Calls for Argentina to be banned from World Cup over Falklands banner July 16, 2026 MPs have called for Argentina players to be banned from the Fifa World Cup final after showing a banner relating to the Falkland Islands. Argentina players celebrated their 2-1 semi-final victory over England by waving a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”. Translated as “The Falklands are Argentine”, the banner appears to be against [...]
Motsepe backed to succeed Fifa’s Infantino by South African minister July 15, 2026 African football chief Patrice Motsepe has been backed to succeed Gianni Infantino as president of Fifa when the Swiss moves on from an anticipated third term in 2031. The South African minister for sport, Gayton McKenzie, said “I don’t know if there’s anybody that will disagree with his name” being in the hat to succeed [...]
World Cup: England must do it for the Falklands July 15, 2026 Whether England wins or loses against Argentina tonight, moments of national pride should be a shared opportunity to celebrate our past – including victory in the Falklands war, says Joseph Dinnage The build-up to the World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina has revealed two different breeds of football pundit. I refer you to two [...]
Argentina’s already beating England… on economic freedom July 15, 2026 Javier Milei’s free market reforms are turning the Argentinian economy around. The UK could learn a few lessons from this Margaret Thatcher fan, says Alys Denby When Britain took on Argentina in the Falklands war, we were fighting a brutal military dictatorship which tortured its citizens and invaded the sovereign territory of ours. Tonight, England [...]
Wetherspoons and Young’s toast World Cup success as shares rocket July 14, 2026 Wetherspoon and other top London-listed pub groups have surged in value over the course of the World Cup as millions of revellers toasted the hot weather and the Three Lions’ success. Tim Martin’s budget pub chain, which is listed on the FTSE 250, has gained more than £75m in value since the start of the [...]
Atlanta set for major economic boost as England World Cup fans spend July 14, 2026 Atlanta is set to enjoy a major economic boost from England fans at the World Cup after Brits splashed the cash in Miami last week. Spending data from Revolut shows that UK customer spending in Miami was up 322 per cent on Saturday, when England beat Norway 2-1 to book a spot in tonight’s semi-final [...]
Could an England World Cup win boost the markets? July 14, 2026 The equity markets of World Cup-winning countries frequently outperform immediately after victory. A Goldman Sachs study of tournaments from 1974-2014 found that every winner except Brazil in 2002 subsequently enjoyed a period of market outperformance, says Helen Thomas If football finally came home, what might it do for financial markets, aside from a late start [...]
Heatwave slows retail sales but World Cup boosts online shopping July 14, 2026 June’s scorching heat slowed retail sales, but Brits opted to shop from home instead, sending online sales soaring. Total retail sales in the UK slowed from 3.7 per cent in May to 1.9 per cent in June year on year, in line with this year’s average growth rate, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). [...]
Sports hospitality has never been this good – but which sport does it best? July 13, 2026 | Sponsored It’s impossible to start this column without a mention of England and the World Cup. It felt like interest levels were low at the start of the tournament but England’s heroic performance in Mexico and their nervy win against Norway has got the whole country behind them. Will football finally be coming home? One thing’s [...]
Why Fifa World Cup players are drowning in commercial red tape July 12, 2026 Joshua Charalambous and Ellie Chakarto take a look at why this World Cup is restraining its stars A lot has been made about the star power at the Fifa Men’s World Cup – goals for Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal – and of course, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who both [...]