More than a month after Iran raised the possibility of withdrawing from the World Cup over concerns about the team's security, the president of soccer's global governing body said Thursday that Iran will participate as scheduled. Subscribe to read this ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June — and HuffPost will be live-blogging every twist, turn and controversy from the buildup through the final of what’s widely shaping up to be the most political soccer tournament of all time.

FIFA vice president and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani has made his thoughts on the instability surrounding the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps crystal clear, calling on local politicians to

By Julien Pretot VANCOUVER, April 29 (Reuters) - FIFA will increase payments to teams taking part in the 2026 World Cup to almost $900 million, world soccer's governing body said on Tuesday, citing the commercial success of its expanded flagship men's tournament.

FIFA is paying out more than $100 million in extra cash to World Cup teams to help cover higher-than-expected costs of being in North America. FIFA’s ruling council agreed Tuesday to increase the basic payments to each federation by $2 million to a minimum of $12.

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A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department confirmed Wednesday.