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President Donald Trump gestures past Vice President JD Vance during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 World Cup in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in the US

June 5, 2025 at 5:47 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on citizens from 12 countries added new questions about the impact on the World Cup and Olympics.

Norway’s Marius Lindvik soars through the air during his first round jump of the ski jumping men’s team large hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping — toppling Olympic champions and shaking Norway’s lofty reputation

March 12, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in a cheating scandal, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said in widening its investigation of altered ski suits.

Canada coach Bev Priestman gestures during the a World Cup match against Australia on July 31, 2023, in in Melbourne, FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (Hamish Blair/AP)

Drone-spying scandal: FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic women’s soccer, bans coaches for 1 year

July 27, 2024 at 6:06 p.m.

FIFA docked six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone-spying scandal.

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