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  • Fans are facing high ticket prices to watch next year's World Cup games.
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    Why soccer fans are ‘astonished’ by the ‘extortionate’ ticket prices for next year’s World Cup
  • SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 28: FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed at Lumen Field on July 28, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner - FIFA/ FIFA via Getty Images)
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    How a World Cup match scheduled in Seattle has caused outrage in Egypt and Iran
  • Liverpool and Mohamed Salah have clashed heads in recent days.
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    How one extraordinary interview caused Liverpool great Mohamed Salah to fall out with the club
  • Sep 9, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA;  US Men's National Team forward Christian Pulisic (10) controls the ball during the first half against Japan at Lower.com Field. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images
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    2026 World Cup schedule: See where, when and who your team plays
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: The FIFA World Cup Trophy is seen on stage at the Kennedy Center ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw on December 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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  • The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed during the FIFA World Cup 2026 playoff draw in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)
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  • US President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Fifa President Gianni Infantino.
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    What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why did Donald Trump win?
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw branding at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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  • TOPSHOT - A man waves a jersey with a picture of Diego Maradona as fans wait to enter the Government House to pay tribute to late football legend Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires, on November 26, 2020. - Diego Maradona's coffin arrived at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires for a period of lying in state, TV reports showed, following the death of the Argentine football legend aged 60 on November 25. Hundreds of people were already lining up to pay their respects to Maradona, who died while recovering from a brain operation, the images from sports channels TyC and ESPN showed. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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    ‘What do we do the day Diego Maradona dies?’: An homage to ‘El Pelusa’ on the anniversary of his death
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    Why women’s soccer is so important to queer people
  • Cristiano Ronaldo of team Al-Nassr FC scores their fourth goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej at Al Awwal Park on Sunday.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo rolls back the years with outrageous bicycle kick
  • Curacao's Roshon Van Eijma, in the air, fights for the ball with Jamaica's Gregory Leigh, right, and Jonathan Russell during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match in Kingston, Jamaica, on November 18, 2025.
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    Curaçao makes history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup

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  • <p>The Afghan women’s soccer team hasn’t been able to play since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Now, FIFA has announced the Afghan women’s refugee squad in an unprecedented step. CNN’s Amanda Davies met with several of the exiled players in the UK and learned about their years-long fight for recognition, and why football remains such a lifeline for them.</p>
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  • Team Hong Kong fans cheer from the stands after the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier third round Group C match between Hong Kong and India at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on June 10, 2025.
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    International soccer’s 148th-best team is pulling crowds of nearly 50,000 people
  • ‘I’m not afraid to show who I am’: Alex Iwobi on how family and faith forged the Super Eagles star of today
  • Lionel Messi aims to play 2026 FIFA World Cup, if 100% healthy
  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah reacts during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday October 19, 2025.
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    Tactics, tragedy, and another terrible defeat: What has gone wrong for Premier League champion Liverpool?
  • New York Giants QB Russell Wilson labels former coach Sean Payton ‘classless’ after post-game comments
  • What we know about Israeli soccer fans being banned from attending Maccabi Tel Aviv’s match against Aston Villa
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  • The Mjallby AIF squad celebrates after winning the Swedish title.
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    How a tiny Swedish team achieved one of the biggest ever shocks in European soccer
  • Smoke from flares thrown by fans fills the pitch before the soccer derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was called off Sunday.
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    Tel Aviv soccer derby canceled by police due to ‘violent riots’
  • Ange Postecoglou failed to win any of his eight games in charge of Nottingham Forest.
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    Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou fired after just 39 days at Premier League club
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street, following a cabinet meeting, in London, Britain, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Corey Rudy
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    UK authorities seek to reverse decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Villa game
  • Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates 1-1 during the World Cup Qualifier match between Portugal v Hungary at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon Portugal on October 14, 2025.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo sets new scoring record after netting twice for Portugal

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