LONDON, United Kingdom— World Cups are where rising stars of football quickly transform into global icons. AFP Sport looks at five of the contenders to become the game's next superstar at this year's ...

Christian Pulisic’s Milan and Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona could soon find themselves at the center of a dramatic new era in soccer after FIFA reportedly began shaping plans for a major change to how ...

How would the past 20 years of international football have looked if Lionel Messi had played for Spain? ESPN spoke to those ...

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior each scored as Real Madrid ended a four-game winless streak by defeating Alaves 2-1 to move closer to Spanish league leader Barcelona. The victory on Tuesday at the ...

Chelsea have been on the hunt for a new head coach ever since they sacked Liam Rosenior on 22 April and have finally zeroed ...

Sevilla has avoided relegation despite a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid at home in the Spanish league. Vinícius Júnior scored for ...

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open top bus parade as the team celebrated winning the Spanish ...

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has admitted that he too has had to deal with fights in the dressing room, following a week ...

Barcelona: Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of Barcelona’s season but should be healed from a leg injury in time to play for Spain at the World Cup, the club said on Thursday. Barcelona said ...

Four tickets to the 2026 World Cup final that is scheduled to take place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 have been listed on FIFA’s official resale platform for an eye-watering sum.

The FIFA World Cup is football’s biggest tournament. Every player dreams of playing on that stage. But only a small number get the chance to do it. Even fewer return for multiple tournaments. Playing ...