The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first edition of the tournament with entry expanded from 32 to 48 teams. The number of UEFA slots is up from 13 to 16, which persuaded European football's ...

All those teams involved cannot start their World Cup qualifying program until at least June. Some will start in September.

The 2026 World Cup is coming ... the Asian Football Confederation in starting World Cup qualification early, with Africa kicked off in the autumn of 2023 and both CONCACAF and Oceania in the fray now.

The sun was just coming out as players started arriving onto the football pitch near UEFA ... representing 16 countries from across Europe, were competing for the 2024 Unity EURO Cup. This was the ...

The biggest names in world football have won this trophy, from Johan Cruyff to Lionel Messi. Here’s every club to lift the European Cup. Manchester City’s players and team members pose for a group ...

Clashes in Amsterdam following the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv demonstrate Israel's exceptional status in football ... in the Intertoto Cup, a European summer competition ...

JEFF POWELL: Jude Bellingham appeared as ... country to World Cup glory in Brazil in 2014 and was in charge of the team for 15 years. EXCLUSIVEInsiders reveal what England's Euro campaign was ...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has had a long-standing fascination with European soccer. The idea for having an in-season cup competition within the NBA schedule comes from soccer leagues having ...

Now in its 13th edition since beginning in 2010, the tournament featured 14 countries, with 14 men's team and eight women's teams competing in 2024. The games are played with nine a side, mirroring ...

The fourth edition of insurance firm Howden's Men's European Football Injury Index charts ... an increasingly hot topic with FIFA's expanded Club World Cup and UEFA's revamped club competitions ...

Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure ... Israel and across Europe. Before the game, large crowds of ...