Maracana Stadium, built for the 1950 World Cup, has hosted championship matches, Frank Sinatra and Pope John Paul II as part of a storied history.

On the whole, the 2026 World Cup was successful for a number of Real Madrid players. Marc Cucurella helped Spain win the ...

The results are in, and Seattle walked away from this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup with undeniable wins. But the question ...

This is one World Cup booking that doesn't have a Hollywood ending. The Beverly Wilshire – the famed Beverly Hills hotel where Julia Roberts and Richard Gere shacked up in "Pretty Woman" – is suing a ...

FIFA’s embattled president Gianni Infantino says he is committed to a fresh culture of openness at the soccer body that is ...

Coming up against a former pupil, Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti is expecting Australia to provide the Seleção with a tough, compact, and well-organised opponent as he begins the process of finding a ...

India national football team will take on world No. 44 and FIFA World Cup 2026 participant Panama in an international friendly in Bengaluru on Friday.

Experts say FIFA could have paid for the costs with the $11 billion it expects to make in profits from the tournament.

Decatur WatchFest activated the city's downtown square for 34 days during the summer of 2026. City of Decatur To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and ...

Fifa council members will demand that Gianni Infantino include the failed World Cup sell-off plan and the Folarin Balogun affair in his proposed external review of Fifa’s governance ...

Wadsworth resident Tori Penso has been living in the area for a year and says she is here for the long run along with refereeing FIFA matches.