World Cup 2026

Xavi Hernandez named first foreign coach of the Netherlands since 1978

Former Barcelona player and Spanish international Xavi Hernandez has been appointed manager of the Netherlands, succeeding Ronald Koeman, who resigned after the World Cup.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 11, 2026

A member of the Colombian Red Cross searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, after an Aug 10 earthquake.

World Cup co-hosts US and Canada oppose FIFA’s Gianni Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino waving on arrival for the swearing-in of Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, in Cali, Colombia, on Aug 7.

England defender Trevoh Chalobah joins Como from Chelsea

Como reportedly paid $44 million plus add-ons for the centre-back from Chelsea.

Lise Klaveness, the Norwegian thorn in Infantino’s side

Some people would gladly see head of Norway’s federation Lise Klaveness take over the leadership of football’s international governing body from Gianni Infantino.

South Korea’s football association apologises, vows ‘sweeping reform’ after World Cup debacle

The association has been engulfed in a widening crisis since South Korea’s disappointing 2026 World Cup campaign.

Lionel Messi alone will decide when to retire: Argentine football president

Messi would turn 43 years old during the 2030 World Cup.

FIFA’s top executives were given an ultimatum to sell stake in World Cup

The project purported to sell a 20 per cent stake in FIFA to a group of investors led by Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

South Korea police raid football association in probe into coach appointment

Former South Korean men’s national team head coach Hong Myung-bo (right) and former KFA president Chung Mong-gyu (left) at a hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul on July 30.

Cape Verde ’keeper Vozinha says he always believed he was a ‘big club’ player after Colo-Colo move

Colo Colo president Anibal Mosa presenting the club’s new signing Vozinha with his goalkeeper’s jersey at a press conference at Estadio Monumental in Santiago, Chile on Aug 4.

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