Spain’s return to the summit of world football should have ended with nothing but celebration. Ferran Torres had scored the goal of his life, La Roja had secured their second World Cup crown, and a new generation was preparing to...
Declan Rice ended England’s 2026 World Cup campaign with a bronze medal, a spectacular victory over France and a personal achievement no previous Three Lions captain had managed. Yet the Arsenal midfielder had little interest in presenting those milestones as...
Argentina awoke to disappointment after Spain ended La Albiceleste’s hopes of winning consecutive World Cups, yet the reaction across the country’s front pages was marked by gratitude rather than fury. Lionel Scaloni’s team lost the 2026 final 1-0 after extra...
Lionel Messi had produced almost every imaginable ending during his extraordinary international career. He had scored decisive goals, survived dramatic penalty shootouts, inspired remarkable comebacks and finally lifted the World Cup in Qatar. As Argentina prepared to defend their crown...
Harry Kane has offered his full support to Thomas Tuchel following England’s painful conclusion to the 2026 World Cup, insisting that the German remains the right coach to lead the national team into its next chapter. England travelled to North...
Spain are champions of the world once again. Sixteen years after Andrés Iniesta’s unforgettable strike in Johannesburg delivered the country’s first global title, Ferran Torres produced another extra-time moment of magic to defeat Argentina 1-0 and place La Roja back...
England ended their 2026 World Cup campaign with a bronze medal after surviving an extraordinary French comeback to win a chaotic third-place play-off 6-4 in Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick, Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa struck during a dominant...
Arsène Wenger believes the mandatory hydration breaks used throughout the 2026 World Cup did not change match results, but FIFA has not yet decided whether the controversial pauses should remain part of future competitions. The former Arsenal manager, now FIFA’s...
In the hours before Didier Deschamps took charge of France for the final time, Kylian Mbappé delivered a deeply personal tribute to the coach who had shaped both his international career and one of the most successful periods in French...
Argentina have already experienced the ultimate celebration in international football, but Lionel Scaloni insists that winning the World Cup once has not reduced his team’s desire to do it again. Ahead of the 2026 final against Spain, the Argentina coach...
