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Andy Burnham has been accused of "bunking off for a jolly" after it was revealed he would be taking a holiday a little over two weeks into his term.

The English FA is to withdraw its support for the re-election of Fifa boss Gianni Infantino.

UEFA have voted to boycott the World Cup and ALL FIFA COMPETITIONS after holding a meeting in response to plans that have emerged from FIFA president Gianni Infantino that would see private investment in the federation’s competitions.

FIFA have launched disciplinary action against Argentina over their Falklands World Cup banner, while two players have also been accused of “assault” in the World Cup final.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino reportedly plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, including Joshua Kushner, according to The Times. If the deal were to go through, Infantino would reportedly stand to gain tens of millions of dollars, per The Times.

Gianni Infantino has accused World Cup critics of “spreading hate and false rumours” in a lengthy open letter attempting to justify FIFA’s handling of the event.

Argentina coach Roberto Ayala has apologised for punching Spain star Dani Olmo in the chaotic scenes after the World Cup final, explaining he reacted to ‘something he said’ after the final whistle.

Fifa will announce record $15bn (£11.2bn) revenues from this summer’s World Cup, significantly exceeding the targets set before the tournament.

Fifa will assess whether Argentina players broke rules after displaying a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands following their World Cup semi-final win over England.

Jude Bellingham was caught slapping Argentina midfielder Valentin Barco on the head in the immediate aftermath of England’s World Cup semi-final defeat.

Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after he was axed from the World Cup following his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a teenager in the UK.

Nato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump for fear of irritating the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.

The US president leapt to the defence of his country’s star striker on Monday as he insisted the red card shown for his challenge on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic “wasn’t a foul.”

Donald Trump’s intervention to have the USA’s star striker’s ban overturned has sparked a massive World Cup crisis - and the host nation was dumped out anyway in a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Belgium

Belgium hammered USA 4-1 in Seattle on Monday and their players trolled Donald Trump with his signature dance moves after Romelu Lukaku completed the scoring.

Fifa will allow Folarin Balogun, the star striker of the US men’s national team, to play its knockout World Cup match against Belgium on Monday after a complaint from Donald Trump to football’s governing body.

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will not be able to play in Ghana’s World Cup opener after being denied entry to Canada for the game. The Black Stars are due to face Panama at Toronto’s BMO Field on Wednesday night, but will have to do so without Partey.

World Cup fans were frustrated after the second match of the tournament was played with a significant number of empty seats in the stands.

Just days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, cybersecurity experts are raising the alarm over a massive, highly sophisticated surge in digital fraud targeting soccer fans worldwide, offering them fake tickets