FIFA to consider one-off expansion to 64 teams for 2030 World Cup
PARIS :Soccer's governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event, it said on Thursday.
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PARIS :Soccer's governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event, it said on Thursday.
British boyband Five, who rose to fame in the late 90s, are set to reunite on stage with a UK Tour coming in November 2025. The tour will mark 25 years since the group last performed together, and Manchester's AO Arena is one of the venues pencilled into the diary.
PARIS : Soccer's governing body FIFA is to consider expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The stage is set for high-octane action as around 300 of India's top women boxers will compete for national glory at the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship, taking place at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida from March 21-27. Organised in association with the UP Boxing Association, the national tournament returns to the venue that hosted its last edition in 2023 with resounding success. Held under the World Boxing and Boxing Federation of India (BFI) competition guidelines, the championship is open to boxers born between January 1, 1984, and December 31, 2005.
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) said Wednesday it will press ahead with a joint bid for the 2031 Women's World Cup after a FIFA decision boosted the CONCACAF region's chances of staging the tournament. The USSF said in a brief statement on social media that it planned to "complete the bid process to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup" in partnership with the CONCACAF regional federation and its members. "We are excited by the opportunity to welcome teams and fans, inspire the next generation and grow the game regionally and globally," the US federation said.
Interim Wales head coach Matt Sherratt will today name his team for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland.
Ruben Amorim was flanked by his backroom staff when Manchester United arrived at the Reale Arena on Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Amorim boarded the team bus with his confidants that ferried them from Carrington to Manchester Airport.
Manchester United will be targeting a return to winning ways when they face Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at the Reale Arena on Thursday evening.