Spain and Argentina are littered with players from Europe’s top clubs.

The impressive 18-carat gold World Cup trophy has quite the story, as does the original one. Yes, there have been two World ...

Pre-tournament fears that the expansion to 48 teams -- among them a clutch of tiny debutants -- would lead to a dilution of ...

The Athletic's columnist Philipp Lahm won the World Cup in 2014 with Germany and explained the nature of his day ...

Lionel Messi's Golden Boot dream hangs in the balance as Argentina face Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, with Kylian Mbappe leading the scoring race by two goals ...

France, after waking from its slumber, added more history to the third-place match. Michael Olise, who assisted Mbappé on ...

Barcelona’s La Masia is arguably the biggest winner of the 2026 World Cup final.

That's been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Soccer's best player and soccer's dominant team are set to ...

It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to remain,” President Trump said at a FIFA reception at Trump ...

NEW YORK — Yes, Argentina and Spain made the World Cup final because they have great players. When you have a Lionel Messi ...

US President Donald Trump is expected to join the trophy presentation, while Post Malone, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber, ...

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has ruled out man-marking Lionel Messi in the World Cup final, recalling a youth match where a ...