FIFA has announced the introduction of a new £45 ($60) ticket category for the 2026 World Cup, following widespread criticism of the tournament’s original pricing structure. World football’s governing body said the lower-priced tickets will be made available for all 104 matches of the competition, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United…
Football supporters’ groups across Europe have accused FIFA of abandoning ordinary fans after the governing body set the lowest-priced ticket for next year’s World Cup final at $4,185 (£3,119). The organisation Football Supporters Europe said it was “astonished” by what it called an “extortionate” pricing model and urged FIFA to halt ticket sales immediately. The…
Lionel Messi has ordered gold iPhones for Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad and staff, with the custom-made devices reportedly worth £175,000. As reported on Goal, the Albiceleste emerged victorious at Qatar 2022, with Messi putting in another collection of talismanic displays as captain. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has just landed the FIFA Best men’s…
Just Fontaine, the all-time top scorer in a single World Cup finals with 13 goals, has died aged 89. As reported on The Score, Fontaine achieved the record in the 1958 finals in Sweden where France reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history, losing to Pele’s Brazil. Part of a wonderful attacking…
Belgium were eliminated from the World Cup with Croatia advancing to the round of 16 after the sides played to a 0-0 draw on Thursday. As reported by ESPN, Belgium had to win to make it to the knockout stages. With the qualification on the line, Roberto Martinez — who left his role as Belgium…
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, which starts later this month, Brazil’s head coach, Tite has announced his official list of 26 players for the tournament. As reported by Marca, what stands out the most from his selection is that there are nine forwards in the squad, namely Neymar, Vinicius, Richarlison, Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus, Rodrygo,…
In the aftermath of Arsenal FC’s 5-0 demolition of Nottingham Forest manager Mikel Arteta played down fears Bukayo Saka’s early substitution put him in doubt for the 2022 World Cup.“Hopefully not,” the Gunners coach replied when asked if his likely participation for England in the tournament was at threat, as reported by Forbes. “It was…
There’s good new for all football teams participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as the world footballing body FIFA has given the green light for participating teams to have 26 players feature at the tournament. In addition to this, managers will now be able to name all 26 players in their matchday squads…
