January 16 State Department lists major sporting events in addition to World Cup, Olympics exempt from Trump's visa ban The Trump administration listed major sporting events that will be exempt from a visa ban affecting 39 countries, allowing athletes to travel to the U.S. to compete.
January 15 FIFA Receives Record 500 million Tickets Requests For 2026 World Cup FIFA says it received more than 500 million ticket requests for the 2026 World Cup during its month-long Random Selection Draw application window.
January 14 'Frustrated' World Cup Winner Paul Pogba Suffers Injury Setback at Monaco Monaco's CEO has admitted his frustrations over Paul Pogba's injury setbacks since the 2018 World Cup winner signed for the Ligue 1 club in June last year.
January 14 Crystal Palace Defender Chris Richards Voted U.S. Soccer Male Player of Year Chris Richards has been voted the U.S. Soccer Federation Male Player of the Year for 2025.
January 14 England's Conor Gallagher to Tottenham: Will It Help 2026 World Cup Chances? Tottenham Hotspur has announced the signing of Atletico Madrid and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, with the former Chelsea man signing a long-term contract with the club.
January 14 USA Star Sam Coffey Joins Manchester City for Reported $800,000 Fee USWNT midfielder Sam Coffey completed a $800k Manchester City transfer from Portland Thorns on a 3.5-year contract.
January 13 Liverpool Legends Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane Will Reunite In AFCON Semis While Arne Slot seems to think that Liverpool's starting line-up is stronger without Mohamed Salah, the winger has been conspicuous by his absence in recent weeks, with the Reds struggling to score goals without their talisman.
January 13 Barcelona Reportedly Unwilling To Pay $35 Million To Retain Marcus Rashford Barcelona want to extend Marcus Rashford's stay at Camp Nou but are unwilling to use the £26 million (€30m) buy option in his loan deal due to the club's ongoing financial difficulties.
January 13 New Real Madrid Manager Says He Won't Copy Jose Mourinho: 'I Would Fail Spectacularly' Real Madrid's new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has played down the prospect of replicating the managerial style of his former boss Jose Mourinho.
January 13 Pochettino to Manchester? USA Boss On Shortlist For United's Manager Vacancy Manchester United have come up with a four-man shortlist of potential candidates to replace Ruben Amorim as the club's next permanent head coach.