World Cup news

There were reports that Nasser Al-Khater, president of the Qatar World Cup organising committee, had said that those with LGBT flags would go to jail. However, that is false. It went viral thanks to a Twitter account which was trying to sarcastically defend Qatar. The account has been suspended and it began after two Indian politicians mocked Prophet Muhammad.

'El Confidencial's head of investigative news, Jose Maria Olmo, said in an interview with 'El Partidazo de COPE' some of the content of the leaks the newspaper is preparing to release in the podcast called 'Pundonor Rubiales." Whatsapp messages between Spanish FA head Luis Rubiales and Madrid player Sergio Ramos in which the defender asked for help to win the Ballon d'Or.

Brazil's head coach Tite said during an interview on a podcast with 'Sexta Estrela', that he told Vinicius that he reminded him of Neymar in 2014, because of his development on the wing. Now, PSG's star has moved more centrally in attack, although the Real Madrid man tends to hug the touchline.

Qatar warned the general public Sunday against the use of unauthorised vehicle license plates with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 logo, after it auctioned off dozens of number plates for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Despite playing a big part in Argentina's qualifying campaign, Angel Di Maria is not taking a place in their World Cup squad for granted.

These are some of the best goals Lionel Messi has scored for the Argentinian national team.

Lionel Messi showed a different side to his game at PSG last season and, now 35, his defining moment in football may yet be still to come.

World Cup winner Mario Goetze has been tipped for a Germany recall by former national team coach Joachim Loew after returning to the Bundesliga by signing for Champions League side Eintracht Frankfurt.

'Mundo Deportivo' are reporting that Jules Kounde believes that signing for Barcelona will give him the best possible chance at securing a spot in the French squad for the Qatar World Cup. His transfer to Barca is dependent on their financial injections.

Upon his 50th birthday, Zinedine Zidane revealed his 1998 Ballon d'Or is one of the few trophies he kept from his playing career.

Germany have a plethora of attacking midfield options but Joachim Low believes Mario Gotze is good enough for a Die Mannschaft return.

Zinedine Zidane has made his next step as a coach clear. The former Real Madrid manager hopes to be in the French national team's dugout.

The Qatar World Cup's chief organiser announced "record-breaking" demand on Wednesday with 1.2 million tickets sold, but admitted it was hard to stop businesses taking advantage by raising prices.

Pablo Zabaleta, former Manchester City and Argentina player, is excited about the possibility that Lionel Messi could lift the World Cup for the first time in his career.