FIFA’s discrimination monitor had called for video review official Shaun Evans to be removed from the tournament.

A World Cup video assistant referee (VAR) has been accused of making a "White power" hand gesture after Germany's 7-1 win against Curaçao. Australian referee Shaun Evans allegedly made an upside-down ...

LOS ANGELES — All eyes will be on SoFi Stadium on Friday night, as the U.S. men's national team kicks off its World Cup journey against Paraguay. The players will obviously be the main focus, but ...

A Seattle-area soccer group aimed at supporting African youths is returning 20 free tickets to a FIFA Men’s World Cup match, a move made in solidarity with the Somali referee who was denied entry to ...

Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio made World Cup history by handing out 3 red cards during Mexico’s 2-0 opening win over South Africa.

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Soccer officials already rely on cameras to see who’s offside and who sent the ball out of bounds. But during this World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, 34, regarded the “best referee in Africa” couldn’t fulfill his dream of officiating a World Cup game after American authorities refused him permission to enter the country at ...

As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

Progressive politicians in Canada and the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab have condemned the United States for denying entry to Omar Artan, a Somali-born FIFA World Cup 2026 referee with alleged ...

Mexico face South Africa in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup. Although neither team is among the top contenders for the title, both are aiming to put on a great spectacle as they seek their ...

DALLAS — When Tori Penso blew her whistle at the start of her first assignment in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Thursday, she made history. Penso became the first American woman to ever referee a men's ...