Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer’s global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.
Tag: World Cup (Soccer)
FIFA to Consider Expanding World Cup to 64 Teams
Soccer’s governing body will look into another expansion of its marquee event, the most lucrative in sports, after a request by one of its 2030 co-hosts.
FIFA Should Compensate Migrant Workers Injured Building Qatar World Cup, Report Says
An unpublished report on the soccer governing body’s responsibility for migrant workers recommends that it should compensate those harmed.
Remembering Toto Schillaci and a Summer That Changed Soccer
For one month in 1990, Schillaci was the most beloved player in Italy, and one of the most famous players in the world.
FIFA Delays a Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
Luis Rubiales, Ex-Soccer Chief, to Be Tried in Spain for Unwanted Kiss
Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spanish soccer, was also charged with coercion in connection with the unsolicited kiss of a star player after the Women’s World Cup.
FIFA Said to Be Close to TV Deal With Apple for New Tournament
The agreement would give the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year.
Franz Beckenbauer, ‘Der Kaiser’ of World Soccer, Dies at 78
In West Germany, he revolutionized his central defense position and was one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and a coach.
Franz Beckenbauer, ‘Der Kaiser’ of World Soccer, Dies at 78
In West Germany, he revolutionized his central defense position and was one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and a coach.
Spain’s Soccer Federation Forces Reckoning With Sexism
The nonconsensual kiss that Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, pressed on Jennifer Hermoso has come to embody the generational fault line between a culture of machismo and more recent progressivism.