Ecstasy for Ecuador and draw puts Australia through: World Cup Daily – podcast

Safety questions linger since the country is set to host matches in the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.

Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.

Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer star, accompanied his team, Inter Miami, to the White House. The event turned into political dynamite back in Argentina.

A former key aide to the Russian oligarch would face an investigation into her time overseeing the Premier League club should she return to soccer.

This summer, FIFA is putting its stamp on the venue for the World Cup.

The U.S. firm bidding for the Premier League club, 777 Partners, has failed to provide required information to a British regulator.

777 Partners had been scooping up big-name soccer teams for two years when it bid for Everton. Doubts about its finances could kill the deal.

Luis Rubiales, who led the country’s soccer federation, departed in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player after the Women’s World Cup final.

In the span of three months, the soccer superstar has made Inter Miami’s eye-catching jersey the hottest piece of sports merchandise on the planet.

Australia announced it would not bid, clearing the way for the Saudis to bring soccer’s biggest tournament back to the Gulf.

Rapinoe, who helped define U.S. soccer for a decade, is retiring after this week’s N.W.S.L. final. Hayes, the Chelsea coach, will try to put her stamp on it...

The penalty adds to the problems of a team operating under a mountain of debt. It vowed to appeal.