The 39-year-old star represented Argentina at six World Cups and captained the team to its 2022 championship in Qatar. Argentina reached the final again this summer but lost to Spain.
FIFA later withdrew the plan and apologised, but UEFA initially maintained its boycott threat.
This season, universities are dealing with a changing sports landscape. Many of those changes are being driven from Washington.
“So many young people [are] investing and really losing enormous sums of money on what is ultimately a con,” lamented Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling on “Washington Watch.”
In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the task force would meet to address “transgender athlete participation in women’s basketball.”
Nobody cared about the Women’s National Basketball Association. I don’t mean to denigrate it, but nobody knew it existed
Trump said FIFA would make a “terrible mistake” by replacing Infantino and praised his leadership of what Trump called the most successful World Cup.
In an open letter, the soccer governing bodies criticized FIFA's handling of the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal
UEFA said its threat to boycott FIFA competitions remains in place because FIFA has not guaranteed that similar proposals will not be made again
The decision was followed by the resignation of senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro, further intensifying scrutiny of FIFA's leadership.
Nine in ten watchers enjoyed the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Two-thirds want more. What a TIPP poll of 1,463 adults says about the summer America finally tuned in.
The report said the proposed entity, FIFA Forward Enterprise, aims to raise up to $4.2 billion by selling minority, non-controlling stakes to long-term investors
"Common sense” has been enough for Cunningham to be derisively labeled “MAGA Barbie.”
Argentina's football team led by Lionel Messi returned home after losing to Spain in the World Cup Final
Argentina captain Lionel Messi additionally faced criticism from television pundits over his actions during the closing stages of the match.
