As the 2026 FIFA World Cup prepares to kick off across North America, the tournament's central promise—to be a global celebration of unity through sport—is rapidly crumbling. For the Iraqi national football team, the Lions of…

There is a moment in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final against Germany, in the 71st minute at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, that tells you everything about Juan Román Riquelme and nothing about football's wisdom. Argentina lead 1-0. The…

One of Africa’s most respected match officials, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, was reportedly refused entry into the United States upon arrival for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and subsequently sent back to Turkey, according to initial reports. …

It was a long summer afternoon I remember like yesterday. The latest issue of the bi-weekly Bangla magazine, which had satiated most of my growing appetite for reading when I was eight, had arrived. That summer afternoon, about a month…