MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged to ...

When Uruguay won the right to host the inaugural World Cup — partly based around the fact they were celebrating their ...

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Staying with sports, a surprise proposal from South America would add a bunch more teams to soccer’s biggest tournament, the World Cup.The last men’s World Cup had 32 teams.This would bring 64 teams ...

Neymar was ruled out by Brazil on Friday for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina this month. Neymar, ...

FIFA is reportedly considering the idea of a one-off, 64-team World Cup in 2030 to commemorate the centenary of the ...

Manchester United host Real Sociedad on Thursday, March 13, at Old Trafford. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. GMT local time in the ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged ...

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has selected a preliminary list of 33 players led by Lionel Messi for South American qualifying matches against Uruguay and Brazil. One of the bright ...

Soccer’s governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport’s marquee event, it said on ...