In South America, home to some of the world’s starriest soccer players from Argentina’s Lionel Messi to Brazil’s Neymar, avid fans are starting to get jitters...
JOSEPH KRAUSS – Qatar is a devoutly apolitical place, with speech and assembly heavily restricted and a large population of foreign workers who could lose their...
LONDON – FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday and only ordering the country...
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to accept a 18.8m euro fine and suspended jail term to settle tax evasion charges. The Real Madrid and Portugal...
MADRID – Nine Saudi players loaned to Spanish clubs to improve their level before the World Cup left without hardly playing in what ended up as...
With days to go before the World Cup, bustling markets in Syria’s capital are blanketed in the flags of competing countries — but host and government...
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah arrived in Russia Sunday, with the Pharaohs hopeful the star striker can complete a dramatic injury comeback in time for their opening World...
PARIS – Zinedine Zidane will not be taking over as coach of the French national team any time soon as Didier Deschamps will remain in that...
Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. “Manuel Lanzini suffered, in today’s morning training, the rupture of the...