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2026 World Cup Will Have Four-Team Groups and 24 More Games

FIFA is preparing to approve a change that will set the format for the largest and longest championship in soccer history.

By Tariq Panja

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Portrait of an Artist, Still Just a Young Man

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has become a star in nine months at Napoli. With his transcendent talent, things may only get better.

By Rory Smith

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Investigators Clear Former U.S. Soccer Coach in 1992 Incident

An inquiry found no reason U.S. Soccer could not rehire Gregg Berhalter as coach of the men’s national team. But investigators criticized the parents of a player for their part in the controversy.

By Juliet Macur

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Gary Lineker to Return to BBC Soccer Show ‘Match of the Day’

The move calms a crisis at the publicly funded broadcaster after Gary Lineker, a former soccer star, was removed from a flagship show because of a tweet about immigration policy.

By Mark Landler