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Sara Gironi Carnevale

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad 18 June 2026
Olga Aleksandrova

2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

From 3D players to data-transmitting balls, the sport's biggest tournament is awash with technology to help with everything from offside decisions to viewer angles, but does this come at a cost?

Marco Mossad 11 June 2026
Gregori Saavedra

The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics

From Hitler and Mussolini to South American dictators, world leaders have long seen in football's biggest tournament an opportunity to further an agenda

Mohamed Qutob 11 June 2026
Eduardo Ramon and Diana Estefania Rubio

World Cup 2026: biggest and most inclusive to date

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the most significant transformation in the tournament's nearly century-long history. For the first time, football's biggest event will be jointly hosted by three…

Al Majalla - London 10 June 2026

US-Iran tensions in the backdrop of the World Cup

Fares Garabet 10 June 2026
Spain's Barcelona and Mexico's America players show a sign reading "#Se acabo, 。No estas sola!" (It's over, you're not alone) in support of Spain's midfielder Jenni Hermoso before the start of a friendly women's football match. AFP

How an unsolicited kiss at the Women's World Cup gave Spain its "Me Too" moment

A protest movement under the hashtag 'Se Acaba' or 'Enough' has swept Spain after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation forcibly kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth.

Bryn Haworth 30 August 2023
England's forward #18 Chloe Kelly celebrates their victory after a penalty shoot-out during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup round of 16 football match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane. AFP

How women's football is becoming an arena for culture wars over feminism

Women in England and Spain are celebrating themselves through displays of feminism that have been applauded by some and criticised by others

Bryn Haworth 20 August 2023
FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired. Martha Kochanek

From childhood hero to friend: My journey with Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi

FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired.

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 15 August 2023
Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. He was 82. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the…

AP 29 December 2022
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview, Doha, Qatar - November 18, 2022 The FIFA World Cup logo on the Corniche Promenade is pictured ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

FIFA To Re-think 2026 Format As They Face Spoiling Winning Recipe

Having just delivered the most exciting group stage ever seen at a World Cup, with a tried and tested format that keeps hundreds of millions of fans enthralled, FIFA now faces the prospect of ripping…

14 December 2022
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