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An aerial view of the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, in a 2017 photograph.

Copa Libertadores

Palmeiras and Estudiantes to decide the Copa Libertadores on November 28 at the Centenario in Montevideo

Coach Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference in 2016, when he was in charge of Bayern Munich.

Brazil national team

Ancelotti names 26 for friendlies against Japan and Singapore, with five debutants and no Flamengo or Palmeiras players

Harry Kane at England's national football centre, St George's Park, in October 2023.

Ballon d'Or

Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas win the Ballon d'Or at the first ceremony held outside Paris

Copa Libertadores

Palmeiras and Estudiantes meet in the Libertadores final on 28 November, 58 years after their 1968 decider

Ronaldinho at the 2011 Taça Guanabara final in Rio de Janeiro.

Football

Ronaldinho returns to play at 46, and his Ravenna debut in Italy's third division is set for 15 November

FIFA

Asian football makes a U-turn and backs Infantino's re-election, two months after accusing him of a "fundamental breach of trust"

Palmeiras' stadium in São Paulo, in a 2015 photograph, when it was called Allianz Parque: this is where the club knocked Fluminense out on penalties on Wednesday.

Libertadores

Estudiantes knock Flamengo out on penalties at the Maracanã and will meet Palmeiras in the Libertadores final

RCD Espanyol's stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat, where Spain and Egypt drew in March 2026, pictured in 2023.

Discrimination in football

FIFA fines Spain's federation US$20,000 over Islamophobic chants and orders 15% of the stadium closed

The Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, home of Estudiantes, in La Plata, seen from the main stand in 2019.

Libertadores

Estudiantes and Flamengo draw 0-0 in La Plata, leaving the Libertadores final place to be settled at the Maracanã

The Home of FIFA, the organisation's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, in a 2016 photo.

Football

FIFA to propose $6.35bn fund and $25m per federation, five months before Infantino's election

The pitch at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, where Australia hosted Brazil, pictured in 2022.

Brazil national team

Brazil beat Australia 4-2 in Brisbane and close their Oceania trip with a win

An aerial view of the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2014. The ground hosts Israel's home fixtures.

Nations League

Ireland will play Israel in the Nations League after squad vote; goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu steps away

Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville, Australia, on a non-game day, in 2020.

Brazil national team

Rayan equalises with the last touch as Brazil draw 1-1 with Australia in first match since the World Cup

An image used by Brazil's federal government in July 2026, when 37 fintechs were formally notified for handling money from illegal betting operators, in Brasília.

Gambling

Lula to sign betting decree on Wednesday: online casinos banned, sports betting spared

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 2022

2026 World Cup

Brazil open their World Cup against Morocco after the most turbulent build-up on record

Cleveland's stadium, then FirstEnergy Stadium and now Huntington Bank Field, in 2015

Friendly

Brazil beat Egypt 2-1 in Cleveland in their final warm-up before the World Cup

Entrance to the national team's training center at Granja Comary, Teresópolis, in 2012

World Cup build-up

Palmeiras and Estudiantes to decide the Copa Libertadores on November 28 at the Centenario in Montevideo

Ancelotti names 26 for friendlies against Japan and Singapore, with five debutants and no Flamengo or Palmeiras players

Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas win the Ballon d'Or at the first ceremony held outside Paris

Palmeiras and Estudiantes meet in the Libertadores final on 28 November, 58 years after their 1968 decider

Ronaldinho returns to play at 46, and his Ravenna debut in Italy's third division is set for 15 November

Asian football makes a U-turn and backs Infantino's re-election, two months after accusing him of a "fundamental breach of trust"

Estudiantes knock Flamengo out on penalties at the Maracanã and will meet Palmeiras in the Libertadores final

FIFA fines Spain's federation US$20,000 over Islamophobic chants and orders 15% of the stadium closed

Estudiantes and Flamengo draw 0-0 in La Plata, leaving the Libertadores final place to be settled at the Maracanã

FIFA to propose $6.35bn fund and $25m per federation, five months before Infantino's election

Brazil beat Australia 4-2 in Brisbane and close their Oceania trip with a win

Ireland will play Israel in the Nations League after squad vote; goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu steps away

Rayan equalises with the last touch as Brazil draw 1-1 with Australia in first match since the World Cup

Lula to sign betting decree on Wednesday: online casinos banned, sports betting spared

Brazil open their World Cup against Morocco after the most turbulent build-up on record

Brazil beat Egypt 2-1 in Cleveland in their final warm-up before the World Cup

Brazil's national team regroups in Teresópolis on May 27 before facing Panama in Rio