Behind the glamour, there’s an unmistakable shadow: a group of high-profile stars who, for varying reasons, won’t be there when the curtain rises.

The expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the US boasts a $1 billion prize, but several star players will be absent. Mohamed Salah ...

In a viral video shared on X and seen almost seven million times, Rooney was asked to choose between himself and several ...

Wayne Rooney will go down as one of the greatest players in Premier League history after firing in 253 goals in 559 ...

Also absent from this year’s Club World Cup will be three more players who defined an era – Luka Modrić, Thomas Müller, and ...

FIFA's inaugural expanded Club World Cup in the United States has US$1 billion of prize money on the line, but will be ...