FIFA chief announces plans for 32-team Club World Cup
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe's biggest clubs.
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Magic beat NBA-leading Celtics 117-109 for 5th win in a row
BOSTON: Moritz Wagner scored 25 points and Paolo Banchero added 20 and the Orlando Magic beat the NBA-leading Boston Celtics 117-109 on Friday night.
FIFA to reconsider format of 2026 World Cup
Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (Photo by Mohamed FARAG / FIFA / AFP)
Tiger Woods limping in a tournament he wouldn’t dare miss
ORLANDO, Florida: Tiger Woods and his 13-year-old son shared something else in common Friday in the PNC Championship. Both were limping.
World Cup going from compact to super-sized in 2026
TORONTO : With the most compact World Cup ever reaching a climax on Sunday in Qatar, the baton will be passed to 2026 co-hosts the United States, Mexico and Canada for what will be a super-sized global soccer showcase with more games and travel - and much more beer.
Messi, Mbappe, other leading storylines for World Cup final
DOHA: Lionel Messi’s last chance. Kylian Mbappe’s shot at emulating Pele. A third World Cup title for either Argentina or France.
Team Abu Dhabi duo set for title showdown after rival Jonas Andersson takes Grand Prix of Sharjah
SHARJAH: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente will carry a three-point advantage over Jonas Andersson into the final round of the 2022 UIM F1H2O World Championship on Sunday, after a dramatic end to the Grand Prix of Sharjah on Friday. Torrente looked to be heading for a second-place finish behind defending champion Andersson before late electrical problems caused him to lose power, and four places, over the closing laps.
World Cup matches were politics free so fans could enjoy the football - Infantino
AL RAYYAN : The Qatar World Cup kept political messaging away from the football so that fans could enjoy "a little moment of pleasure and joy", FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday.