On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Mikel Arriola, president of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), clarified that he did not extend a special invitation to businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego to attend the 2026 World Cup opening match as a representative of the Mexican people, contrary to claims made by
On the evening of June 10, 2026, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Mexico City’s president, joined a prestigious gala dinner hosted by FIFA at the historic Chapultepec Castle. This event served as a warm welcome to the 211 delegations arriving for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. FIFA President Gianni Inf
The Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), led by Ernestina Godoy, is preparing to file criminal charges against Durango’s governor, Esteban Villegas, a member of the PRI party. According to sources familiar with the investigation who spoke to La Silla Rota, the accusations involve Villegas’s
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the FIFA Fan Festival officially opened at the Zócalo in Mexico City, offering soccer fans a vibrant space to follow the World Cup action despite ongoing protests by the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE). The festival, part of FIFA’s officia
The Mexico City Attorney General’s Office currently has an active arrest warrant against Francisco “N,” a teacher at La Salle preparatory school’s Benjamín Franklin campus, who is under investigation for qualified sexual abuse against adolescent students. According to investigation file CI-
Just hours before the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA shared stunning footage of a drone light show illuminating the skies above the Estadio Ciudad de México. On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the official World Cup social media account posted a video showcasing dozens of drones flying over the
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez, confirmed that all conditions are in place to ensure the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup proceeds smoothly and without disruption for attendees. Speaking during the morning press conference, Rodrí
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Vidal Llerenas Morales, director general of Mexico’s Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI), addressed widespread rumors about immediate closures, random inspections, and automatic fines targeting businesses that broadcast FIFA World Cup 2026 matches with
In the early hours of Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a viral post on social media stirred concern by showing a heavily damaged truck allegedly linked to “Lonche de Huevito,” a participant from the first season of the reality show *La mansión VIP*. The post falsely claimed that Víctor Ordóñez, kno
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Adán Augusto López Hernández, former governor and ex-Secretary of the Interior under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, declined to clarify whether his US visa had been revoked following allegations related to fuel theft, as reported yesterday by journalist Raym
