Qatar World Cup
This World Cup was crazy: Emi Martinez
The bond the players shared with the fans was also appreciated on the touchline. Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni always made mention of the supporters' contributions throughout his Qatar 2022 journey.
Messi mulls international retirement, but not quite yet
"After winning everything I want to enjoy the moment and wait for time to tell me when it's the moment," said the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner
FIFA made false claims about carbon neutrality at Qatar WC: regulator
The Swiss Fairness Commission, the self-regulatory body of the advertising and communications industry, made its determination after investigating five claims that Zurich-based FIFA marketed the tournament as being carbon neutral
Messi to lead Argentina against Australia in China friendly
The clash on June 15 at the Workers' Stadium in the Chinese capital is a rematch of Argentina and Australia's meeting in the last 16 of the Qatar World Cup.
Argentina want more of feisty Messi
Lionel Messi wasn’t available at the pre-match press conference for Argentina’s World Cup semifinal against Croatia on Monday. He wasn’t, in fact, expected to be; the PSG talisman hardly ever attends a press conference.
Desert Fest: Two legends on collision course
Neymar departed in tears. The Brazil No 10 cried inconsolably, only to be lifted off the pitch as the pre-tournament favourites were knocked out on penalties by Croatia in the quarterfinals at the Education City Stadium on Friday night.
The West, FIFA and Us: We're all being hypocritical about the World Cup
Pro-migrant, anticolonial discourse has been weaponised to support Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup
5 news to follow on November 29
The theme of this week is rivalry. On one end we have, Brazil Argentina rivalry, and then there’s BNP and Awami League. Here’s a quick round-up of what’s happening around to get you all caught-up.
Upsets continue as Japan humble Germany
Japan’s Bundesliga players took matters into their own hands in their 2-1 comeback win over Germany in Group E of the World Cup on Wednesday, giving their opponents a taste of their own medicine.
Qatar World Cup: A look at 32 teams who have qualified
The line-up for the 2022 World Cup was completed when Costa Rica became the last team to qualify with a 1-0 win over New Zealand in their intercontinental playoff on June 14.
Bale and Co end Ukraine's World Cup dream and 64-year wait
Wales ended their 64-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals as they beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to end the war-torn nation's hopes of reaching Qatar.
‘Goli Grafitti’ and incoming FIFA World Cup trophy set to escalate football fever in Bangladesh
The fact that Bangladesh never came even remotely close to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup did little to ever dampen the spirit of the football-crazy people in the country.
Fifa World Cup 2022: Infantino 'confident' in 2022 despite Qatar crisis
FIFA is confident the diplomatic crisis sweeping Qatar will normalise and not threaten the 2022 World Cup, the organisation's president, Gianni Infantino, said in an interview.
Fifa World Cup 2026 bidding process delayed
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
Blatter's successor could be chosen on 16 December
Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign as boss of crisis-hit Fifa could come to an end on 16 December.
No World Cup compensation: Fifa
Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke says no compensation will be paid to clubs and leagues unhappy about plans to play the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November and December.