Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.

The Club World Cup in the U.S. highlighted growing concerns about extreme summer temperatures. With global warming ...

Climate change is expected to make heat an even bigger issue for FIFA and the World Cup in the years to come. The 2026 World ...

Teams endured extreme heat during the Club World Cup—seen as a test for how FIFA will protect players next year.

Expanding major sporting events like the World Cup and the NCAA’s March Madness will also expand the damage each does to our climate.

Today, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) joined the UN climate change secretariat’s initiative Climate Neutral Now, becoming the first international sports ...

Fifa has faced criticism over its growing links with the fossil-fuel industry, and its decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to an unprecedented 48 teams has led some environmental campaigners to ...

The president was given the medal to look at by Gianni Infantino while handing others out to the winning squad, though Trump ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended COP29 and posted on Instagram about extending a partnership with Pacific Island nations to foster “climate-resilient football development” and raise ...

FIFA’s decision to host the 2030 World Cup in three continents has been criticised as an example of football’s “inability to take the threat of climate change seriously”. Earlier today ...

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