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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here. Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, football's most storied amphitheatre, opened the tournament's first match on home soil in forty years with a ceremony that mixed spectacle with symbolism — and a match…

Real Madrid have officially announced the return of veteran Portuguese manager José Mourinho as the club's head coach, marking a dramatic comeback more than a decade after his first spell at the Santiago Bernabéu. The 63-year-old has…

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup. The match pits Champions League winners Paris St-Germain against Aston Villa,…

Tilsa, a friend of mine who is a PhD scholar at the University of Hyderabad, often comes to mind when thinking about football, not just as a random player or for the exceptional playing abilities they hold, but as one of the few who watch…

The expansion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to a massive 48-team format was met with plenty of debate, but it has undeniably achieved one of its core goals: opening the gates for the global game's rising underdogs. This summer, four…

The beautiful game thrives on fairy tales, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup has delivered its ultimate protagonist before a ball has even been kicked in the knockout rounds. Cape Verde (officially Cabo Verde), a stunning archipelago of ten…

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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…