Soccer

4/9/2026 |  Iranian American soccer fans are torn between pride and protest as the World Cup nears (Associated Press (AP)) STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles.
That changed when Ershad, a New York graduate student who grew up in Tehran, saw how many of the players he had adored since childhood failed to speak out following its theocratic leadership’s deadly crackdown on protesters in January.

4/9/2026 |  2026 FIFA World Cup Ultimate Fanbase! England, Spain, Croatia Next Up in Our Poll (Fox Sports) The world's best sporting event – the 2026 FIFA World Cup — is coming this summer, and it's going to be bigger and better than ever. 
But which fans of the 48 teams will be the loudest? The most fun and the most passionate? Vote in our 2026 FIFA World Cup Ultimate Fanbase, sponsored by Lay's!

4/9/2026 |  Premier League fighting piracy on a new front: AI copyright laws (Insider Sport) The top-flight English football league has raised concerns to the UK government around proposals to reform copyright laws to accommodate AI companies and their usage of intellectual property (IP). 
The Premier League is challenging the UK government’s new proposals around AI copyright laws. 

4/9/2026 |  Former Liverpool CEO tells FIFA to ‘sort out’ ticket prices By Newsdesk - (Insider Sport) Having supported FIFA through past crises, Moore says today’s ticketing approach feels detached from the values that once united the World Cup.
Former Liverpool CEO Peter Moore has said FIFA’s current ticketing strategy for the 2026 World Cup “breaks his heart”, going so far as to say the strategy is “completely detached from the very soul of football”.

4/9/2026 |  Sky seeks sponsors for iconic Soccer Saturday show (Insider Sport) A pillar of Sky’s football coverage, Soccer Saturday now sits at the forefront of a push to maximise the value of the broadcaster’s portfolio.
Sky Media has put its Soccer Saturday property on the market for sponsors for the first time in more than three decades.