“Even by the standards of FIFA,” it is an unprecedented level of foul play, says Samindra Kunti.

US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed…

For 24 days, the World Cup seemed to achieve a rare feat in America in 2026: It had almost nothing to do with Donald Trump.

For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There were no clashes between ICE and fan groups.