Mexico opens World Cup with measured 2-0 win over South Africa
Mexico began the 2026 FIFA World Cup by doing what opening matches often deny their hosts. It made the occasion […]
Bernardo Silva nears Real Madrid as Mourinho’s first move takes shape
Bernardo Silva’s path out of Manchester City has suddenly become part of something larger than a free-agent market. Real Madrid
José Mourinho returns to Real Madrid after 13 years
Real Madrid has gone back to the one coach it was never supposed to need again. Thirteen years on, José
Deschamps is making Mbappé central by design
Didier Deschamps doesn’t run France as a talent show. He captained the country to the 1998 World Cup, coached it
Mexico faces South Africa in the World Cup opener at Azteca
Mexico opens the first 48-team men’s World Cup against South Africa at Mexico City Stadium, inside a venue that’s become
Messi plays against son of former Barcelona teammate
Football rarely offers a clean measure of how long someone has been at it. Sure, all those injuries, scars, and
Real Madrid’s $173 million Julián Álvarez bid gives Atlético new leverage
Real Madrid put $173 million on the table and got something more useful than Julián Álvarez. They got a story
FIFA warned of visa risk before Omar Artan’s World Cup exit
Omar Artan should’ve been a shoo-in. Somalia’s first referee at a men’s World Cup had worked the CAF Champions League
Why America still hasn’t produced a male soccer superstar
America has money, stadiums, corporate backing and a national men’s team good enough to qualify comfortably for its own World
Michael Olise’s hat trick sharpens France’s World Cup attack
Michael Olise continued his superb form by dropping a hat-trick on Northern Ireland in Lille. The Bayern Munich attacker reassured