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For the first time at a World Cup, FSE said, there will be no consistent prices across all group-stage games, with FIFA instead introducing variable pricing based on opaque notions such as the "attractiveness" of a fixture.

More than Rs 3,77, 500 for a FIFA World Cup ticket: Supporters cry foul at ‘monumental betrayal’

December 11, 2025 23:43 IST

Fans group Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called the pricing strategy 'extortionate' and called on FIFA to stop ticket sales immediately. They called it “a monumental betrayal of the tradition of the World Cup, ignoring the contribution of supporters to the spectacle it is”.

Shah Rukh Khan confirms appearance in Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on December 13 for Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour

December 11, 2025 21:10 IST

"This time round not planning my Knight in Kolkata…. and hoping the day Ride is completely ‘Messi’. See you guys on the 13th at the Salt Lake Stadium," Shah Rukh posted on X.

What has got Paul Pogba invested besides football? Camel racing

December 10, 2025 19:57 IST

Last month, after more than two years in footballing wilderness, Pogba returned to the pitch for Monaco.

Most of the other Liverpool players including the talismanic Salah have struggled for consistency. (PHOTO: AP)

‘Means a lot to me’: Arne Slot happy with Liverpool fans chanting his name amid Mo Salah feud

December 10, 2025 18:36 IST

In their last 15 games since the start of October, Liverpool have experienced eight defeats and two draws while winning the remaining five games across all competitions. The slump in form led to Slot benching Salah, which the forward did not take too kindly to.

The mutual betrayal: Mohamed Salah vs Arne Slot, who is to be blamed in Liverpool’s ugly feud?

December 10, 2025 19:00 IST

Salah, whose game has declined this season, feels let down; as does his manager Slot, who doesn't have the tact of Klopp

Watch: ‘Need to reverse that a little bit’ : Steven Gerrard reacts to Mohamed Salah’s comments after Liverpool’s 3-3 Premier League draw against Leeds United

December 10, 2025 15:59 IST

Steven Gerrard said that he respected Mohamed Salah being unhappy over not featuring in matches for the side

Watch: Jamie Carragher apologises to Mohamed Salah for his ‘disgrace’ comment during Liverpool’s Champions League clash against Inter Milan

December 10, 2025 15:39 IST

Jamie Carragher had called Mohamed Salah’s comments after the Premier League match ‘a disgrace.’ He had added that it wasn’t an emotional outburst from the 33-year-old.

Mo Salah (L) sensationally claimed that his relationship with Liverpool manager Arne Slot has now broken down. (Reuters)

‘Mo Salah’s interview was a disgrace’: Jamie Carragher slams Liverpool star over explosive rant in mixed zone

December 10, 2025 13:36 IST

Carragher reminded Salah and his agent that before joining Liverpool, the footballer was "known as someone who failed at Chelsea". The football pundit also took a potshot at Salah saying that he had never won anything with his national Egyptian team

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi speaks after receiving the MLS MVP Award Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo)

Lionel Messi wins MVP of 2025 for MLS season: 35 goals, 28 assists in Inter Miami’s maiden MLS triumph

December 10, 2025 10:21 IST

Messi had joined Inter Miami in July 2023, midway through the season, when the team was in the last place of the domestic league. In 2024, he played from January to December, winning the MVP. 2025 has been a great year for Messi and his team, as they won the MLS Cup.

Mohamed Salah left out of Liverpool’s squad to face Inter Milan in Champions League

December 8, 2025 23:04 IST

A BBC report stated that the decision to omit Mohamed Salah from the traveling squad was made with the complete backing of manager Arne Slot

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, centre, warms up before the English Premier League match against Sunderland. (PHOTO: AP)

‘Salah is destroying his legacy at Liverpool’: Wayne Rooney urges Liverpool boss Arne Slot to show his authority to Egyptian

December 8, 2025 15:24 IST

Mo Salah signed for Liverpool from Roma in 2017

FIFA World Cup 2026: An aerial view of the renovation work at the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, perched 2,200m above sea level. (Reuters)

What the FIFA World Cup draw does not reveal at first glanceSubscriber Only

December 8, 2025 08:11 IST

FIFA World Cup 2026: Most teams will have to deal with drastic changes in weather and altitude while some will have to travel nearly 5,000 kilometres during the tournament co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico

The win helped Manolo Marquez's team to become the first side to defend the Super Cup title and win it for a record-extending third time. (AIFF Photo)

FC Goa win Super Cup, book spot in AFC Champions League 2

December 8, 2025 00:17 IST

In a riveting contest at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, the Gaurs emerged 6-5 victors in the shootout to clinch their second successive title in the tournament played among the top teams from Indian Super League and I-League.

