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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV When he arrived in Barcelona on Tuesday of his tenure, he found himself in the middle of Spain’s two major conflicts over football and language. 1 week visit To the country.Spaniards don’t often discuss issues like abortion or guns, but they do passionately discuss language and their favorite sports, which have significance beyond their fans.The American-born pope has upset Barcelona soccer fans by saying he supports Real Madrid rather than his beloved Barça. Barcelona residents were already speculating that he would make minimal use of his native Catalan during the match. his trip…
The 2025/26 season has come to an end and Arsenal can now set their sights on the upcoming summer transfer window as Mikel Arteta looks to build on a great season.Piero Hincapie joins Arsenal on a permanent basis (Image: Arsenal FC, Getty Images)As Arsenal’s unforgettable 2025/26 season officially draws to a close, the club can now turn all their focus to the upcoming transfer window. The summer window opens on June 15 and will allow manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta to strengthen the squad after an exceptional season.Arsenal won their first Premier League title in 22 years,…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Javier Aguirre He spent his life as Mexican soccer’s ultimate firefighter, hired midway through to save the national team from crisis after crisis. as the 67-year-old leads his third and final race. world cup His big challenge to making the 2026 team isn’t a qualifying emergency. It could be the ghost of his own past tactical failures.Aguirre, 67, coached El Tri in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups and will return for the home tournament, which will be co-hosted with the United States and Canada. In all three cases, he was hired mid-cycle to help a…
Manchester United look set for a big summer transfer window with a U-turn in a deal that could cost £100m as Michael Carrick overhauls his midfield optionsJune 9, 2026, 12:16Updated June 9, 2026 13:54Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has approved a major summer move (Image: (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images))Sir Jim Ratcliffe is keen to meet Elliot Anderson’s salary requirements as Manchester United are believed to continue to compete with Manchester City for the player’s achievements. With Nottingham Forest’s hefty £100m valuation and City’s strong pursuit, the Old Trafford bosses initially accepted defeat and looked for…
PARIS (AP) — It may not be Kylian Mbappé or Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele who will brighten France’s attack in the final. world cup.Instead, it can be modest and unassuming michael orisewith his golden first touch and devastating changes of direction.It begins on June 16th with two-time champions France taking on Senegal in New Jersey.The Bayern Munich winger heads into the competition in great form, having scored a stunning hat-trick against Northern Ireland on Monday, taking his total for Les Bleus to seven goals in 17 games.Coach Didier Deschamps defended his first-choice team, but it was Olise who stood…
England will complete their training camp in Florida later this week before their final World Cup preparation match against Costa Rica will be played in Orlando on Wednesday night.June 8, 2026, 19:45Updated June 9, 2026 10:07England are in a pre-World Cup training camp in Florida this week (Image: Richard Pelham/Getty Images)England’s World Cup camp was affected by a record earthquake just days before the final warm-up match.Thomas Tuchel’s side are based in Florida and are preparing for the start of the tournament, which begins on June 17th against Croatia. But on Monday night, the area was hit by a 6.1…
Jordan Henderson is one of Thomas Tuchel’s ‘untouchables’. And the veteran midfielder is already proving that he didn’t just come into the World Cup as some kind of glorified cheerleader.Henderson’s 36th birthday is June 17th, which coincidentally is the day England play Croatia in Group L. This makes him by far the oldest member of Tuchel’s 26-man squad, and his experience, quality and leadership are crucial within the group.Tuchel spoke about the different classifications of players after England’s win over New Zealand. 14 starters, untouchables, and leaders. Henderson will definitely be in the latter two, even if he doesn’t start…
FIFA canceled the allocation of tickets to Iranian fans for three of the team’s matches. world cup The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday that the game in the United States was played.Each of the 48 participating federations is entitled to receive and distribute 8% of the stadium capacity for each World Cup match, adding up to up to several thousand tickets.The federation claimed in a statement carried by semi-official state media that it was no longer able to provide tickets to supporters, days before Iran opens the World Cup to face New Zealand at the 70,000-seat Los Angeles Rams stadium…
FIFA is proud to call this summer’s World Cup the biggest in history, but it also tops another less desirable category: pollution.By expanding the tournament’s participation from 32 teams to 48 teams and 64 matches to 108 teams, FIFA has ensured that it has achieved two main objectives. One is the public purpose of growing the game for the greater good, and the other is the private purpose of exponentially increasing revenue.Under the leadership of Gianni Infantino, FIFA, world soccer’s governing body and non-profit organization, is making money. FIFA is predicted to earn $13bn (£9.6bn) over the four years to…
ATLANTA (AP) — Just one mile from Atlanta’s stadium that will host tens of thousands of fans. world cup match Dozens of people camped on sidewalks downtown this month, waiting for a homeless shelter to open.Some people wore masks to cover their eyes and slept in sleeping bags to protect them from the afternoon sun. Some people were sitting on the sidewalk eating boxes of cereal. Shoes were scattered next to empty mini liquor bottles. A Jay-Z song was playing from the boombox. “This can’t be true, there has to be more.” Last summer, the city of Atlanta announced an…