As anticipation builds for the expanded 48-team 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Canada and Mexico, a less visible but deeply consequential issue is...
As was the case in the build-up to the Qatar 2022 tournament, Portugal will once again use Nigeria’s Super Eagles as their final preparatory opponents ahead...
Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles, will rekindle rivalries with Poland and Portugal in high-profile international friendlies scheduled for June, marking only the second time...
By Kunle Solaja. The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun to take definitive shape, with a blend of traditional powerhouses, emerging nations and...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo declared Wednesday a public holiday following the national team’s historic qualification for the FIFA World Cup—their first appearance in...
Millions of fans heading to the 2026 World Cup face significant human rights risks, Amnesty International said, warning that the tournament is drifting far from the...
Every week, hundreds of people line up to fill a plastic container with food in an unlikely place: the humble home where Argentine soccer legend Diego...
By Kunle Solaja. The line-up is complete: 48 teams will contest the biggest FIFA World Cup in history, and the first to be staged across three...
Africa’s presence at this summer’s FIFA World Cup will increase to 10 teams after the Democratic Republic of Congo edged Jamaica 1-0 after extra time in...
Italy’s World Cup exile continues after they fell to a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat by Bosnia and Herzegovina in their playoff final on Tuesday following a...