Football

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. The…

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…

There is a photograph from the night of 25 June 2002 that captures something essential about Michael Ballack. He is sitting in the locker room at Seoul World Cup Stadium, still in his Germany kit, and he is weeping. His team had just beaten…

The 2026 World Cup will not belong to one country. For the first time, three nations share it. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage the tournament across 16 cities. Eleven sit in the USA, three in Mexico and two in Canada.…

FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina has confirmed that these regulations will be active starting from the next World Cup.

The biggest tournament in football history starts on June 11. It will look nothing like the one you grew up watching. For nearly three decades, the World Cup followed a familiar shape. Thirty-two teams, eight groups, a clean run to the…

Some football stories are written in trophies and statistics. Others are written in emotion. The story of Diego Maradona and Napoli belongs firmly to the latter. While walking through the narrow streets of Naples, one presence is impossible…

Arsenal Football Club have just been crowned Premier League champions. Yet as confetti settles over the Emirates and North London celebrates its first title in over two decades, the club finds itself embroiled in a controversy that has…

The All India Football Federation has strongly criticised Mohun Bagan Super Giant after the club reportedly withdrew six players from the Indian football team camp just days before the Unity Cup in London. The dispute has created…

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has announced his 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with young superstar Lamine Yamal leading a talented group packed with experience and emerging talent. Many of the players who helped Spain win…