GENEVA (AP) — Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran's national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in…

President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup. The Republican president on Thursday cited “their own life and safety” as reasons the team's members should not attend as the U.S. co-hosts alongside Mexico and Canada. Trump's message seems to depart from what he relayed Tuesday at the White House to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Infantino says Trump assured him Iranian players and coaches would be welcome despite the war that broke out after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began last month. Iranian leaders say it’s “not possible” for their country to participate in the World Cup.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s sports and youth minister said it's “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup aft…

MIAMI (AP) — FIFA said Tuesday night that it anticipates Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war goin…

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a t…

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DALLAS (AP) — FIFA's World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by th…

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Iran’s soccer team lost its last group match at the Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday and had to contemplate returning …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that questions about the war in Iran were “easy" compared to efforts to better regulate c…

GENEVA (AP) — With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the Uni…