Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move its World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico, according to a post by the country’s embassy in Mexico. The message on X attributed comments to Mehdi Taj, president of the Iranian Football Federation, saying that the men’s team will not travel to America this summer because … Read more
The Athletic has live coverage of the latest news for the 2026 World Cup. In March 2024, Canada’s men’s national team had reason to be on edge. It had bottled a 2-1 lead in the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals the previous November, allowing three goals at home to Jamaica in an … Read more
Although an ocean separates them, Alphonso Davies and fans of the Canada men’s national team may have shared the same reaction on Tuesday — a grimace and then a tear or two. For the second time in less than three weeks, the Bayern Munich left-back and Canada captain was forced to hobble off the pitch … Read more
There are 100 days until the World Cup, so we asked 100 members of staff at The Athletic to choose the player they are most excited to watch at the tournament. We didn’t want 51 Lionel Messis and 49 Cristiano Ronaldos, and they were encouraged to choose differently from their colleagues. Some did, but for … Read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry says the organisation will investigate if IOC member Gianni Infantino breached the terms of its charter when attending the inaugural meeting of The Board of Peace, which was established by U.S. President Donald Trump. Infantino, the president of football’s world governing body FIFA, appeared at the meeting … Read more