play Remembering Brazil legend Pele (3:57)Brazilian soccer superstar Pele won three World Cup championships before finishing his career with the New York Cosmos. (3:57) 1:54 PM ET Pele, the Brazilian king of football who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the past century, died Thursday. … Read more
play Why World Cup win makes Messi the best player ever (2:27)Ale Moreno feels Lionel Messi has now eclipsed Diego Maradona after leading Argentina to a thrilling World Cup win vs. France. (2:27) 8:00 AM ET As another year comes to a close, Getty Images has once again trawled through the archive of sport photographs … Read more
1:09 PM ET Between Portugal’s World Cup disappointment and his exit at Man United, it’s been a tough winter for Cristiano Ronaldo. Where will he end up playing? Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all made the headlines in 2022, while Argentina and Real Madrid claimed football’s … Read more
Getty Images With the World Cup in 2026 being in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the United States national team won’t have to go through World Cup qualification in Concacaf since they will host. While that’s great as the team won’t have to worry about how they’ll make it to the biggest tournament on … Read more
play Laurens: Mbappe plays badly before first penalty but becomes unstoppable after (1:16)Julien Laurens evaluates Kylian Mbappe’s performance for France in their dramatic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final. (1:16) 8:43 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe has dismissed taunts from Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez over France‘s World Cup final defeat as “futile.” … Read more
play Ogden questions if Gakpo would have been right for Man Utd (1:29)Mark Ogden explains why Manchester United missed out on Cody Gakpo, who looks set for a Liverpool move. (1:29) 10:31 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday that Cody Gakpo did not need convincing to join the club, despite Netherlands teammate … Read more
play Why nobody can argue with Benzema’s Ballon d’Or win (1:24)Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno praise Karim Benzema after he won the Ballon d’Or. (1:24) 9:19 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti has said Karim Benzema is excited and motivated to prove himself with Real Madrid after an injury-hit start to the season culminated in him being … Read more
5:30 AM ET Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from competitive football since Feburary. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The Russian Football Union (RFU) will hold an executive committee meeting on Friday to discuss resigning from UEFA — European football’s governing body — in order to move to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), … Read more
play Why it’s time for Joao Felix to leave Atletico Madrid (1:18)Alex Kirkland feels it may be best for all parties if Joao Felix is to leave Atletico Madrid. (1:18) 4:44 AM ET With the opening of the January transfer window coming closer, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings … Read more
Sep 23, 2022 The 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar came to a close in the most dramatic way imaginable. Argentina lifted their first trophy since 1986 after beating France on penalties, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe going toe-to-toe in what will almost certainly go down as the best World Cup final in history. … Read more
