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World Cup 2026: Our experts’ hopes, fears and predictions with a year to go
What could derail the tournament or make it a hit? Which players will shine? And who could win? Our writers have their ...
World Cup next year will be like '104 Super Bowls,' FIFA president Gianni Infantino says
FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempts to explain the expected global impact of the 48-team 2026 World Cup hosted by the ...
FIFA legends Marcelo, Kaká celebrate 1-year countdown to the 2026 World Cup
FIFA legends Marcelo, Kaká, Pepe, and Alessandro Del Piero showed up to celebrate the one year countdown to the 2026 World ...
Vieri: Italy out of World Cup ‘worse than getting dumped by a girlfriend’
Italy legend Christian Vieri is confident the Azzurri will qualify for the 2026 World Cup after two consecutive failed ...
Ranieri rejects offer to coach Italy on a quest to get back to the World Cup
Claudio Ranieri does not even want to try where Roberto Mancini and Gian Piero Ventura failed — to take four-time champion ...
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Italy in turmoil for 2026 World Cup as Claudio Ranieri rejects coach role after Spalletti’s dismissal
The Italian national team has been left in shock ahead of the 2026 World Cup after Claudio Ranieri rejected the offer to ...
Italy crisis: Sacking Spalletti enough to avoid missing another World Cup?
The Azzurri got off to about the worst possible start in their qualification campaign. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines whether a ...
Italy gives winning sendoff for Spalletti in World Cup qualifying. De Bruyne saves Belgium
With a parting gift for Luciano Spalletti, Italy has beaten Moldova 2-0 for its first points in the beleaguered national team ...
Why? Why not. The Club World Cup is more than a trial run for FIFA’s marquee event
The 32-team is not only a test of how to run next summer's World Cup. It's the largest, richest and most ambitious global ...