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Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez Say ‘I Do’

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner - model and influencer Georgina Rodríguez - in a civil ceremony in Portugal.The Portuguese striker posted an image on his Instagram account showing two hands - presumed to be his on top of his wife's - both wearing wedding rings.Calling it the wedding of the year, Portuguese media say the couple tied the knot on 11 August in the coastal town of Cascais near Lisbon - and that their five children attended.The Instagram entry had more than 3m likes within 30 minutes of being posted.The couple have been together for 10 years, after they met at a Gucci shop in Madrid where Rodríguez was working. He was playing at the Spanish club Real Madrid at the time.They announced their engagement on 11 August last year.At the time, Rodríguez posted a picture of a large ring, writing "Yes I do. In this and in all my lives" in her native Spanish.Ronaldo has scored nearly 1,000 goals in a career in which he has played for Lisbon-based Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Portugal.He recently played in his sixth World Cup, a record for appearances in the men's finals which he shares with Lionel Messi of Argentina.

12-08-2026 08:08

Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez Say ‘I Do’

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner - model and influencer Georgina Rodríguez - in a civil ceremony in Portugal.The Portuguese striker posted an image on his Instagram account showing two hands - presumed to be his on top of his wife's - both wearing wedding rings.Calling it the wedding of the year, Portuguese media say the couple tied the knot on 11 August in the coastal town of Cascais near Lisbon - and that their five children attended.The Instagram entry had more than 3m likes within 30 minutes of being posted.The couple have been together for 10 years, after they met at a Gucci shop in Madrid where Rodríguez was working. He was playing at the Spanish club Real Madrid at the time.They announced their engagement on 11 August last year.At the time, Rodríguez posted a picture of a large ring, writing "Yes I do. In this and in all my lives" in her native Spanish.Ronaldo has scored nearly 1,000 goals in a career in which he has played for Lisbon-based Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Portugal.He recently played in his sixth World Cup, a record for appearances in the men's finals which he shares with Lionel Messi of Argentina.

12-08-2026 08:08

UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF Renew Attacks on Infantino Over Failed World Cup Stake Sale Proposal

Three of FIFA's six confederations issued an open letter to the "football family" on Monday attacking President Gianni Infantino's conduct during the proposed sale of a stake in World Cup commercial rights and calling for leadership that works for the game.The letter, ​co-signed by the presidents of UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF, called for an independent review of the now-abandoned proposal and said Infantino had broken trust "through deception" and "placed himself above the collective"."Football's strength ‌has always been its unity," it read. "We call for that unity to be honoured now, for leadership that serves football, not seeks to command it."The Swiss administrator has faced open revolt in the two weeks since he proposed and then abandoned a plan to carve off the commercial rights to the World Cup and sell 20% of them to private investors to raise about $4.2 billion.Sources with knowledge of the drafting of the letter said the three confederations viewed the letter as an opportunity for Infantino, who is seeking reelection in March next year, to quit ​with his dignity intact.European body UEFA, backed by Asia's AFC and CONCACAF, which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, have threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments until they receive a promise that ​no similar schemes will be proposed in the future.The three confederations are investigating the possibility of staging competitions amongst themselves to give players the chance to compete ⁠amid the crisis with FIFA, the sources said."Leadership in football is not a possession," the confederations said in Monday's statement. "It is not about holding – or demanding – power to be held. It is a duty of service to ​the football family that entrusts it."When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned."They also criticised a FIFA emergency meeting in ​Morocco last week, saying there was only one elected official present, while also calling for an independent review, which FIFA would have no role in, to determine what led to this "profound failure of judgement."U.S. Soccer, Canada Soccer, which co-hosted the 2026 World Cup with Mexico, joined with the Caribbean Football Union and the Central American Football Union to back the stance, saying FIFA needed "meaningful" change."(We) stand together, along with our colleagues around the world, in calling for meaningful change that strengthens FIFA’s ​governance, transparency and accountability," they said in a statement.U.S. President Donald Trump, though, later posted a message on social media backing Infantino to the hilt."FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they ​even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino," he wrote."He is fantastic, having just presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented. If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again."The endorsement might ‌not be that ⁠effective, however, given the close association between Trump and Infantino at the World Cup in June and July troubled many in the game.Those concerns were amplified when a company run by the brother of Trump's son in law emerged as a key mover in the controversial stake-sale plan. Trump said he had not discussed the plan with Infantino.Despite the opposition of the three confederations, which represent 136 of the 211 member associations who will vote in the FIFA presidential election in March, Infantino has plenty of allies in the game.Several AFC nations, as well as Mexico from CONCACAF, have already said they will back him.After quelling in-house dissent at the emergency FIFA ​meeting in Morocco last Wednesday, Infantino rallied his support before ​heading to Colombia to attend the inauguration of ⁠new President Abelardo De La Espriella in Cali.Africa's confederation CAF released a statement on behalf of its 54 members backing Infantino on Thursday with South American countries Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador and Bolivia following suit.On Friday, FIFA released a blistering attack on the critics of the president.It warned against what it called a "concerted and ongoing effort" to ​undermine Infantino, saying attempts to challenge his leadership must follow the governing body's statutes and democratic procedures.The statement echoed those of several of the bodies ​that supported Infantino, as well ⁠as one from South American confederation CONMEBOL.FIFA's statement came after reports in The Daily Telegraph about payments made by UEFA to a former employee during Infantino's time as the European governing body's general secretary, allegations he has denied and that FIFA has rejected as unfounded.Almost 70 of FIFA's member associations have said publicly they will vote for Infantino, who would need a two-thirds majority in the first round of voting or a simple majority in subsequent rounds to extend his ⁠presidency until 2031.Any ​rivals to Infantino have until November 18 to announce their candidature.Infantino has apologised for mistakes made during the stake sale proposal ​but the letter from the three confederations said that was not enough."It did not acknowledge that the proposal itself was inherently wrong," it read."There remains no recognition that attempting to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup was a profound failure of judgment — ​not just a procedural misstep, but a fundamental breach of trust with the very institutions FIFA exists to serve."

