As troubling incidents mount, world football chief Gianni Infantino tells everyone to ‘chill’

Visa denial, high prices and the spectre of Trump are spoiling the atmosphere

Former pornography baron David Sullivan quits football and releases furious statement ahead of Panorama investigation due to be aired on Monday

Time to jump on the Thomas Tuchel bandwagon, there’s plenty of room

The 1966 World Cup final hat-trick hero, now 84, is the only surviving member of England’s history-making squad

This episode is a sports desk takeover ahead of the World Cup. What's going to happen when Iran plays their first match on US soil? Why is FIFA facing allegations of trying to sell tickets using unofficial platforms? And could England win the World Cup?    Andrew Butler, is joined by George Simms, Jessica Hayden and Rory Smith - as they battle it out to pitch the top World Cup story of the day.    **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Andrew Butler   Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

As the game’s greatest player returns to the biggest stage for a sixth time, there are ever more attempts to exploit his talent

The production of darts coverage has been dubbed the “hardest job in TV’. George Simms went to see the technical trickery behind it all

As another season draws to its close, Observer sports writers pick their most memorable moments from the campaign

Two youthful cricketers can bring summer joy after a winter of misery and recrimination

In a dismal, scarcely believable season, Spurs have avoided relegation – and disproven the notion some clubs are too big to fail

The England manager is obviously enjoying the outrage his World Cup squad decisions incited

They came, they saw, they conquered. A claret and blue horde engulfed Istanbul

With clubs circling the same coaches, the market looks alarmingly short of elite candidates

Swathes of empty seats a reminder that the Cup means very little to some

Once a revolutionary player in the sport, the American continues to gamble that he can become bigger than the sport itself

Extreme sport meets quaint countryside at Badminton, where riders cannot seem to stop risking their lives

Wu Yize is the second Chinese snooker world champion in as many years. The successful export of a sport means the end of domestic dominance

Talismanic Englishman shows the steel that Gunners will need as nerves bite in chase for title

The 25-year-old added his own record at the London Marathon with the best amateur time ever