FILE | Manager Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi. (PHOTO: Reuters)

Lionel Messi considers Pep Guardiola the best manager

December 7, 2025 21:14 IST

After leaving Barcelona after a highly successful stint in which they won 14 major titles between 2008 and 2012 with Messi being one of the main pillars of the side, Guardiola went to Bayern Munich and is now guiding Manchester City.

England leaning on Artificial Intelligence for vital edge at 2026 FIFA World Cup

December 7, 2025 15:57 IST

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in almost every facet of human endeavour and the Three Lions are banking on it to turn from contenders to winners

Himani Rawat (L in second pic), Shrusti Singh and Aaradhya Doifode (goalkeeper) will train with Lionel Messi as part of Project Mahadeva Football later this month. (Reuters/Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)

Project Mahadeva: 30 Boys, 30 Girls & a common dream to meet Lionel Messi

December 7, 2025 14:14 IST

Significantly, 60 athletes identified throgh Project Mahadeva will also get a chance to train directly under global icon Lionel Messi, when he visits India later this month, at the GOAT Football Clinic

What did Mohamed Salah say in explosive rant about his situation at Liverpool? ‘Thrown under the bus’, ‘Not acceptable for me’

December 7, 2025 10:03 IST

Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah vented his frustrations out after sitting on the bench for the full match against Leeds that ended in a 3-3 draw, said his relationship with manager Arne Slot has broken down.

Aston Villa stun Arsenal with Emiliano Buendia’s last-gasp winner

December 7, 2025 00:22 IST

It looked as though Leandro Trossard's equaliser would extend Arsenal's run without a defeat to 19 games in all competitions but a scintillating duel was decided in dramatic fashion when Buendia fired home after a late scramble.

Ferdinand expressed disappointment over England’s draw for the quadrennial event, admitting that games against teams like Croatia and Ghana won’t be easy for The Three Lions.

‘I’ve never been this nervous for anything’ : Rio Ferdinand reacts after the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw

December 6, 2025 14:42 IST

Rio Ferdinand was the conductor at the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw, which saw some interesting developments, including U.S. President Donald Trump winning the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize.

Fifa World Cup 2026 draw: Easy group for Argentina, ceremony overshadowed by peace prize for Trump from gleeing friend Infantino

December 7, 2025 00:41 IST

World Cup 2026 Draw: Donald Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA peace prize and gave a surprisingly short speech, in an American interlude, while all attention was on Argentina who were placed with Algeria, Austria and Jordan in the same group

Since the adoption of the Supreme Court mandated Constitution, the AIFF has struggled to find bidders for the ISL

All ISL clubs except East Bengal raise alarm over situation approaching ‘commercial impossibility’, AIFF refers letter to ‘relevant authorities’

December 5, 2025 20:37 IST

The communication comes three days before Marketing Rights Agreement (MRA) between the AIFF and its commercial partner Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) for the organisation of the stricken Indian Super League (ISL) ends.

(Left to right) FIFA President Gianni Infantino, US President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney smile during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Pool Photo via AP)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Highlights: Argentina start title defence vs Algeria, England vs Croatia and Spain vs Uruguay big clashes after draw

December 6, 2025 01:43 IST

FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw Today Highlights: 48 teams have found out their fate as they now know which opponents they'll be getting in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group stage.

Coach Thomas Tuchel says he’ll consider leaving England subs in locker room in case of rising temperature during World Cup

December 5, 2025 18:46 IST

The next FIFA World Cup which is scheduled for 2026, returns to the same country i.e. the USA with the conditions expected to remain the same as during the Club World Cup in June-July this year.

The UEFA Playoff tree is shown on a screen next to Manolo Zubiria, Chief Tournament Officer for the FIFA World Cup 2026, left, and host Melanie Winiger during the FIFA World Cup 2026 playoff draw in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)

FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw Live Streaming: 48 teams to find out their fate tonight

December 5, 2025 19:09 IST

FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw Date, Time, Live Streaming: The 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each. The top four teams as per FIFA ranking — Spain, Argentina, France and England — will be drawn in a way that, should they win their groups, they would not face each other before the semifinals

Alexander-Arnold, who joined Real in the close season, is expected to miss up to 13 matches, including the rest of the Champions League opening stage and a string of domestic games. (AP Photo)

Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold out for two months with new muscle injury

December 5, 2025 00:51 IST

The Englishman had an MRI scan on Thursday, which confirmed the severity of the injury and deepened Real's concerns after he was forced out of Wednesday's 3-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Bilbao.