Football

Italy approached Carlo Ancelotti about the national team coaching job before discussing the role with Pep Guardiola, Italian technical director Paolo Maldini said on Thursday. Italy have been searching for a new coach since Gennaro Gattuso...

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has named Lionel Messi the Best Player of the 2026 World Cup, saying the Argentina captain topped its performance index after an outstanding tournament. The federation...

If the World Cup was decided solely by the Golden Ball, Spain's Rodri would have been its defining footballer. Yet for millions who watched the tournament unfold, that conclusion is difficult to reconcile with what happened on the pitch....

Police barricades have failed to keep outsiders from entering Dhaka University, despite tightened restrictions imposed by the authorities to ensure students' safety before the World Cup final. Venues arranged across the university to scree...

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni made three changes from the side who came from behind to beat England in the semi-finals, while Luis de la Fuente named an unchanged Spain team for Sunday's World Cup final. • Rodrigo De Paul returns i...

Lionel Messi has quite a climb to catch Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot. The Argentina superstar has won just about everything in soccer except for the award for being the leading scorer at the World Cup, and he&rsq...

France striker Kylian Mbappé became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus' 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday. The 27-year-old leapfrogged Argentina's Lionel M...

The third-place play-off match of World Cup 2026 will take place on 19th July at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Which team will take the bronze medal home is yet to be known. Still, the two teams facin...