11-08-2026 09:07

Infantino: FIFA Scraps Private Investment Plan After Backlash

"Our purpose has always been -- and will always be -- to unite and improve," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement."As a result, this proposal will not proceed."FIFA had floated the plan on Tuesday that it said could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a valuation of $20 billion for a new FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), the commercial subsidiary it proposed to run events such as the World Cup and Club World Cup.It said that if approved the project could provide each of FIFA's 211 member associations with a one-off payment of $20 million in early 2027 and increase their funding allocation for the 2027-2030 cycle from $8 million to $20 million.But the idea of allowing private investors even a small stake was quickly condemned.European football's governing body UEFA said none of its national teams would participate in any FIFA competition "for so long as these proposals remain alive".The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and North American and Caribbean federation (CONCACAF) also condemned the move.A damaging blow to Infantino himself came with the resignation of senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro, who called the idea "a bad deal for FIFA's member associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game".In a statement Friday evening, Infantino said the project was conceived as a means of strengthening member associations, and that it would only have gone ahead if a majority supported it."Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place," he said.

01-08-2026 11:47

Chelsea fined £10mn, handed suspended transfer ban for breaching agent rules

The Premier League club were initially given a suspended six-point deduction along with a fine, but the points penalty has now been replaced by the suspended registration ban.The club had admitted to 74 breaches of FA regulations covering agents, working with intermediaries and third-party investment in players.Owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported the breaches to football authorities in 2022, when they were in the process of buying the club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.The six-point deduction, which was to have been suspended until the end of June 2027, was imposed by the independent commission that initially heard the case but the club appealed against that sanction.An appeal board instead replaced the points penalty with the suspended two-window registration ban, which is suspended over the same period.Chelsea have previously entered sanction settlements in regard to the matter with the Premier League and European football's governing body UEFA.The £10 million fine imposed by the regulatory commission was not subject to appeal and the full amount will be invested into grassroots football.The FA said it was continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of the case.Chelsea issued a statement welcoming a "final decision" on the matter."In 2022, the club self-reported potential historical rule breaches to all applicable regulators," it said."Following that report, it has worked openly and transparently with all regulators, including voluntarily and proactively disclosing many thousands of documents."It added: "The club is pleased to confirm that, now the FA process has concluded, this brings all regulatory proceedings against the club to a close."

31-07-2026 18:58

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Vinicius Jr’s birthday message to Erling Haaland sparks Man City transfer talk

