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Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.

An expanded Club World Cup marked by empty seats, slashed ticket prices, searing heat, weather-delayed matches and a criticized field surface ended in a surprise victory by Chelsea, the fourth-place team in the Premier League.

FIFA says it has reached an agreement with players' representatives to prioritize player welfare.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač has criticized the MetLife Stadium field and extreme heat during the Club World Cup.

France's union of professional soccer players has launched a scathing attack on the Club World Cup, saying it is “urgent to stop this massacre” amid ongoing concerns about extreme player workloads.

Tobin Heath might know something about what makes soccer resonate within the U.S. Her resume, in part: She won NCAA titles in college at North Carolina, then went on to win two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. women’s national team and two World Cup titles as well, all coming after she was inspired by the 1999 Women’s World Cup.

The Club World Cup is moving on to knockout rounds that could soon resemble a Champions League clone.

Greenland is covered in ice and snow, and its locals retreat indoors for most of the year.

FIFA says it opened a disciplinary case at the Club World Cup after Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger claimed he was racially abused by Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral.

The opening week for the monthlong Club World Cup has seen some wildly fluctuating attendances across the United States.

As the FIFA Club World Cup plays out at Hard Rock Stadium, hundreds of local students were given a reason to cheer — and kick — a little closer to home.

There are underdogs in every sport — especially in soccer — and Inter Miami will be one of them in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup.

After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami, and soccer may never be the same.

If slashed ticket prices, closed stadium sections and moved seats are any indication, fans aren’t exactly clamoring to attend the Club World Cup.

Referees at the Club World Cup will wear eye-level cameras to finally allow fans to see exactly what the officials are looking at during a soccer match.

FIFA’s Club World cup kicks off Saturday in Miami Gardens.

A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no announcement on general ticket sales, prices for most seats, location of a draw and security arrangements as FIFA mostly avoids disclosing details of an event set for 16 stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Club World Cup.

FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid.

U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.

A group of international lawyers has filed a formal complaint to FIFA claiming the soccer body is failing to uphold its human rights policy with 2034 World Cup host Saudi Arabia.

The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

The United States is getting ready to host the Club World Cup.

The United States and the United Kingdom look set to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women’s World Cups.

As the United States prepares to welcome the world for FIFA’s Club World Cup this June, golf’s Ryder Cup in September, the World Cup next year and the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the question becomes: Will the world want to come.

The winner of FIFA’s first 32-team Club World Cup in the United States could earn $125 million as details of a $1 billion prize money fund were finally published.

Despite the growing attention on women’s soccer globally, the vast majority of players and teams still struggle for resources and investment.

A staffer at FIFA has reportedly been arrested in Miami on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip from Zurich last year.

A fan fest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup.

Top soccer players have had enough.

Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports.

The group behind a breakaway European soccer competition to rival the Champions League has resurfaced.

Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior has finally got his hands on a big global player award.

FIFA has apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory.

Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, with Palmeiras and Porto also part of that group for the tournament that will take place in the U.S. next year.

Soccer’s biggest ever global club tournament comes to the United States next year and the 32-team group stage is drawn Thursday.

Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month.

The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America.

The violence against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam has some Israelis worried if it’s safe for their sports teams and fans to travel to games abroad.

Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco.

In two months' time FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup.

The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced evolution following last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Lassana Diarra case.

The European Union’s top court says some FIFA rules on player transfers are contrary to EU legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement.

Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final.

Soccer fans arriving in North America for the 2026 World Cup have been promised help with their cell phone coverage.

Saudi Arabia has detailed a massive stadium building project to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer.

Canada has lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament.

The head of Argentina’s soccer federation says the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco “makes no sense,” and Argentina’s coach called the scene “a scandal.”.

Argentina is confirmed as the world’s No. 1 team in the FIFA men’s rankings.

Lionel Messi is facing calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina players after they won the Copa America on Sunday.

The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win.

It’s actually not July 26, the day of the Opening Ceremony down the Seine River.

World Cup and Champions League winners have been learning about the soccer industry at FIFA this week alongside club founders and front-office leaders.

Soccer’s international governing body is introducing new measures designed to further support the well-being of players and coaches during pregnancy and after the birth of their children.

FIFA has been urged by international lawyers to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men’s 2034 World Cup.

FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense.

FIFA has finally set a date for the first Women’s Club World Cup tournament.

FIFA has moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the policy that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries.

Brazil’s bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup has been ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA.

The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart have dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Leaders of top European soccer leagues say have no plans to take games to the United States.

The Supreme Court is allowing a soccer promoter’s antitrust lawsuit to go forward against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy of not permitting a country to host league matches involving teams from other countries.

Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month.

The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial.

FIFA says it gave president Gianni Infantino a 33% raise in his base salary after he was re-elected last year.

Saudi Arabia has launched its formal bid campaign to host the 2034 World Cup, in a race that basically became a formality last October when the oil-rich kingdom was the only candidate to enter the contest.

The enduring image of the 2022 World Cup was Lionel Messi holding aloft soccer’s biggest prize in Qatar's spectacular Lusail Stadium.

Officials in Boston acknowledged getting seven matches for the 2026 World Cup was more than they expected and offers a much-needed shot in the arm to the city's economy.

SoFi Stadium will begin work Monday on renovations to increase the size of its playing field area in preparation for hosting eight matches during the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA announced on Sunday that the game for third place in the 2026 World Cup will be at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami-Dade County.

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.

Lionel Messi has landed another prestigious award in soccer but the Argentina star needed a tiebreaker with Erling Haaland to win FIFA’s best men’s player prize on Monday.

MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final.

When the Olympic movement and international soccer lived through very public corruption crises, both agreed to limit the terms of their presidents in an effort to protect them in the future.

Women’s World Cup winner Spain has risen atop the FIFA rankings after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League.

A report prepared by FIFA and the global players' association says players at the Women’s World Cup were 29% more likely to receive online abuse than those at the men’s tournament in 2022.

The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup projecting $3 billion in revenue, competing against a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan.

The latest international break is proving costly for European clubs like Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation has been ruled unfit to work in the sport in Spain for three years after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final.

One year after Qatar hosted the men’s World Cup, the gas-rich emirate and soccer body FIFA have been urged by human rights group Amnesty International to do more for migrant workers.

The near certainty that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 men’s World Cup unites two of the most influential men in world sports.

Saudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer federation declined to enter the bidding contest.

The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and a reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips is banned for three years by the sport’s global governing body.

Indonesian soccer federation leader Erick Thohir says it now supports Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup.

Soccer officials in Australia and Indonesia have floated the idea of teaming up in a bid to rival Saudi Arabia for the hosting rights to the men’s World Cup in 2034.

Saudi Arabia has formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the oil-rich kingdom to win.

If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look similar to what FIFA has unveiled for the 2030 and 2034 men’s soccer tournaments.

A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America.

FIFA has approved the possible reintegration of Russian youth teams into its competitions and eased a total ban on the country in international soccer amid the war in Ukraine.