The Lionel Messi-led Argentina went on to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, beating defending champions France in the final on penalties. In what was Messi’s first World Cup triumph on 5th attempt, the Argentine great drew many plaudits for
Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday. The 35-year-old inspired his country to World Cup glory last month by
World Cup winner Lionel Messi regretted his testy exchanges with the Netherlands coach and players during their controversial quarterfinal in Qatar, he said in an interview aired on Monday. Messi gave his first interview since lifting the trophy in December
FIFA banned Uruguay players Fernando Muslera and José María Giménez for four games each on Friday for aggressively confronting match officials when the team was eliminated from the World Cup last month. Veterans Edinson Cavani and Diego Godín must also
Google remains the most-visited website in the world, while Facebook is still the most frequented social platform, based on web traffic. Well, actually, YouTube is, but YouTube’s only a partial social app, right? The findings are displayed in this new
Getty Images U.S. Soccer has announced that it will be honoring Grant Wahl, a well-respected soccer journalist who died suddenly at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, at all its home games moving forward. Wahl, who was an analyst for
Rwanda’s football federation has launched an investigation after fans hurled insults at the woman who made history as one of the first female referees chosen for the men’s World Cup. Offensive slurs were repeatedly chanted at Salima Mukansanga by fans
FIFA launched the Official Match Ball of the Women’s World Cup 2023 named OCEAUNZ in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday. The design of OCEAUNZ, which is the ninth successive football produced by Adidas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, is inspired
Getty Images United States men’s national team talent Gio Reyna, benched at the 2022 World Cup due to his behavior and then engulfed in a family feud between his family and that of manager Gregg Berhalter, was back on the
What’s better than a cup of coffee and the latest soccer transfer news? Join in as CBS Sports provides the latest updates from around the world and what they mean to your favorite teams. We look at why Josip Juranovic
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina blew the Australian Open women’s draw wide open by beating red-hot favourite Iga Swiatek in straight sets on Sunday before declaring: “I can be number one.” Rybakina swept past the 2022 French and US Open winner
World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing a showdown of current Grand Slam champions to Elena Rybakina in straight sets. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner from Kazakhstan, beat
Sebastian Korda stunned two-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on Friday, adding the Russian to a growing list of top seeds crashing out early. The 31st-ranked American, son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, blasted past
Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina in tributes ranging from tattoos to murals after leading the national team to win the football World Cup. Now his face can be seen from the heavens too – on a specially designed