Pele winners’ medal among auction World Cup items expected to fetch €2.32m
A collection of World Cup memorabilia, including Pele’s 1958 winners’ medal, is expected to fetch more than £2 million (€2.32 million) at auction.
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Argentina rally around 'competitive animal' Messi ahead of World Cup opener
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 15 : Lionel Messi may not have faced the media but dominated a chunk of Argentina's press conferences ahead of their World Cup opener, with coach Lionel Scaloni and defender Nicolas Otamendi underlining his importance.
Toronto cannabis shop rides high over FIFA legal notice
TORONTO, June 15 : The Toronto cannabis shop that received a legal notice from FIFA for selling an unauthorised "FIFA Bong" destroyed the objects on Monday morning. Still, the owners are riding high on the instant fame the obscure store has received over the last two days because of their skirmish with one of the world's biggest sporting organisations.
South American teams start off on the wrong foot
PHILADELPHIA: South American teams have got off to disappointing start to the World Cup, failing to produce a win in three games.
Iranian Americans plan protests as soccer team prepare for their World Cup opener
LOS ANGELES, June 15 : The Iran soccer team were preparing to play their first match at this year's World Cup in Los Angeles on Monday, with protests expected by the city's large Iranian diaspora against both the government in Tehran and the U.S. war.
Ghana coach enters record books at his fifth World Cup in row
ATLANTA, June 15 : Carlos Queiroz is still one tournament short of matching the record for coaching at the World Cup, but the 73-year-old will still enter the record books this week.
Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović get emotional watching FOX coworker Alexi Lalas react to National Anthem
Alexi Lamas joins Colin Cowherd to discuss the USMNT’s odds of winning the 2026 World Cup, and Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s 6th World Cup appearances.
World Cup 2026: teams qualified, key players and fixtures
(In a story published on June 11, corrects entry on Egypt to say it has 7, not 78, Afcon victories)
Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visit
MEXICO CITY: What was meant to be an exciting World Cup experience quickly turned into a nightmare for two Chinese football fans after they were robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City.