Soccer’s power brokers gather in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high-stakes gathering less than two months before the biggest-ever World Cup opens in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Iran war, the logistical headaches of the World Cup and the unresolved issue of Russia’s international ban will be topics…
Senegal beat Morocco to win the African Cup of Nations for the second time, but only after the final was overshadowed when they temporarily refused to play after the hosts were awarded a penalty in stoppage time with the match goalless. Referee Jean Jacques Ndala awarded the penalty in the 98th minute after the video…
Soccer fans who buy tickets to next year’s FIFA World Cup in the United States will have the opportunity to skip the line for visa interviews at American embassies around the world, President Donald Trump announced Monday. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Trump said his administration is implementing what he…
