Football

Defending champions Argentina meet Spain in the final of the World Cup, with arguably the greatest ever Lionel Messi taking on heir-apparent Lamine Yamal.

France and England play off for third position at the World Cup on Saturday, with both teams still recovering from narrow semi-final losses.

At the age of 39 years old, Lionel Messi’s sustained and extraordinary brilliance has taken his side to another World Cup final and given himself the chance to bolster the sport’s most legendary legacy.

‘If you wrote this in a film, it would not seem possible.’

Tensions exploded at the end of the match and fans have unleashed on an England villain.

‘That’s him saying he didn’t believe in his team.’

England have melted down in spectacular fashion to be cruelly denied a World Cup final berth, conceding twice in the final minutes in a 2-1 loss to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina.

There is a lot of soccer history between Argentina and England, but none of it recent, making their World Cup semi-final even more eagerly anticipated.

Spain have produced a clinical display to surge into the World Cup final, dispatching tournament favourites France in an upset result in Dallas.

The complaint over Infantino's actions at the World Cup includes the handling of the Folarin Balogun affair.

He may not have left the World Cup with a trophy but Erling Haaland has returned home with something even better. 

Mexican Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernandez has finally realised his lifelong dream of becoming a professional footballer.

Jude Bellingham was the hero as England advanced to the semifinals as they look to end their infamous trophy drought at the World Cup.

FIFA is leaving no stone, or piece of turf, unturned in the quest for profit, with the pitch set to be used for the World Cup final put up for sale.

The shocking situation has evoked a dark chapter in the country’s history where a player was murdered after an own-goal.

A stinging statement has been issued and serious accusations have been made.

The governing body’s latest move has sparked another storm and fans claim they are ‘not even hiding it anymore’.

Simply making the biggest tournament on earth is not enough anymore, the Socceroos’ success needs to last longer and here is how they do that.