Mbappe seeks to reorder football's hierarchy in World Cup final
DOHA: Kylian Mbappe can on Sunday (Dec 18) become the youngest player to win two World Cups since Pele achieved the feat at the age of 21.
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We have one more wall that needs to be demolished, 'Sport, art out of politics' written on this wall – Kuleba
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, commenting on the intention of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to return Russian athletes to competitions, announced the need to destroy the wall on which "Sport is out of politics" is written.
After heart illness, referee Marciniak all smiles ahead of World Cup final
DOHA : Szymon Marciniak will be the first referee from Poland to officiate a World Cup final when France take on Argentina on Sunday, a dream come true for the Pole who was forced to step away from his duties a year ago due to a heart illness.
FIFA to reconsider format of 2026 World Cup
Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (Photo by Mohamed FARAG / FIFA / AFP)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy wants to deliver peace message before World Cup final
DOHA: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked world soccer's governing body FIFA to let him share a message of peace before Sunday's World Cup final, CNN reported on Friday, as Russia launched one of its biggest attacks in the war.
Adidas reports 'extraordinary' demand for Argentina jerseys
As Lionel Messi dreams of getting his hands on a maiden World Cup trophy in Qatar, his fans struggle to get theirs on jerseys of the Argentina team as sportswear giant Adidas grapples with a global shortage of stock due to the extraordinary demand.
Macron defends World Cup trip amid Qatar graft scandal
BRUSSELS: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (Dec 15) stood by his decision to travel to Qatar to support France's World Cup team, despite allegations linking the Gulf monarchy to corruption in the European Parliament.
Brittney Griner says she will advocate for Americans detained abroad, resume career
:U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who on Friday left an Army medical center where she had been recuperating following her release from a Russian penal colony as part of a prisoner swap, said she would work to help bring other detained Americans home and planned to resume her WNBA career.