Mercedes driver won his sixth GP of 2026 as championship rival and teammate George Russell crashes out on first lap.
Spain, aiming to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2010, face Belgium in Friday’s contest in Los Angeles.
NATO allies woo Trump as Rutte praises spending surge, but doubts grow over repairing ties while preserving independence
Lawmakers call FIFA decision to scrap Balogun suspension after Trump intervention ‘a disgrace’.
Belgium thrashed the USA 4–1 to knock the host nation out of the World Cup, leaving home fans stunned.
Folarin Balogun’s starting place, after a suspended red card, unable to influence USA, who succumb to superior Belgium.
Get-in prices for the round of 16 football game at Seattle Stadium have fallen by 27 percent over the past three days.
Trump says he asked FIFA’s president to review USA player Balogun’s game suspension, but did not tell him what to do.
The Balogun affair has shocked football, but FIFA’s showpiece has a long history of fixes, farces and failures.
Lobbying by President Trump and a last-minute U-turn by FIFA stir controversy before the knockout match.
