Argentina arrive home to rapturous welcome

play Lionel Messi and Argentina arrive to heroes’ welcome on home soil (0:59)Lionel Messi emerges from the Argentina plane hoisting the World Cup trophy as the Albiceleste return home as world champions. (0:59) 2:55 PM ET Argentina’s World Cup heroes had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as millions of … Read more

Spurs’ Richarlison set for MRI on hamstring injury

4:23 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison will undergo an MRI scan after picking up a hamstring injury during Brazil‘s World Cup quarterfinal loss against Croatia, coach Antonio Conte said on Tuesday. The other Tottenham players who sustained injuries at the World Cup, Uruguay‘s Rodrigo Betancur and Wales‘ Ben Davies, have returned to training. Betancur … Read more

Messi vs. The Egg: The battle for Instagram’s most-liked post

play Messi, Argentina World Cup winners nearly knocked off parade bus (0:32)Lionel Messi and some fellow Argentina players narrowly avoid disaster as they duck underneath overhead wires on top of their World Cup parade bus. (0:32) 7:00 AM ET He may have reached the zenith of his chosen profession by becoming a World Cup winner … Read more

MLS releases 2023 regular season schedule

2:00 PM ET Major League Soccer released its regular season schedule on Tuesday, revealing the full slate of games for opening day on Feb. 25, and setting the date for Decision Day on Oct. 21. The MLS Cup playoff schedule will be released at a later date. The first match of the 2023 season will … Read more

Ivan Toney charged with further betting breaches

1:35 PM ET Ivan Toney has scored 10 goals in 14 Premier League games for Brentford so far this season. David Rogers/Getty Images Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been charged with 30 more breaches of betting rules, England’s Football Association (FA) said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old was charged in November with misconduct, breaching the rules … Read more

Wiegman: Schedule is ‘too much’ for top players

play Lawson: Work to be done for Man Utd or Man City to win titles (1:26)Sophie Lawson reacts to an entertaining 1-1 draw in the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium. (1:26) 10:26 AM ET England manager Sarina Wiegman has criticised the scheduling of top-level women’s football, saying the top players are being forced to … Read more

Xavi: LaLiga win would bring ‘stability’ to Barca

play Why the pressure is on Barcelona in Man Utd Europa clash (1:30)Gab & Juls react to the standout Europa League playoff clash between Manchester United and Barcelona. (1:30) 9:45 AM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has made winning LaLiga this season a priority in a bid to “bring stability” back to the Catalan club, … Read more

FFF condemns racist abuse of Mbappe, Coman

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) 12:34 PM ET The French soccer federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team’s players with … Read more