FIFA studying impact of expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 edition
FIFA’s World Cup 2026 expansion was their first since 1998, but the 2030 edition could rise to 64 teams.
Chelsea fined $13.5m for FA breaches, avoid Premier League points deduction
Chelsea rule breaches that led to action were self-reported following takeover by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
Why is UEFA threatening FIFA boycott? Infantino’s World Cup plan explained
Al Jazeera looks at the growing global opposition to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s private investment plan.
Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani peak
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja among those reported missing after avalanche hit Broad Peak, Pakistan alpine club says.
Italy World Cup winner and AC Milan legend Franco Baresi dies aged 66
Franco Baresi, who won the World Cup with Italy and was regarded as one of football’s finest defenders, dies aged 66.
AFC ‘stands in solidarity’ with UEFA and CONCACAF over FIFA World Cup plans
FIFA face global mutiny as Asian Football Confederation stand with Europe and North America after their boycott threats.
Infantino’s senior adviser resigns over ‘bad’ FIFA World Cup plan
Pressure is growing on FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino following proposals for private investment in World Cups.
FIFA defiant over World Cup investment plan: ‘nobody is selling football’
European football’s governing body has voted to boycott FIFA if World Cup plans pursued, but global body undeterred.
Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani peak
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja among those reported missing after avalanche hit Broad Peak, Pakistan alpine club says.
![A file photo of Nirmal Purja, one of the team member of the all-Nepalese mountaineering team that became the first to scale Mount K2 in winter, gestures as the team arrives at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan. 26, 2021. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AP26212068769209-1785472083.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
