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Referee Raphael Claus was at the centre of a political storm after sending off Folarin Balogun Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Politics and sport have always been uneasy bedfellows, but ...

Note: Excludes players in matches that went into extra time. Over the course of a tournament, that can add up to dozens of kilometres of high-intensity movement for some referees, often in extreme ...

The USA is one win away from tying its most successful World Cup ever, having made the quarterfinals only once before, in 2002. With the win, the Stars and Stripes are in the round of 16, where the ...

President Trump offered stark criticism from the White House on Monday of the World Cup referee who gave a red card to U.S. men’s soccer star Folarin Balogun, saying he was “a little bit suspect if ...

As 48 nations battle for World Cup glory, another group has endured a similarly grueling path to soccer’s biggest stage: the referees. This year, 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video ...

Just like players dream of representing their country at the World Cup, referees share the ambition of taking to the field at soccer‘s most prestigious tournament. There are 52 referees from across ...

View post: Argentina President Condemns World Cup Critics Over Treatment of Lionel Messi and Co. One of the final matches today of the first matchday 3 is Czechia vs. Mexico at Mexico City Stadium.

That responsibility requires elite conditioning. Before stepping onto the pitch, every World Cup referee must pass a demanding fitness test designed by FIFA. The evaluation measures speed, endurance, ...

After the U.S. men's national team's dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay in its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, all eyes have shifted to its second Group D game. The U.S. will face Australia on ...

Czechia and South Africa face off in a crucial match on June 18 and the head referee is the second woman to officiate a men’s World Cup game. Going head-to-head on Thursday, a second defeat would ...

Referee Shaun Evans Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images. UPDATE — June 16, 01:24 am PT: FIFA’s disciplinary committee has cleared Australian video referee Shaun Evans of any wrongdoing after he was accused of ...