FIFA’s decision has led to a furore in the football world – and accusations of bending its rules to please Trump. Read more: Why FIFA’s Balogun red card suspension after Trump call is so controversial – Al Jazeera
BRUSSELS — FIFA’s decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban — freeing him up to play against Belgium in Monday’s World Cup … Read more: Belgians weigh Folarin Balogun as ‘darling of the match’ in which he didn’t play – Politico
The costs of remaining at the frontier of AI are punishing, but the penalties for falling behind may be even worse. Read more: Why OpenAI and Anthropic may struggle to float – Financial Times
In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, the president did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his … Read more: Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation. Read more: APOD: 2026 July 6 – Dueling Bands over the Atacama Desert – NASA
Charles Leclerc emerged as the victor in a hugely eventful British Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver taking the win while Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli … Read more: Leclerc wins dramatic British Grand Prix from Russell and Hamilton as Antonelli suffers issue – F1
It was as if this wasn’t real, and their World Cup not over, so long … And that’s all he could do for Brazil, in the end. Norway had never … Read more: Brazil’s World Cup exit raises a question: are they more a brand than a team?
Speaker Mike Johnson aims to pass the SAVE America Act through a budget reconciliation bill, focusing on proof of citizenship and photo ID … Read more: Johnson says House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ in reconciliation bill
We weren’t quite sure if it was true or not. I think everyone knows with AI and with this and that, there can be a few question marks, but ultimately … Read more: Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium