European soccer leader Aleksander Ceferin says it is “our work” to repair the unity and trust broken by FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has suggested he'd be open to an independent review of the organization's governance system.

FIFA says the final round of the second Women’s Champions Cup, an intercontinental competition for club teams, will be played at Inter Miami’s Nu Stadium in late January.

FIFA’s member federations should each get an extra $10 million from its rising cash reserves, the soccer body’s vice presidents from Europe and North America said in a letter Friday to its president Gianni Infantino.

Morocco and Spain are jousting over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final.

The French Football Federation has withdrawn support for Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president.

A group representing many of Europe’s major soccer leagues has accused FIFA of “abusive conduct” in how it runs the international calendar for women’s competitions after filing an expanded complaint to the European Commission.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election despite growing calls for him to step down from his position as the head of world soccer’s governing body.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino declined to answer questions about his future as he arrived at the opening of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup while under continuing pressure since abandoning his plan to sell off World Cup profits.

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, is facing backlash from European soccer leaders over a failed World Cup investment plan.

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says he won’t run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino but warned the beleaguered head of world soccer that he must either quit or face a leadership challenge.

Gianni Infantino has defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean this weekend.

A collection of soccer fan groups from around the world have launched a petition calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

Norway’s soccer federation president accuses FIFA of using fear tactics after the removal of a senior official who opposed FIFA leader Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan.

FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has reportedly left his role weeks after accusing president Gianni Infantino of deceiving staff with a World Cup sell-off plan.

The heads of six Arab soccer federations have expressed their “full support” and “confidence” in Gianni Infantino as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job.

Paris Saint-Germain has won the UEFA Super Cup for a second straight year by beating Aston Villa 2-1 thanks to Désiré Doué’s second-half goal in the annual curtain-raiser to the European soccer season.

Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a “fundamental breach of trust” with the institutions that the sport’s global governing body serves.

FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization.

Norway’s soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA’s embattled president.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has held off the potential of an internal revolt during a summit meeting in Morocco this week.

European soccer’s governing body says it has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

FIFA says it has apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a summit held in Morocco “reaffirmed their full support” for his presidency.

Former FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein has criticized the soccer body’s leadership headed by Gianni Infantino describing prize money withheld from his Jordan national team as a kind of blackmail.

Two senior FIFA executives have distanced themselves from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says FIFA President Gianni Infantino is not the right man to lead world soccer’s governing body in the latest fallout from the now abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.

UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that “no option should be off the table” as it will pursue a full review of his now abandoned plan to sell stakes of the World Cup to private equity investors.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.

Two senior FIFA officials have criticized Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan.

Pressure is growing on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity.

UEFA member federations will boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family.

Soccer’s law-making panel clarified its guidance to referees which confirmed Switzerland forward Breel Embolo shouldn't have been sent off in the World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has attacked perceived critics one week after the World Cup final for “spreading hate and false rumors” about the tournament.

The IOC has cited having no jurisdiction over its member Gianni Infantino to explain why the FIFA leader will not be investigated for a lack of political neutrality.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators.

La Liga president Javier Tebas has called on Gianni Infantino to resign as head of FIFA.

The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina marks the end of the biggest tournament in history.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino got some serious air time over the course of the 2026 World Cup.

President Donald Trump has presented the World Cup trophy to Spain, the winner of Sunday’s final against Argentina.

Folarin Balogun’s presence on the field for the United States against Belgium had a seismic impact on the world of soccer, but he ultimately played a forgettable role in the Americans’ 4-1 loss in the World Cup round of 16.

The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been long in the making and is now at the center of one of the great World Cup controversies.

President Donald Trump is taking credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued at the World Cup against the United States’ star forward but says he did not demand an outcome.

President Donald Trump is responding to global outrage over his intervention with FIFA during the World Cup.

With the integrity of FIFA and the World Cup under attack from European soccer leaders, FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from President Donald Trump before U.S. forward Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium later Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.

World Cup players have been warned about a new rule that results in a red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player.

Iran's coach and FIFA officials have refused to answer questions about a World Cup “Pride Match” in Seattle.

FIFA will consider keeping hydration breaks for future World Cups despite backlash to the extra stoppages in play at this year’s tournament.

New Zealand, at No. 82 ranked fourth lowest in the tournament, has a chance to go from ‘just happy to be here’ to its first-ever World Cup win against Egypt Sunday.

A World Cup video review official says his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch.

The World Cup starts Thursday, and FIFA is charging record prices at the 11 stadiums in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket prices by saying they align with North American sports.

The United Nations’ top human rights official called Wednesday for a “massive rethink” of immigration policies especially in the United States ahead of the World Cup.

The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dropped from the tournament by FIFA had been set to make history for his country.

The Iranian soccer federation claims FIFA has revoked its ticket allocation for fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently addressed U.S. city leaders, joking about soccer "conquering" America as the World Cup approaches.

FIFA has announced that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun.

FIFA has canceled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because of a website error.

FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament's 16 stadiums across North America.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund became an “official tournament supporter” of the World Cup on Thursday and reaffirmed its commitment to invest in sports despite notable retreats from other ventures in recent months.

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States.

FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup have been updated because of two controversies in international soccer this year.

Amnesty International and U.S. civil rights groups have issued a “World Cup travel advisory," warning visitors about “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence" in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

A new international group representing soccer players has launched as a rival to long established global union FIFPRO.

An Iranian government spokesperson says the men’s national team is preparing for “proud and successful participation” in its World Cup games in the United States.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States.

FIFA has added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this year’s World Cup, asking up to $4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the U.S. opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12.

Iranian soccer has had a good week on its troubled path to playing World Cup games in the United States in June.

FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized.

Iran players and officials have posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes before their World Cup warmup against Costa Rica in Turkey.

Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices.

FIFA has fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations but it took no action on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel from global soccer for allowing clubs based in West Bank settlements.

Iran’s Embassy in Mexico has suggested the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns.

Two Iranian women soccer players have been seen training with the Brisbane Roar after Australia granted them asylum, and they stayed behind as teammates headed home.

Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States.

President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup.

Iran’s sports and youth minister said that the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in its ongoing war.

FIFA is still anticipating that Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months.

FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.

Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Iran’s place at the men’s soccer World Cup in three months has been put in doubt amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by tournament co-host the United States.

Mexico has reassured FIFA that it can safely host the World Cup after deadly cartel violence this week.

FIFA says it'll pay to build a new $50 million national soccer stadium in war-ravaged Gaza, where two years of fighting between Hamas and Israel have left housing, electricity and basic infrastructure severely damaged.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad.

World Cup ticket prices are at exorbitant levels yet fans are still queueing up in their millions to attend soccer’s biggest tournament.

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban.

FIFA says it has received over 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup.

The winner of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million from a $655 million prize pool, FIFA said in announcing record financial rewards for teams in a tournament with ticket prices that have sparked outcries.

FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate.

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that’s expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators.

FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in every game at next year’s World Cup, not just those played in hot weather.

Perhaps it's fitting that after the World Cup draw ceremony began, it took about 90 minutes for the actual drawing of teams to begin in earnest.