WORLD CUP

2022 World Cup hosts insist efforts to improve conditions will extend to hospitality too

Both football superstars will be dreaming of adding elusive silverware to their otherwise impeccable CVs

One of three woman referees for Qatar is ‘proud’ of officiating in marquee event

Rights group urges football world body to help ‘abused’ migrant worker in Qatar

USSF announces new contracts with same remuneration for men and women

Match was abandoned after Sao Paulo officials accused four players from visiting team of breaching Covid rules

Veteran defender will bring down curtain on his international career after Finalissima with Argentina

Move comes after Cafeteros fail to qualify for FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Fifty-five-year-old couldn’t survive from injuries he sustained in traffic accident

FIFA+ will show over 40,000 men’s and women’s matches in 2022, says governing body

Netherlands coach insists he’s fit enough to lead his nation at Qatar World Cup later this year

Former Barca coach will succeed Van Gaal after latter reveals he’s receiving treatment for prostate cancer

Netherlands coach says he’s ‘not in good health’; plans to lead team at World Cup in Qatar

Critics want country to focus on training local players after its national team fails to qualify for World Cup

England will face Iran on opening day of World Cup, eight days after final EPL games

Brazil coach happy team’s first match will be three days after World Cup starts on Nov 21

Activists say country has ‘violated regulations’ by barring women from stadiums

Countdown towards football World Cup begins for November tournament

Costa Rica to play New Zealand in playoff to finalise fourth qualifier from CONCACAF

Manager says his aim is still to ‘win World Cup’ despite Azzurri failing to qualify for Qatar finals

Manager, however, says situation involving centre back’s poor form at Man United is ‘complicated’

Argentina coach believes it’s ‘useless’ to worry about star striker’s international future after World Cup

Coach Herdman says country is a ‘football nation’ after they punch ticket to Qatar with Jamaica rout

Midfielder Moutinho believes ‘names and numbers don’t matter’ as they face Italy’s conquerors in play-off

Coach says accepting defeat is part of ‘healthy path’ after Azzurri miss out on World Cup

Midfielder scores two minutes into his first national team appearance since cardiac arrest

Real midfielder scores twice for Wales to take them into World Cup playoff final with 2-1 win over Austria

Ronaldo and co through to decisive qualifying play-off after beating Turkey 3-1

Substitute Mitoma scores twice in dying minutes to book seventh straight place for team in football showpiece

Azzurri threw away automatic qualification before falling to defeat in play-offs to North Macedonia

Swedish star striker says he’s ‘panicking’ at the prospect of retiring

Manager to lead Italy against North Macedonia in first barrier toward 2022 Qatar showpiece

FIFA, UEFA announce country can't compete in international and club events 'until further notice'

National teams refuse to face country after governing body allows it to play on neutral venue

President Xi's dream faces obstacles, starting with dismal performance of national team

Findings show 75% of more than 1,000 male footballers in favour of retaining event’s four-year cycle

FIFA president believes 2022 spectacle will set standard for global sporting events

Austrian alpine skier produces fastest slalom run to top podium at Beijing Olympics

Countries’ football chiefs announce they would instead focus on a joint campaign to host Euro 2028

Blues aiming to become third English side to win competition, which kicks off Thursday in Abu Dhabi

Hutchinson, David score to give team 2-0 win over El Salvador; Berhalter’s side reignite hopes with 3-0 win

Angry fans lash out at team’s ‘shameful’ record after 3-1 defeat against Vietnam

Larin, Adekugbe score to extend country’s lead at the top of CONCACAF standings with 2-0 win

Bilal Maqsood revealed they were encouraged by Pepsi executives to complete the 2003 World Cup anthem

Seven nations battling it out for final two automatic spots with just four matches remaining

Striker will return to camp more than three years after he last played for Azzurri

Reigning champions France pitted against Denmark, Croatia, and Austria in Group A1

FIFA president says those who oppose plans want to maintain their elevated status

Striker says he wants to help French giants ‘achieve goals’ after punching ticket to World Cup with Argentina

One year from mega event’s kick-off, host country faces a big challenge of welcoming more than a million fans