For a sport that is so meticulously data-driven at the top level, football still remains wonderfully alive for diverse analytic opinions because the data only tells the facts and omits the context that provides the story. And in…

The intersection of geopolitics and sport has long been a battleground of double standards, but the 2026 FIFA World Cup—co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada—has pushed this hypocrisy into plain view. As the tournament kicks…

In November 2022, the captains of seven European nations planned to wear a rainbow-coloured armband at the World Cup in Qatar. It bore a small multicoloured heart and the words “OneLove.” It symbolised, its organisers said, inclusion and…

Iran fans World Cup- Iran's football federation says its fan ticket allocation for the World Cup group stage has been revoked just days before kick-off. According to the FFIRI, it can no longer provide a single ticket to supporters, some of…