Speculation of a dramatic change in the World Cup lineup has provoked a global backlash.

Financial Times reported on Thursday that a controversial proposal had been raised involving the 2026 World Cup. Paolo ...

Several top Italian officials have rejected a suggestion from U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli that Italy replace Iran at ...

Italian officials expressed no interest in a substitution that would give Italy’s national team a charitable berth after ...

ROME (AP) — Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World ...

The FIFA World Cup 2026 sign inside Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 13, 2026. Reporter The U.S. is at war with ...

Italy officials slam suggestion that national football team should replace Iran at World Cup; fans also underwhelmed.

Qualifying for the World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, is borderline sacred. A suggestion from a Trump envoy ...

A Trump special envoy reportedly suggested FIFA place Italy in Iran's spot at the 2026 World Cup amid the ongoing conflict in ...

The Trump administration is pushing FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the World Cup. But how feasible is it to do that this ...

More on Iran's status at the World Cup amidst questions about a potential boycott, and one U.S. official's creative idea to ...

Paolo Zampolli, special envoy for global partnerships within the Trump administration, has personally asked both President ...