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Former 1994 World Cup architect believes football will overtake NFL in America

Thirty-two years after overseeing the hugely successful 1994 World Cup - the tournament that forced America to take football seriously - Alan Rothenberg believes soccer is firmly on track to replace the NFL as the most popular sport in the United States.

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Kenya boss Benni McCarthy speaks out on vacant role at PSL giants Kaizer Chiefs

Kenya national team head coach Benni McCarthy has discussed the vacant role at South African club Kaizer Chiefs following the decision to fire the entire technical bench at the end of the 2025-26 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season.

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Attorneys general of New York and New Jersey to subpoena FIFA over ticketing practices

The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey ⁠on Wednesday said they had issued a subpoena to FIFA over the soccer governing body's ticketing ‌practices after media reports raised concerns about fans' seat locations for ‌the upcoming World Cup.

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Phil Neville sacked as Portland Timbers manager after poor start to campaign

Former England and Manchester United star Phil Neville has left his role as coach of the Portland Timbers by mutual consent after a poor start to the season, the Major League Soccer club announced Monday.

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Socceroos call eight up to training squad after McGree ruled out

Australia playmaker Riley McGree has been ruled out of the World ⁠Cup in a blow for the Socceroos following a hamstring injury playing for English club Middlesbrough ‌over the weekend.

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Messi leaves match with injury scare ahead of World Cup

Lionel Messi was at the center of an injury scare just weeks before the start of the World Cup on Sunday after abruptly exiting Inter Miami's Major League Soccer clash against the Philadelphia Union.

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Auckland hoping to join tiny list of clubs to win a league in another country

Auckland FC will bid to become the first New Zealand team to win an A-League championship and ⁠join a rare club of cross-border winners in world soccer by beating Australian heavyweights Sydney FC in the Grand Final on Saturday.

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UEFA hands lifetime ban to Czech women's coach who secretly filmed his female players

UEFA has issued a lifetime ban to Petr ⁠Vlachovsky, a Czech women's soccer coach who secretly filmed his players, the governing ‌body announced on Tuesday.

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Socceroos youngster Matthews ruled out of World Cup with injury

Australia defender Hayden Matthews has ⁠pulled out of the Socceroos' pre-World Cup camp in Florida ‌with injury, opening the door for ‌uncapped 18-year-old centre back Dylan ‌Leonard to join the training ‌squad.

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Football Australia rejects Western United's A-League return

Melbourne soccer club Western United are set ⁠for another year on the A-League sidelines after a Football Australia ‌committee declined to grant them a license for ‌the 2026/27 season.