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Coventry City have announced several ticketing changes before the 2026-27 season in the Premier League. Chairman Doug King has confirmed season ticket prices will increase, but they have "tried to pitch it appropriately" whilst remaining "competitive." Supporters can renew their season ticket on Monday, 15 June, but there will be no additional ones made available.
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to begin in just a few days, tickets are still available for select matches. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will officially kick off on Thursday, June 11, with the opening ceremony at Estadio Azteca, followed by the Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at the same venue. Despite the tournament’s imminent start, there are still ways for fans to secure tickets to matches. The World Cup ticket sales process began in September 2025 and has gone through several phases since then. During those stages, fans from around the world were able to reserve seats for the matches they wanted to attend, resulting in sellouts for many games. The presale phases officially ended on January 13, 2026. However, tickets are still available for certain matches. The only way to purchase them is through FIFA‘s official platform, the only legally authorized method for obtaining World Cup tickets. How to buy tickets for the 2026 World Cup Through FIFA’s official website, fans can access the platform used to purchase World Cup tickets. With the presale phases now complete, the only remaining option is the Last-Minute Sales Phase, which began on April 1 and will remain open through the end of the tournament on July 19. FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the FIFA World Cup trophy. “Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, and purchases will be processed as real-time transactions, subject to availability,” FIFA explains on its official website. “All successfully purchased tickets will be confirmed immediately to the ticket purchasers.” This allows fans to find available seats for matches that have not yet sold out—typically those not involving the tournament’s top contenders. It also provides access to tickets for matches that were previously sold out but have become available because their owners are willing to resell or exchange them. The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest in history The 2026 World Cup will be the largest edition of the tournament since the competition was first held in 1930. The expanded 48-team format and the addition of a new round—the Round of 32—will increase the number of matches from 64, as was the case at Qatar 2022, to 104. Combined with the fact that the tournament will be hosted across three countries for the first time, the expanded format will allow more fans to attend matches in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. On the other hand, ticket prices have also risen significantly for this edition, with some reaching as much as seven times the cost of comparable seats at Qatar 2022.
In today’s newsletter: the Pacific islands hoping to enter World Cup qualifying before ocean level increase wipes them from the map“This is not just about football, it’s about building something from scratch,” Eriati Reebo, the Kiribati football president, explains. “A legacy, a story, that the world will always remember.”Kiribati, a group of Pacific islands south of Hawaii with 138,000 inhabitants, is seeking entry into World Cup qualifying for the 2030 tournament. Becoming a recognised international football team would help to bring attention to the only nation on earth that sits within all four hemispheres, and one that is rapidly disappearing from the map. It could be the first, but certainly not the last, country to be engulfed by sea water, leaving it uninhabitable. And before that happens, it wants to professionalise the football setup and become a full member of the Oceania Football Confederation. This would both create a route to competing with bigger nations and help to keep the Kiribati spirit alive. Continue reading...
Co-host’s government adamant Zócalo event will go ahead100,000 expected at official fan festival for kick-offMexico is planning to increase the police and security presence around Zócalo plaza in Mexico City to ensure the World Cup fan festival can go ahead amid growing social unrest and public protests.Much of the city’s historic centre, including the Catedral Metropolitana and the Aztec ruin Templo Mayor, is locked down, but the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum is adamant Zócalo will remain open throughout the tournament. Continue reading...
The 2026 World Cup will debut several rule changes approved by FIFA, specifically targeting systemic time-wasting and refining the analytical impact of VAR on the pitch. The 2026 World Cup is gearing up to be a historic landmark event for global soccer. In addition to debuting a brand-new, expanded 48-team tournament format that will significantly increase the total number of matches, this tournament marks the first time in history that the competition is being co-hosted by three different nations: the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Mexico will have the honor of officially kicking off this historic tournament on home soil when they face South Africa on Thursday, June 11, in a highly anticipated Group A opener. The group also features South Korea and the Czech Republic, making for a highly competitive path to the knockout stages. That opening whistle at the Estadio Azteca will mark the beginning of a new era in international soccer. Beyond the pageantry, the match will serve as the first official testing ground for a series of updated regulations recently greenlit by FIFA‘s governing body to modernize the pace of play. In total, seven new rule changes will make their tournament debut during the 2026 World Cup. Every single one of these mandates is engineered to dramatically reduce tactical time-wasting, maximize effective playing time, and streamline the overall operational impact of VAR during high-stakes match play. 1248 players. 48 nations. Locked in. 🔒The Official Squad Lists for #FIFAWorldCup 2026 are here ⤵️— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 2, 2026 The new 2026 World Cup rules explained Timed throw-ins (5 seconds): If a player deliberately delays restarting play during a throw-in, the possession can be immediately turned over and awarded to the opposing team. Timed goal kicks (5 seconds): Aimed at cracking down on deliberate stalling, excessive delays on goal kicks can now result in the referee awarding a corner kick to the opponent. This mirrors existing rules regarding how long a goalkeeper can hold the ball before distributing it. Timed substitutions (10 seconds): Substituted players are given exactly 10 seconds to exit the pitch at the nearest boundary point. If they fail to do so, the incoming substitute will be barred from entering the field for at least one minute, forcing the team to play temporarily with 10 men. This scenario already occurred in a recent international friendly, where Japan scored a goal against an Iceland side that was temporarily shorthanded due to this restriction. Medical treatment protocol: Any player attended to on the pitch by a physiotherapist or medical staff must remain off the field of play for a full 60 seconds once play resumes. Exceptions will be made for goalkeepers, severe injuries, or instances where the opposing fouling player receives a yellow or red card. Covering the mouth while speaking: In an effort to curb dissent and unsportsmanlike behavior, any player who covers their mouth with their hand during a heated confrontation with an opponent can be sanctioned with a straight red card. VAR intervention on incorrectly awarded corner kicks: The Video Assistant Referee can now intervene if it is clearly determined that a corner kick was wrongly awarded. However, this review must be conducted rapidly and finalized before play restarts. This rule does not apply to incorrectly awarded goal kicks. Review of second yellow cards: Players sent off after receiving two cautions will now be permitted to have the second yellow card reviewed by VAR. Conversely, VAR will not proactively initiate reviews to check for potential unpenalized second yellow card offenses.
CBS Sports has signed a four-year deal to acquire the rights to broadcast the Women’s Super League live in the US from next season until the end of the 2029-30 campaign. The new deal will see the Paramount+ streaming service air 183 WSL matches a season, while the CBS Sports Network will show one live match a week, with select matches also airing on CBS Sports Golazo Network. The Guardian understands the deal represents a major uplift in the valuation of the rights, which could bring in as much as a fourfold increase to the WSL compared to previous seasons, although the exact valuation has not been disclosed.
