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Three friends cycle 11,000 miles from Argentina to Kansas City for World Cup

By Tofunmi Ajayi / June 11, 2026

Three friends spent nine and a half months riding almost 11,000 miles to get from their hometown in Argentina to […]

Iran says several senior football officials were denied U.S. visas ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite players receiving travel clearance.

FIFA has apologized after mistakenly issuing free World Cup tickets and is now asking affected fans to pay for them

Ebola concerns have prompted Spanish authorities to cancel DR Congo’s planned World Cup warm-up match against Chile, disrupting the African

VIA US CENTRAL COMMAND ON X: At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait

VIA ALJAZEERA ON X: BREAKING: President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico has agreed to host Iran’s national football team during the

With one month until kickoff, the 2026 FIFA World Cup faces a looming economic shortfall as high costs and visa

Counter-terrorism experts warn that the 2026 Fifa World Cup faces significant risks from homegrown extremists and potential Iran-linked plots amid

By Khadijah / February 19, 2026

South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison for leading a December 2024 insurrection and declaring