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🇪🇺 All 55 European nations just voted to boycott the World Cup
UEFA, the body that runs European soccer, met today and voted 55 to 0 to pull their national teams out of all future men's and women's World Cups. The richest bloc in world soccer is walking out on FIFA.
The fight is over money. FIFA wants to spin off a new company and sell about 20% of the World Cup's commercial rights to private investors at a $20 billion valuation. The lead group lined up to buy in is Thrive, headed by Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
UEFA's answer was blunt: the World Cup is not for sale, and no European team plays another FIFA tournament until the plan is dead for good.
Here's who vanishes from the tournament if this holds:
2030 men's World Cup: Spain, the reigning champions, plus France and England
2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil: Spain again as defending champs, plus most of the other European semifinalists
Infantino calls it the "democratization of football," even as FIFA reportedly offers federations up to $40 million to vote yes before September 19, and just $10 million if they don't.
FIFA set out to sell the World Cup for $20 billion and might end up with a tournament missing the champions, the finalists, and the teams that make it worth that much.
Source: CNN / Writer: Daniyal
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez are reportedly set to tie the knot this Saturday at 7:00 PM at the stunning Quinta da Regaleira estate in Portugal.
The star-studded guest list is as follows:
•Ronaldo’s closest Al-Nassr teammates and friends 🇵🇹
•Rio Ferdinand 🏴
•Vin Diesel 🇺🇸
•Piers Morgan 🏴
•Rodrygo 🇧🇷
•Rihanna 🇧🇧
•Vinícius Júnior 🇧🇷
•Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷
•Jennifer Lopez 🇺🇸
•Khabib Nurmagomedov 🇷🇺
•IShowSpeed 🇺🇸
•Drake 🇨🇦
•Travis Scott 🇺🇸
This is set to become one of the grandest weddings of all time! 💍💒
🚨Cristiano Ronaldo on one of his favourite memories at Real Madrid.
🎙️ Reporter: “Cristiano, when you look back at your time at Real Madrid, is there one moment that stands out above the rest?”
🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo: “Honestly, every moment I spent at Real Madrid was special. Winning trophies, scoring goals and making history with the club are memories I’ll always cherish. It’s difficult to choose just one because every season gave me something unforgettable.
“But one memory that always makes me smile wasn’t from a match—it was from a training session. Marcelo walked over to me and jokingly said a fly had flown into his eye and that he was tearing up. I laughed, called him over and gave him a hug.
“As soon as Marcelo walked away, Luka Modrić came over and said, ‘I want a hug too.’ I hugged him, then Keylor Navas came over asking for one as well. We were all laughing by then, and a few seconds later Casemiro joined in and wanted his hug too. It became one of those moments where everyone was just enjoying each other’s company.
“When people talk about my time at Real Madrid, they usually remember the goals, the Champions League nights and the trophies. I remember those too, but I also remember moments like that. Those friendships, those laughs in training and sharing the dressing room with players who became legends of the game.
“My journey at Real Madrid wouldn’t have been the same without teammates like Marcelo, Modrić, Casemiro and Keylor Navas. They helped make those years some of the happiest and most successful of my career.”
🇪🇸🇦🇷 Slavko Vinčić just announced his retirement from elite refereeing.
One week after he officiated the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
The Slovenian ref became the first from his country to take charge of a World Cup final.
FIFA even named him the best referee of the tournament.
Official line is he planned to walk away at the top after reaching the biggest stage.
Still… some people are already asking the obvious questions.
Why quit so fast after such a heated final full of cards, fights and controversy?
Source: ESPN / Writer: Sol
😳 Lionel Messi completed fewer passes than Spain’s goalie Unai Simón in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
🧤 Yes, the goalkeeper outpassed the GOAT.
🤯 Football is pure chaos.