The prospect of Iran being replaced at the “greatest show on earth” has stirred a mix of disbelief and indifference across Italy, after a suggestion by a US envoy reignited debate over the intersection of politics and sport.

The 18-year-old prodigy suffered a Grade 4 hamstring injury and is "highly unlikely" to be ready for the start of the North American tournament on June 11, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.

The plan is an effort to repair ties between Trump and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after the two fell out amid the American president's attacks against Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, the FT reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

In the end, FIFA handed the responsibility to Mexico in 1983.

War, too, has its rhythm. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes a breath-stopping surge of tension. But there are some battles where rhythm ceases to exist -- where there is only relentless attack and an unyielding resistance in response.

Infantino said he was recently in Antalya, Turkey, to visit with the Iranian team at its training camp and said the team wants to participate in the World Cup.

The 23-year-old crumpled in a heap holding his lower right leg with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon during the first half of Liverpool's 2-0 quarter-final second-leg defeat to European champions PSG on Tuesday.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on X that football's world governing body -- which stands to earn $11 billion from the tournament -- should foot the bill for transport costs to World Cup venues.

Klose never allowed himself to be bigger than the game.

Some moments remain beyond forgiveness, because they wound belief itself.

The new pricing marks a steep rise from the 2022 World Cup final, where top tickets were around $1,600 (about Tk 1,96,500).

Despite their storied past, the footballing world remains in shock as the Azzurri face a third consecutive absence from the finals, having failed to qualify since 2014.

His 900-page document, titled “Renew the Future,” was a comprehensive reform plan designed to rebuild the sport from its grassroots.

The FIFA World Cup has always extended beyond the ninety minutes on the pitch. It operates as a cultural convergence point where identity, commerce, and memory intersect. Within that ecosystem, music plays a precise role: it frames the tournament, translates its energy across borders, and leaves behind an auditory record that often outlives the matches themselves.

Football is often called the beautiful game. But what unfolded on that night in 2006 at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg, (now the Max-Morlock-Stadion) could hardly be described as beautiful.

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso was emotional and apologetic after his side suffered a playoff penalty shootout loss in Bosnia on Tuesday, to miss out on their third successive World Cup, but he refused to talk about his future.

As Italian football fans worry that their national team might miss out on a third straight World Cup in Tuesday's play-off decider with Bosnia and Herzegovina, moves are afoot to take the Azzurri back to the top.

In an age of ruthless VAR certainty, we revisit the midday sun of Wembley -- where a linguistic barrier, a Soviet flag, and a six-centimetre margin birthed football’s most enduring riddle.

The London-based human rights organisation's report -- "Humanity Must Win" -- called on both FIFA and host countries the US, Canada and Mexico to take urgent action to protect fans, players and other communities.

Football has seen many legends, but the way a dog from South London became part of the game's greatest drama remains a truly unique story.