Vinicius Jr’s decision to publicly wish Manchester City striker Erling Haaland a happy birthday on Instagram has fuelled fresh transfer speculation around the Brazil international, against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain future for the 26-year-old at Real Madrid.The winger, who turned 26 in July, took to the comments section of Haaland’s birthday post on Instagram alongside Jude Bellingham to send wishes to the Norway striker, who celebrated his own 26th birthday on July 21 fresh from a stunning individual campaign at the FIFA World Cup in North America.The gesture was warmly received by supporters across social media, but it was the specific combination of sender and recipient that ignited the transfer chatter – with Vinicius’s future at the Santiago Bernabéu far from settled and the longstanding narrative around Real Madrid’s pursuit of Erling Haaland lending the exchange an additional layer of intrigue for those following the summer’s biggest transfer stories.The two players are no strangers to one another’s company. Their sides met in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in North America, with Haaland’s two-goal contribution guiding Norway past Brazil in one of the tournament’s most dramatic knockouts – a result that ended Vinicius’s World Cup campaign but appeared to generate only warmth and mutual respect between the two in the post-match exchanges.That visible camaraderie, now extended onto social media in the form of a public birthday message, has done little to dampen speculation in certain quarters about where Vinicius might eventually play his football – particularly given what is now a well-established contractual standoff in the Spanish capital.Vinicius’s situation at Real Madrid has become one of the defining subplots of the summer transfer window, with the Brazilian’s current contract running until June 2027 and talks over a renewal having stalled at a significant impasse over salary demands that the club has been reluctant to meet.Reports indicate that Vinicius is seeking a salary comparable to that of Kylian Mbappe – understood to be in the region of €30 million per season – while Real Madrid’s most recent proposal fell considerably short of that figure, with the gap between the two parties failing to narrow despite months of negotiation that resumed with fresh urgency following the conclusion of the World Cup.Real Madrid have now set a clear deadline for the renewal talks, with the club understood to be unwilling to allow Vinicius to enter the final year of his deal without an agreement in place, and have signalled an openness to a sale this summer should a proposal arrive that satisfies their financial requirements – with Arsenal reported to be among five Premier League clubs being kept informed of developments, and Bayern Munich understood to have made an approach.The involvement of so many prominent clubs in the background of Vinicius’s situation underlines the extraordinary level of interest that surrounds one of the world’s most dynamic wide attackers, and it is in that context that a birthday message to the Premier League’s most prolific striker takes on a significance it might not otherwise carry.Manchester City’s own summer has been defined by ambition and significant expenditure, with the £116 million arrival of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest heading a rebuild that director of football Hugo Viana and Enzo Maresca are overseeing with a clear sense of structure and priority.The winger position remains one of the areas in which City are actively seeking to strengthen, with Viana’s stated desire for an attacker capable of dribbling and creating chances with passes mapping closely onto the profile Vinicius has consistently delivered across his career at the Bernabéu.Whether City’s recruitment plans extend to a player of Vinicius’s financial complexity and transfer fee requirement remains another matter entirely – any deal would inevitably involve a cost that would dwarf even the Anderson record – and there is no credible suggestion at this stage that Manchester City are among the clubs in direct contact over his situation.The birthday message remains, for now, exactly what it appears on the surface – a friendly gesture between two of the game’s most watched players. Whether it evolves into anything more consequential will depend entirely on how Vinicius’s contract talks with Real Madrid develop in the coming weeks, and whether the club’s summer deadline ultimately holds firm or gives way to the transfer market’s unpredictable momentum.

22-07-2026 16:28

Lisandro Martinez's controversial message after losing the World Cup final: "The fall of the greats is the happiness of the mediocre"

Lisandro Martínez, the Argentine center-back who was unable to complete the entire final due to injury and was substituted in the 44th minute, has been another of the players who, as the hours have passed, has taken to social media to express his feelings after the lost final against Spain, whom he congratulates on their "deserved title". "With pain in my soul for not having been able to bring home the cup we all wanted, but with my pride on full display for this jersey, for my teammates, the coaching staff, the directors, the medical staff, the cooks, the kit men, and for every person who was involved in making all of this work in the best possible way. And, above all, for you, who sent us all your love, all your strength, that passion that characterizes us so much and the unity of a country that I hope endures over time.'I want to congratulate Spain on their well-deserved title.And to our people I want to say that the result does not define the path traveled. We went through adversity, made possible what seemed impossible, and never looked for excuses, only found reasons to keep going. We defended our colors far beyond the field and shared unforgettable moments with the National Team, together with our families and with the unconditional support of all Argentinians. It will always be an enormous pride to represent you.Remember that “the downfall of the great is the happiness of the mediocre”.

22-07-2026 13:11

Infantino: FIFA Scraps Private Investment Plan After Backlash

"Our purpose has always been -- and will always be -- to unite and improve," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement."As a result, this proposal will not proceed."FIFA had floated the plan on Tuesday that it said could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a valuation of $20 billion for a new FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), the commercial subsidiary it proposed to run events such as the World Cup and Club World Cup.It said that if approved the project could provide each of FIFA's 211 member associations with a one-off payment of $20 million in early 2027 and increase their funding allocation for the 2027-2030 cycle from $8 million to $20 million.But the idea of allowing private investors even a small stake was quickly condemned.European football's governing body UEFA said none of its national teams would participate in any FIFA competition "for so long as these proposals remain alive".The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and North American and Caribbean federation (CONCACAF) also condemned the move.A damaging blow to Infantino himself came with the resignation of senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro, who called the idea "a bad deal for FIFA's member associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game".In a statement Friday evening, Infantino said the project was conceived as a means of strengthening member associations, and that it would only have gone ahead if a majority supported it."Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place," he said.

01-08-2026 11:47

New York braces for World Cup final fever as 50,000 Argentine fans arrive

New York City is preparing for an extraordinary atmosphere ahead of the 2026 World Cup final, with around 50,000 Argentine fans arriving to support their national team in the highly anticipated clash against Spain.Reports indicate that not all supporters traveled from Argentina, with a large number coming from the Argentine community living in the United States. Some fans will be unable to enter the stadium due to limited seating capacity.The large Argentine presence began to emerge during the semifinal stage, when supporters faced transportation difficulties traveling from Atlanta to New York due to high demand for rental cars among fans backing the national team.Expectations suggest that Argentine fans will outnumber Spanish supporters both across the city and inside the stadium, reflecting the immense passion surrounding the reigning world champions.

18-07-2026 12:47

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