July 17, 2026

The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too “Maybe Lionel Messi has picked up lots of babies, maybe it’s...

A tournament with more teams and more games has been filled with euphoria, heartbreak, and these weird and wonderful viral moments As a Japanese supporter exclaimed to a television camera, “Texas is good, everything...

Two minutes and 55 seconds. That’s how long I really had hope of reaching the World Cup final. And it didn’t kill me In her book Hope in the Dark the author Rebecca Solnit...

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Donald Trump has largely steered clear of the Geopolitics World Cup: he is yet to attend a game and appear on screen...

Argentina and Spain will contest the 23rd World Cup final on Sunday. How much do you know about the previous 22? This is a quiz by Richard Foster, who presents the It Started With...

Spain’s streak started after a defeat in 2024 but Argentina are no slouches – they are on an unbeaten run of 14 matches Spain look unstoppable. Their 2-0 victory over France meant that they...

Captain says promotion would bring ‘the most happiness’ He visited largest shareholder Daniel Křetínský in Prague Jarrod Bowen has said he intends to remain with West Ham after the club’s relegation to the Championship....

Danny Murphy’s decision to start talking about his deceased cat will haunt the rest of his career while Christina Unkel’s referee analysis was no-nonsense and to the point The final may be Argentina v...

Technical class in the fiercest battles was again lacking at the World Cup but there is hope amid the soul-searching The post-match inquest into England’s elimination was almost over when Thomas Tuchel offered a...

Only a handful of FAs have not declared their support Uefa has made its opposition clear on number of issues Gianni Infantino has the formal endorsement of more than 200 countries for re-election as...