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World Cup: Italy hoping to scale Bosnian ‘Everest’, Kosovo on verge of history
Italian coach and fans feel weight of fears about missing out on a third straight World Cup while Kosovars are feeling the excitement.
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English Premier League
Premier League fans feel the pinch from ticket price hikes as clubs target tourists
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Fifa
Fifa World Cup risks being ‘stage for repression’, Amnesty International says
30 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
Asian Cup clash in India could shape Hong Kong future as boss continues audition
City team are missing a host of players for dead-rubber match in Kochi, with neither team able to reach next year’s finals in Saudi Arabia.
30 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM
Roberto Losada oversees preparations for Hong Kong’s clash with India on Tuesday. Photo: HKFA
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong football chiefs set to confirm heavyweight European visitors ‘very soon’
Local football bosses have booked Kai Tak Stadium for early August, receive more than 300 applications for city team head coach post.
28 Mar 2026 - 4:21PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Chinese Winter Olympic champs Ning Zhongyan, Wang Xindi to play league football
Speed skating history maker and aerials skiing ace will play for Harbin and Shenyang respectively in Northeast Super League.
28 Mar 2026 - 10:40AM
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Fifa
Lower-ranked China give World Cup-bound Curacao wake-up call in Fifa Series match
The smallest nation to ever qualify for the finals were playing first match under a new head coach, while fellow debutants Cabo Verde also lose.
27 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM
Curacao’s Tahiti Chong (centre) is tackled by Wang Yudong of China in their Fifa Series match at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on Friday. Photo: EPA
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Asian Cup game against Hong Kong on, India says, despite team being locked out
Hosts’ press conference cancelled as Kerala Football Association has not paid stadium owners, but dead-rubber match ‘will proceed as planned’.
27 Mar 2026 - 2:52PM
Fifa World Cup 2026
World Cup play-offs: Italy stay on track as Wales, Ireland suffer heartbreak
Kosovo on the brink of first appearance at any major tournament, while Bolivia beat Suriname to set up match against Iraq on Tuesday.
27 Mar 2026 - 3:11PM
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
AFC postpones draw for Saudi Asian Cup finals as Middle East conflict continues
Kingdom set to host tournament for first time with 24 teams competing across three host cities in January and February.
27 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM
Fifa
World Cup play-offs: Italy set for ‘biggest match’, Iraq bid for second finals
Gennaro Gattuso’s side is one of 16 European teams vying for four spots, while a six-team intercontinental event will fill two more places.
26 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
Italy’s head coach Gennaro Gattuso, who won the World Cup as a player in 2006, leads a training session at Bergamo Stadium as his team prepare to face Northern Ireland in a European playoff on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Fifa World Cup 2026
Final phase of World Cup ticket sales to be sold on first-come, first-served basis
Fifa announced that tickets will be available on April 1 until the end of the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19 across 16 stadiums.
26 Mar 2026 - 12:20PM
AFC Champions League
Asian Champions League Elite: Iran’s Tractor FC in line for Saudi quarter-final
Jeddah will host western zone play-offs rescheduled because of war in the Middle East on April 13-14, as well as tournament’s final stages.
26 Mar 2026 - 10:31AM
Doxxing and cyberbullying
Primary school footballers, principal undeterred by online abuse during tournament
Man Kiu Association Primary School’s run during recent seven-a-side event attracted cyberbullying over players’ sizes, ethnic backgrounds.
26 Mar 2026 - 10:25AM
Fifa
Fifa World Cup: New Zealand willing to face Iran in their opener outside US
Iranians have threatened to boycott matches in US, and New Zealanders say it is not a ‘big deal’ to play them in Canada or Mexico instead.
25 Mar 2026 - 4:00PM
Fifa says it is in contact with the Iranian football federation over Iran’s participation in the World Cup. Photo: dpa
Fifa
Supporters’ group files lawsuit against ‘excessive’ 2026 World Cup ticket prices
It says world football body has abused monopoly position, with cheapest tickets for the final costing seven times those of previous event’s.
24 Mar 2026 - 11:00PM
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
After injuries and ‘insult’, Hong Kong’s Jordan Lam to make most of second chance
Resurgent left-back could win second international cap in India next week after a series of injuries checked his early-career progress.
24 Mar 2026 - 6:52PM
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Hong Kong football bosses scrambling for India flights after Nepal cancellation
City team’s preparation for final Asian Cup qualifier thrown into turmoil but phlegmatic head coach Roberto Losada keeping cool head.
23 Mar 2026 - 5:34PM
Roberto Losada has plenty on his mind ahead of Hong Kong’s trip to India. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Asian women’s football champions Japan need ‘different tools’ to win World Cup
Nils Nielsen says Japan, the only team from Asia to have won the world title, will need to keep improving if they want to do it again.
23 Mar 2026 - 4:50PM
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
Music entrepreneur planning to add Supreme stardust to Hong Kong Premier League
Jim Wong owns and plays for First Division leaders, wants to bring ‘‘international celebrities, DJs and local heroes’ to matches next season.
22 Mar 2026 - 8:19PM
Formula One (F1)
Gulf’s decades-long strategy of sporting investment rocked by war
Since February, dozens of events due to be held have been cancelled or postponed, including football’s ‘Finalissima’, grands prix, MotoGP.
22 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Women’s Asian Cup: Japan beat Australia in final to claim continental title
The decider culminated a landmark tournament with more than 350,000 fans through the turnstiles, six times as many as the previous record.
21 Mar 2026 - 8:25PM
Japan’s Saki Kumagai (centre) and her teammates celebrate with the trophy. Photo: AP
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Women’s Asian Cup: record crowds mask old issues of gender, wealth inequality
While attendance figures have been impressive, on the pitch the gap between the continent’s traditional powers and the rest remains stark.
22 Mar 2026 - 12:00AM
Fifa
Italy’s Azzurri face Fifa World Cup play-off again amid other sports’ success
The once-dominant men’s football team, four-time world champions, are at risk of failing to qualify for a third consecutive finals.
21 Mar 2026 - 7:45AM
Fifa
Fifa boss got 33% bonus rise after Club World Cup in US$6 million pay deal
Football’s world body announces details of Gianni Infantino’s salary as part of transparency reforms passed on day he was elected in 2016.
20 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
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