The player in question made over 500 professional appearances, including several caps for the two-time World Cup winners.

The nation is also on Trump's strict ban list.

Thomas Tuchel has a number of selection dilemmas to deal with ahead of the 2026 World Cup - namely in the number 10 position.

The island nation have only ever qualified for the World Cup once, where they lost all three group matches.

Portugal's Ronaldo was shown a red card during the World Cup qualifier in Dublin, which Ireland won 2-0.

Both FIFA and the regional confederation were involved in the decision.

A number of fixtures are currently not allowed to take place due to various political reasons.

UEFA has banned a total of seven international games from taking place due to political tensions.

San Marino take on Romania in their final 2026 World Cup qualifying group match.

Lionel Messi responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial comment about the World Cup not defining his legacy.

Democrat Mamdani won the race to be mayor on Wednesday despite U.S. President Donald Trump urging voters not to vote for him.

Mamdani challenged Donald Trump after he won the New York City mayoral election

The FIFA president has made a big promise about a future World Cup.

England have already qualified for next summer's World Cup.

Football's governing body have responded to threats from the US President.

The ruling was made back in March ahead of the final sets of fixtures.

The 2026 World Cup will feature a brand-new format involving 16 more nations.

They last featured at a World Cup in 2010.

The controversial match took place in 1973, with FIFA facing huge backlash.

Eight nations cannot play in FIFA World Cup qualifying.