In 2026, not only we will have the first 48 teams World Cup hosted in North America, but we do have a lot of surprises in European football, at club level. I have already explained the astonishment raised by FC Thun in the Swiss league, team which, by the way, celebrated their first title in…
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World Cup stories: Lukas Podolski, two decades apart
How well I remember the day, how well I remember Lukas Podolski rising! On 4th of July 2006, the independence day of USA, one of the co-hosts of the World Cup 2026, but two decades back things looked different, but did have some links we might not even expect to find. Germany was back then…
FIFA World Cup 2026: participating nations at the glamourous event
As I wrote before, the FIFA World Cup is on the process of becoming 100% a true festival, rather than a sports competition. From some regards, that is not necessary bad, but if you want still to scale the event in terms of competitiveness, that won’t be possible in a couple of editions. Actually this…
FIFA World Cup is becoming a joke: please stop that!
We are one year away from the FIFA World Cup 2026, held, for the first time in three countries: USA, Canada and Mexico. Also, the first edition with… 48 teams. Almost a quarter of the countries from all the world. A disgrace. Why am I saying that? Because while following to globalize and to offer…