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FIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal despite opposition from UEFA

July 31, 2026 admin

FIFA has said the private investment plan could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a valuation of $20 billion for the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). | Photo Credit: Reuters World football’s governing body FIFA vowed on Friday (July 31, 2026) to press ahead with an “open and democratic” consultation on a proposed private investment…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Messi leaves the World Cup as its most enduring presence

July 21, 2026 admin

Legendary status: No one can take away the imprint Messi has left on this tournament. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For 120 minutes, Spain did what no other team at this World Cup had managed. It found a way to keep Lionel Messi quiet. The plan was simple in theory but brutally difficult in practice. Every…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Messi leaves the World Cup as its most enduring presence

July 20, 2026 admin

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Lionel Messi vs. Lamine Yamal: From a 2007 baby photo to the World Cup final, football’s perfect full-circle story

July 18, 2026 admin

Who will bathe in glory? The 20-year-old Messi and the five-month-old Yamal at a photoshoot in Barcelona in 2007. The two will now vie for football’s greatest honour. | Photo Credit: AP Some old photographs gather dust, some others gather meaning. When Lionel Messi held a five-month-old Lamine Yamal during a charity calendar shoot around…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Cubarsi — the heartbeat of Spain’s backline

July 7, 2026 admin

Giving it all: Cubarsi delivered yet another masterclass against Portugal as Spain continues to maintain a clean sheet. | Photo Credit: Issei Kato While Lamine Yamal continues to steal the headlines with his attacking brilliance, Pau Cubarsi has quietly become the backbone of Spain’s backline at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 19-year-old Barcelona defender…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Can Salah’s Egypt surprise Messi’s Argentina?

July 6, 2026 admin

Linchpins: Egypt will try to get Salah on the break while Messi will be Argentina’s bow and arrow. | Photo Credit: AFP Both Argentina and Egypt needed 120 draining minutes to survive their opening knockout ties and had barely four days to recover before meeting for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. For Argentina,…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | No stars, no problem for Cape Verde

July 2, 2026 admin

Stellar show: Cape Verde enters the knockouts unbeaten. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The script was written long ago — small island nation, eliminated at the group stage, goes home with a good story. Cape Verde has not read it. Three games in at the 2026 World Cup, it is unbeaten, through to the knockouts, and nobody…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updates: DRC vs UZB final Group K match DR Congo 3-1 up

June 28, 2026 admin

Eldor Shomurodov #14 of Uzbekistan celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K match between Congo DR and Uzbekistan at Atlanta Stadium on June 27, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP If Democratic Republic of Congo manages to win against already-eliminated Uzbekistan in Atlanta,…

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Vlašic scores winner as Croatia beats Ghana 2-1 to reach World Cup knockout stage

June 27, 2026 admin

Croatia’s Luka Modric (10) greets teammate Josip Sutalo (6) at the end of a World Cup Group L soccer match between Croatia and Ghana in Philadelphia. | Photo Credit: AP Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlašic and Luka Sucic to beat Ghana 2-1 early Sunday (June…

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No goal for Mbappe in Spanish league debut as Real Madrid draws 1-1 at Mallorca

August 19, 2024 admin

Pablo Maffeo of RCD Mallorca and Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid compete for the ball during the La Liga match between RCD Mallorca and Real Madrid CF at Estadi de Son Moix on August 18, 2024 in Mallorca, Spain | Photo Credit: Getty Images Defending champion Real Madrid couldn’t manage more than a 1-1 draw…

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