The World Cup draw always proves a spectacle. The 2026 iteration of the event will be no exception, with the expanded 48-country field set to produce more than a few shocks. The prospect of watching the game’s finest stars light up fields in the U.

In our opinion, FIFA needs to use Lionel Messi to bolster interest in the 2025 Club World Cup by naming Inter Miami as CONCACAF’s final team for the tournament. As hosts of the competition, the United States receives an extra slot. The Seattle Sounders ...

Spain emerge as early favourites for the FIFA World Cup 2026, while legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo prepare for what could be their final bid for global glory

The FIFA World Cup is football’s ultimate prize. Whether it’s Pelé and Brazil, Andrés Iniesta guiding Spain, or—most recently—Lionel Messi completing his destiny with Argentina, the World Cup trophy is reserved only for the game’s greatest teams and players.

Subscribe to The Athletic using our latest discount code here. The way his first coach tells the story, the kid wasn’t even supposed to be on the pitch. It was his older brother’s game. They were a player short. Salvador Aparicio looked over at the ...

LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi took his talents to Miami, and the awards followed. Messi has been named FIFA’s best men’s player after moving from Paris Saint-Germain to Inter Miami and leading the David Beckham-owned team to a little-known Leagues Cup ...

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© Rich Storry/Getty ImagesLionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF looks on before an MLS match between Inter Miami CF and New York City FC at Chase Stadium on February 22 ...

MIAMI -- Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play a Major League Soccer match in their new stadium for the first time on April 4, one of the highlights of the league's schedule that was revealed Thursday.