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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
How Trump's travel ban will (and won't) affect World Cup, sports
President Donald Trump's Wednesday proclamation restricting travel to the United States by people from a dozen countries will not apply to athletes competing at soccer's 2026 World Cup or the 2028 Olympics, but could impact fans, friends and extended family of those athletes hoping to come to the U.S. for the hugely popular sporting events. Trump's travel ban, which will take effect Monday, applies to citizens of Iran, whose men's national soccer team has already qualified for the upcoming World Cup, which will be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico next summer. Advertisement But Section 4, subsection (b), paragraph (iv) of Wednesday's proclamation grants 'exceptions' to 'any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State.' The big unknown, sports immigration experts told Yahoo Sports, is how broad the State Department's definitions of 'major sporting event,' 'necessary support role' and 'immediate relatives' will be. Experts expect that soccer's 2025 Club World Cup — which does not feature a team from one of the 12 countries, but will feature a few players from those countries — will also qualify as a 'major sporting event,' especially given the Trump administration's strong relations with FIFA, soccer's global governing body and the tournament's organizer. It is less clear whether the 2025 Gold Cup, a regional tournament that also begins in the U.S. the same day (June 14), will qualify for the exemption. If it doesn't, the national team of Haiti — another of the 12 countries on Trump's list — would be impacted. It is scheduled to face the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago in Group D. Advertisement Spokespeople for the State Department, FIFA and CONCACAF — the North, Central American and Caribbean soccer confederation in charge of the Gold Cup — either did not immediately respond to questions or could not confirm whether their events were exempted. The wording of the proclamation, experts pointed out, gives the State Department broad discretion to exempt certain events but apply the ban to others, based on any number of criteria or factors. Some athletes looking to travel stateside for minor events — especially pre-professional tournaments or competitions — will likely be affected. And fans will almost certainly be affected, the experts said. FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, have repeatedly claimed that 'America will welcome the world — everyone who wants to come here to enjoy [the World Cup], to have fun, to celebrate the game, will be able to do that.' But there are no indications or expectations that fans will get special treatment from the consular officers responsible for issuing visitor visas. With the ban in place, thousands of Iranian fans could be denied entry and prevented from following their team at the tournament. Advertisement The other 11 countries on the banned list — Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen — have either been eliminated from World Cup qualification or are unlikely to qualify, though Sudan is in contention. But people from those countries could still be interested in visiting for the tournament. Among the seven countries subject to partial travel restrictions — Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela — only Venezuela is in contention to qualify. Many, if not all, of the 19 countries named will send athletes to the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in and around Los Angeles. It's unclear to what extent their support staff and extended family members might be impacted by the ban — which could, of course, be challenged or changed between now and 2026 or 2028.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Los Angeles FC vs. CR Flamengo RJ tickets 2025 Club World Cup
Los Angeles FC vs. CR Flamengo RJ tickets | June 24 | 2025 Club World Cup On June 24 at 9 p.m. ET, Los Angeles FC plays CR Flamengo RJ in the 2025 Club World Cup in Orlando, Florida. Get 2025 Club World Cup tickets at StubHub! Los Angeles FC vs. CR Flamengo RJ match information Game day: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Game time: 9 p.m. ET 9 p.m. ET Location: Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Venue: Camping World Stadium Camping World Stadium Live stream: Watch on DAZN Watch on DAZN Tickets: Get tickets at StubHub The FIFA Club World Cup brings 32 teams from across the world to compete in the USA. Eight groups of four teams will play round robin in the group stage from Saturday, June 14 through Thursday, June 26, with the top two teams from each group advancing. Those 16 teams will compete in a single-elimination knockout tournament starting Saturday, June 28, to crown the Club World Cup champion on Sunday, July 13. Get 2025 Club World Cup tickets at StubHub!
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Red Bulls' season not over yet
The league season may be over, but we only have an extremely short breather. Our boys have a few days off today before some of them link up with their national teams next week, on Monday 2 June. We will be back in training in Taxham a short while later when we play a friendly match against SV Seekirchen before we set off for the 2025 Club World Cup in the USA. 26 May 2025 Holidays then international action (from 2 June) ____ 09 June 2025 Training for FIFA Club World Cup starts ____ 12 June 2025, 18:00 CEST, on free RBS TV live stream Friendly match FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SV Seekirchen (Seekirchen, Sportzentrum Aug) ____ 13 June 2025 Departure for FIFA Club World Cup (From Munich or Salzburg/Frankfurt to Newark) ____ 18 June, 18:00 local time (24:00 CEST), free on DAZN FC Red Bull Salzburg – CF Pachuca (Group match, Cincinnati) ____ 22 June, 18:00 local time (24:00 CEST), free on DAZN FC Red Bull Salzburg – Al Hilal (Group match, Washington D. C.) ____ 26 June, 21:00 local time (27 June, 03:00 CEST), free on DAZN FC Red Bull Salzburg – Real Madrid (Group match, Philadelphia) We can already plan for our first competitive match of the new season. We will start our 2025/26 European journey as runners-up in the second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying. We will find out the opponents we are to face there in the draw on 18 June 2025. The first leg will be contested on 22 or 23 July, with the second leg on 29 or 30 July. The draw will decide which team is at home in each leg. All the info
Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Fifa announces special transfer window for Club World Cup teams
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 winners trophy is displayed in Times Square in New York, ahead of the June/July tournament in the US. PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS - Fifa announced on May 21 the creation of a transfer window running from June 1 to 10 for all teams competing in this summer's revamped Club World Cup. 'All 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in Fifa's groundbreaking competition have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window from June 1 to 10 for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament,' football's global governing body said in a statement. Fifa further announced an additional in-competition transfer window, which will be open from June 27 to July 3. 'The objective is to encourage clubs and players whose contracts are expiring to find an appropriate solution to facilitate the players' participation,' added Fifa. 'This will ensure that the best players will be playing, allowing clubs to add new recruits even during the tournament.' The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 teams from across the globe and runs from June 14 to July 13 in the United States. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Club León lose appeal to play in 2025 Club World Cup
The Court of Arbitration have officially rejected Club León's appeal to play at the 2025 Club World Cup. The Liga MX club were originally removed from the competition for breaching multi-club rules, as the Grupo Pachuca also owns another team competing in the tournament. As a result, a spot has opened up for one more team with LAFC and Club America likely to compete in a play-off game to determine the final place, worth an estimated $9.55m. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement The winner of that match will enter Group D along with Chelsea, Flamengo and ES Tunis. 🚨 Club Leon have lost their CAS appeal to be reinstated in the Club World Cup. - LAFC and Club America expected to now l face off for the final spot in a game worth at least $9.55m - Winner to enter Group D with Chelsea, Flamengo and ES Tunishttps:// — Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) May 6, 2025 The 2025 Club World Cup begins on Saturday, 14 June and finishes on Sunday, 13 July. 📸 Leopoldo Smith - 2025 Getty Images
