From the U.S. roller-coaster, the magic of Messi, the controversy of VAR and everything in between, SN takes stock of an ...

First introduced in 1982, the Golden Ball has become a staple of each World Cup. The prize is dished out to the leading performer at each tournament, which is voted on by accredited media ...

Arkansas began its official practice schedule Wednesday night, and coach Colby Hale — entering his 15th year in charge — ...

The New York sports scene has been on an all-time heater in recent weeks, transitioning from the Knicks’ magical championship run straight into a bigger-than-ever World Cup tournament, which ...

The World Cup final is among the biggest single-day sporting events on the planet and each has had moments forever etched in ...

The 2026 All-Central New York small school softball team features athletes chosen by syracuse.com reporters. What is next for ...

The Golden Ball is given to the best player of the World Cup and the criteria is slightly more subjective than the Golden ...

Former USMNT player Alexi Lalas showed where Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe rank in his list for the 2026 World Cup Golden ...

France march on as tournament favorites, having ousted the competition’s last African nation standing, Morocco. Didier Deschamps’s men face Spain in the final four, a team that is growing into the ...

The United States is already through to the knockout rounds for the second straight World Cup, and fourth in the last five going back to 2010. But it shouldn’t be a surprise. Team USA arrived at the ...

From Messi to Ronaldo, most of football’s greatest modern players have graced video game covers over the years. But which is the best? Well, there’s no real scientific way to decide this, so I’m ...