Millions of fans are expected to visit the U.S., Mexico, and Canada for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but a list of concerns must be addressed before kickoff.

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First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup was supposed to be a celebration of elite football — but it ended in controversy, chaos, and a political spectacle. Chelsea crushed ...

The new, and probably not, improved version of the Club World Cup came to a bizarre end on Sunday night when Donald Trump ...

Trump is the most pro-soccer president that we have ever had,” former U.S. Men’s National Team defender Alexi Lalas recently ...

MANCHESTER UNITED, Liverpool and Man City, all previous winners of the Club World Cup, have been dethroned of their titles. Fifa has named Chelsea as the ‘first ever’ FIFA Club World ...

The Blues beat Champions League winners, and favourites, Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night after a Cole Palmer masterclass, ...

It is the world’s most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called. Is it football or ...

The world’s most popular sport continues to be plagued by a linguistic divide, a debate recently reignited by U.S. President ...

Donald Trump compares himself to Chelsea star Cole Palmer on Instagram, saying "he reminds me a lot about myself. Wins ...

In an interview with DAZN, US President declared, "It can be done" after he was asked if an executive order could be passed calling it 'only football'.

A viral video appeared to show President Donald Trump glancing at FIFA President Gianni Infantino before slipping a medal ...