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A tournament that crossed borders: crunching the numbers on the diaspora World Cup
[ad_1] “Nationality says where you come from. And I actually come from four countries: France, Algeria, Nigeria and Great Britain. I consider myself very lucky to possess these four parts,...
The quirky side of World Cup 2026 – in pictures
[ad_1] As we say goodbye and adios to World Cup 2026, we round up some of the stranger photographs taken during the tournament, featuring animals, cake … and a dancing...
Could the World Cup be back in the US as soon as 2038? Absolutely
[ad_1] As is often the case, it has been left to Donald Trump to say the quiet bit out loud. “We have to do this again and we have to...
In the US, the 2026 World Cup’s legacy will be an invitation to do it all again | Leander Schaerlaeckens
[ad_1] You do not, under any circumstance, have to hand it to Fifa.You do, however, have to acknowledge that the 2026 World Cup was successful in all of the ways...
Football, golf … behold the future of world sport: Donald Trump as referee-in-chief | Marina Hyde
[ad_1] For so many of us around the world, the final scenes of the World Cup were a chance to switch off the TV with an eye-roll and observe mildly:...
Gaza celebrates World Cup victory of Spanish team they took into their hearts
[ad_1] The Spanish football team’s World Cup win has been celebrated in the streets of Gaza, where Spain’s support for Palestinian rights and Israel’s backing for the Argentinian team turned...
Argentina players face bans as Fifa opens investigation into World Cup final brawls
[ad_1] Fifa has opened an investigation into the violent scenes that followed Spain’s World Cup final win on Sunday, with several Argentina players facing bans.Nahuel Molina appeared to strike Spain’s...
Nearly two million people join Spain’s World Cup celebrations in Madrid
[ad_1] Almost two million Spaniards, many still bleary-eyed and feeling a little delicate after the country’s historic World Cup victory against Argentina, descended on central Madrid on Monday night to...
A big red speaker, Louis Vuitton trophy trunks and a tattoo bet – how Spain celebrated World Cup win
[ad_1] On the night that Spain won their first World Cup in 2010, Rodrigo Hernández was on camp somewhere lost in the woods of Connecticut. He had been canoeing when...
After this World Cup, here’s what I feel: a kind of messy hope | Jonathan Liew
[ad_1] It’s the World Cup final, so you pick a side. And don’t worry if you happen to be part of the 98.9% of the human race that is neither...