FIFA president Gianni Infantino, whose election promises included expanding the World Cup finals to 40 countries, on Monday proposed an even larger tournament involving 48 teams.
Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party
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'We know how to differentiate between when it's family and when we are manager and player'
Messi or Suarez should win World Cup if not Spain, says Luis Enrique
Bayern expect a top performance against Manchester United, says Tuchel
We bring you snapshots from Iracema Scharf's latest fashion show held in Munich, Germany.
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Belgium edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA's world rankings released on Thursday while tiny Gibraltar were the biggest risers.
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.
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Updates from Sunday's World Cup matches.
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Dutch fans right to boycott World Cup-Van Gaal
FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
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Images from football matches held across Europe on Saturday
Uruguay made light of the absence of striker Luis Suarez to recover from a goal down and beat 2015 Copa America hosts Chile 2-1 in a friendly in Santiago.
The investigatory chamber of world soccer body FIFA's ethics committee has recommended a two-year ban and a fine against former German Football Association president Wolfgang Niersbach.
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The Indian football team has re-entered the top-100 of the FIFA world rankings and is now placed at 99th at the latest chart released on Thursday.
There was as much action off the field as on it during the month-long Euro 2020 championships.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
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Soccer fans at the almost alcohol-free World Cup are ready to pay high prices for a beer, a few have tried to smuggle booze into stadiums but most simply accept that drinking is off limits at the first tournament in a Muslim country.
Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in an ongoing e-mail exchange with Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor.
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Keisuke Honda announced his retirement from international football following Japan's elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Belgium on Monday night.
Sonakshi gets up close and personal... Anil parties in Germany...
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Cristiano Ronaldo bagged his first five-goal haul in Real Madrid's 9-1 hammering of Granada while title-chasing Bayern Munich and Chelsea won again in Germany and England.
Morocco are happy to sit back and look to punish opponents on the counter-attack using the speed and skill of Hakim Ziyech
Manchester United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as the Austrian national team coach on a two-year deal tasked with qualifying for Euro 2024.
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Images from Europa and Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
