Global football, written sharply
While fans in New Jersey spent the World Cup’s opening week arguing about $98 trains and a 1.3-mile walk from the nearest rideshare lot, Seattle quietly did the thing almost no other 2026 host city even attempted: it told people to leave the car at home, and built a plan that makes that realistic. Seattle’s … Read more
DR Congo arrive in Houston in La Sape splendour after 52 years away. Scotland beat Haiti 1-0. Two nations, one tournament, generations of waiting.
Mexico City hosts the World Cup for a record third time, but protests, Trump’s shadow and muted local optimism threaten to overshadow the football itself.
Haiti return to the World Cup for the first time since 1974. Scotland must win. A family legacy, a nation’s hunger, and Steve Clarke’s selection dilemma.
Iran’s World Cup preparations are in chaos after visa denials, while England hand Bellingham the armband and Argentina rest Messi. Our pre-tournament analy…
England’s match boots and training equipment were stolen in transit from Florida to Kansas City. Here’s what happened, what’s confirmed, and what comes next.
The first controversy of the 2026 World Cup did not come from a referee, a penalty or a border desk. It came from a commercial. Within 90 minutes of the opening whistle in Mexico City, World Cup 2026 hydration break ads on Fox had become the story of day one, full-screen commercials, slotted into a … Read more
Somalia’s Omar Artan, Africa’s 2025 Referee of the Year, was denied US entry at Miami Airport despite a valid visa. What it means for World Cup 2026.
Somali referee Omar Artan was barred from the US despite a valid visa. We examine the facts, the politics, and what it means for FIFA’s World Cup 2026.
Philadelphia spent months building a way to cash in on the World Cup’s late-night crowds, and then quietly throttled it. The pitch was simple: let bars serve until 4 a.m. instead of the usual 2 a.m. for the duration of the tournament, capturing the spending of fans who, in a normal Philadelphia June, would be … Read more
