Fifa

Malachy Clerkin: Gianni Infantino inventing the Fifa Peace Prize for Trump is humiliating all round

Any child can tell the difference between a real prize and a fake one – how is the US president not dying of sheer mortification?

When is the draw for the Women’s World Cup and who are Ireland likely to face?

Worst case scenario could be Carla Ward’s team drawn with world and European champions, Spain and England

Fawning Infantino in a tough spot if Trump tells him to pull Boston’s World Cup games

US president has drawn the 2026 World Cup into his culture wars with American cities

Summer heat: Football just another front in Trump battle with US cities

US president again raises idea of moving games in next year’s World Cup from host cities deemed unfit or unsafe

Why was the president of Fifa Gianni Infantino at the Gaza summit?

Gianni Infantino, president of global soccer’s governing body, has made it his business to be where Trump is

Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban

Uefa ban would take in Nations League and Europa League

Redemption and restitution: Both England and Spain look to exorcise ghosts in the Euro 2025 final

Lionesses want to avenge World Cup defeat to Spanish, who are hoping to put Rubiales ‘kiss’ controversy behind them

More than 300 sportspeople sign letter urging Central Bank to change stance on approving Israel bonds

Footballers James McClean and Ruesha Littlejohn, former rugby internationals Tony Ward and Trevor Hogan among signatories

Fifa cuts ticket price for Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final as sparse crowds plague tournament

Chelsea to face Brazilian side Fluminense in last four, PSG to play Real Madrid

Anyone for tennis from a burning planet?

Sport has become a victim of climate change, even as it is complicit in it

Warning shot for 2026: Fifa Club World Cup’s brutal heat exposes a World Cup risk

That the US gets hot in the summer is hardly breaking news. Even if it may not give any one team an advantage, it puts players, fans and officials at risk

Why there is more to soccer jerseys today than mere colours, fabrics and tribalism

A new book looks at forces such as geopolitics and social values that lie behind the shirts we see, wear and root for

Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa’s stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

Inter Miami were held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitch

Raids and fear cast a large shadow over Club World Cup’s big launch

Governing body cannot avoid the dark political backdrop to its tournament opening as Trump’s authorities flex their muscles

Who is more Irish, Conor McGregor or his fellow Crumlin native Roberto Lopes?

It is time to stop insisting footballers play for only one country even if they could be eligible for more

Farewell to the store that, with assists from Pelé and Messi, sustained soccer lovers in the US

For five decades Massapequa Soccer Shop in New York fanned a passion that has spread to a level that few foresaw

PSG’s costly failures entertained Europe for years, but now they could be on the brink of an era of domination

Enrique’s brilliant Paris Saint-Germain triumphed in most one-sided final in Champions League history

The full-time whistle blows for Lineker: Driven out, but he may be the one who wins in the long run

After a grave social media misjudgment, he hosts his last Match of the Day on Sunday and leaves the BBC early

The 2026 World Cup, heralded as a uniter, is facing divisive road blocks

US policy towards both of its co-hosts and other participants leave fans and teams in a tough position

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared in corruption case

Swiss Criminal Court clears pair of fraud mismanagement, after appeal against their acquittal in 2022

Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament

Idea raised at Fifa council meeting would allow more than a quarter of members qualify

Ken Early: Watching Messi in Miami, it’s clear that a sixth World Cup is possible

I was one of the people paying way over the odds to see Messi play for Inter Miami against New York City

Is there anything good about the 2034 World Cup going to Saudi Arabia?

The magic of a winter World Cup can brighten the darkest days of the season in this part of the world

Ken Early on World Cup draw: Ireland face task to overcome Hungary, their football opposites

If Irish football has been subsisting on the poverty line, Hungarian football has had billions pumped into it

The Irish Times view on Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: sportswashing in the desert

That this decision has happened so easily is a dispiriting sign of the Saudis’ increasing hold over world sport

World Cup 2026 draw: Team-by-team guide to Ireland’s opponents

Ireland face Portugal, Denmark, Hungary and Armenia in their quest to get to the World Cup

Ireland to open World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Hungary

Ireland drawn alongside Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, and Armenia for next year’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers

Ireland to face Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, Armenia in World Cup 2026 qualifying

Follow the draw from Zürich with the Republic of Ireland in pot 3 for next year’s qualifiers

Saudi Arabia confirmed as host for the 2034 World Cup

News confirms outcome expected for more than a year since Fifa expedited its bidding process for the 2034 event

World Cup 2026 European qualifiers draw: All you need to know about Ireland’s potential group

16 European countries will qualify for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States

Manchester City to face Juventus in Club World Cup group stage

Expanded 32-team competition will take place in the United States next summer

Lily Agg unsurprised by lack of Fifa engagement over Saudi deal

Midfielder is one of five Republic of Ireland players to have signed letter objecting to sponsorship deal

Chilean football club owner settles defamation action over Amazon Prime show

Spanish businessman Jorge Segovia Bonet took case in Irish High Court against streaming TV giant over its drama series El Presidente

The ‘mistake’ that is Fifa’s Club World Cup looms large. But will it even happen?

Sponsors and broadcasters are biding their time while the players’ union has filed a lawsuit over plans for 2025 event

Gianni Infantino to avoid spotlight with 2026 World Cup draw held virtually

Controversy remains over decision to give the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Fifa is ‘ignoring human rights report’ into Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid

Lawyers say Fifa is ‘dealing with the devil’ with Saudi bid

Diarra verdict a landmark day that could alter balance of football power

There may not be wholesale reform but ruling by European Court of Justice over transfers makes change more likely

Court verdict on Fifa’s transfer rules will ‘change football landscape’

World players’ union Fifpro welcomes European Court of Justice ruling in Lassana Diarra case

Fifa investigates Israeli ‘discrimination’ after Palestinian FA calls for sanctions

Two new investigations were announced at a meeting of the Fifa council in Zurich on Thursday

Ken Early: Ever-increasing demands ensure players mere pawns in the game

Ken Early: Football authorities and players on a collision course as burnout becomes a real issue due to incessant schedule

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