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The United States has gone wild over foreign-born players on several occasions. Now the largest World Cup ever is arriving.

The nearly 100-year-old airport has undergone a rapid $500 million renovation. But experts say it's not enough.

After months of doubts over their participation, Iran's players have received visas for the United States just days before the World Cup begins.

With the Amputee Football World Cup nearing, an elite squad of athletes gathered on Long Island to vie for a spot on the national men's team, displaying skill and grit.

Mehdi Taj said his federation has been dealing with FIFA, not the United States, in trying to obtain visas for Iran to play in the tournament that begins next week.

The Iranian soccer players, still awaiting visas to the U.S., are practicing in Turkey and making backup plans.

A stadium outside Boston that will host seven World Cup games is actually closer to Providence, R.I., prompting officials there to capitalize on that proximity to lure fans.

A decision to stave off litigation between Fox and FIFA turned into a bonanza worth hundreds of millions of dollars in discounted World Cup rights to the broadcaster.

The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said.

Ahead of the World Cup, the head of South American soccer faces an ethics complaint he received payments recovered from a 2015 investigation that shook global soccer.