala Yousafzai – which officially kickstarted the countdown to the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in England. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Lord’s to host Women’s T20 World Cup final as venues revealed for 2026 tournament

The ground also hosted the final in 2009 when England triumphed on home soil

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9 d. ago Wallabies aim for smooth coaching transition with Les Kiss to take over in 2026

Kiss to see out Super Rugby Pacific contract with Queensland RedsJoe Schmidt to remain in charge for end-of-season European tourIncoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss is confident he will have enough time to prepare for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, despite only taking charge of the national side from mid-2026.Rugby Australia confirmed on Wednesday that current head coach Joe Schmidt will continue to lead the Wallabies through the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour and until July next year to allow Kiss to see out his contract with Queensland Reds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago World Cup tickets not on market selling for £46k from 'privileged access' touts

FIFA has warned fans against using unofficial resale sites considering World Cup 2026 tickets are not on sale until the summer, with some football fans fearing scams could be underway

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1 week ago Virginia Guiffre's old social media post claiming she is not suicidal sparks conspiracy theories as she becomes Jeffrey Epstein's third victim to die

The US president's son Donald Trump Jr has been among those drawing attention to a haunting online comment by Ms Giuffre, who has died aged 41.

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1 week ago Wrexham seals third straight promotion and will play in English soccer's second tier

Wrexham has sealed promotion to the second tier of English soccer by beating Charlton 3-0

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1 week ago Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup

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2 w. ago Ivanka Trump's teen daughter Arabella shares sweet moment with Karlie Kloss' son as she debuts vacation braid

On Sunday, photographers caught Ivanka and Karlie soaking up the sun as they enjoyed some beach time together. At one point, doting cousin Arabella was seen adorably playing with Karlie's one-year-old son.

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2 w. ago The BBC wanted me to leave Match of the Day, says Gary Lineker

The ex-footballer will leave the BBC after hosting its 2026 World Cup coverage

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2 w. ago Kilmar Ábrego García ‘traumatized’ by threats in prison, Maryland senator says

Chris Van Hollen describes meeting with constituent held in Salvadoran prison against supreme court orderUS politics live – latest updatesWrongly deported Salvadoran man Kilmar Ábrego García has been held incommunicado and faced threats in prison that left him “traumatized”, a Democratic senator said Friday after returning from meeting him in El Salvador.Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the state Ábrego García had been living in with his US citizen wife and son until he was deported last month in what the Trump administration conceded was an “administrative error”, traveled to the central American country this week to see his constituent. After initially rejecting his request to meet Ábrego García and preventing him from traveling to the prison where he was being held, president Nayib Bukele’s government on Thursday facilitated a meeting at Van Hollen’s hotel. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gary Lineker makes admission about future TV roles as Match of the Day stint almost ends

Gary Lineker leaves Match of the Day at the end of the season after 26 years presenting the highlights Premier League programme, although he will still cover the FA Cup and 2026 World Cup

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