Messi’s family confirm father has health issue
The House of Messi dims its lights. A family statement confirms Jorge Messi faces a health issue, casting a quiet shadow over the footballer's world.
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Stories, match reporting and the people behind the game.Canada vs Qatar: The key moments and rate the players
From a freezing Edmonton pitch to Qatar's desert humidity, these two nations clashed. Rate the key moments-and the players-who defined a strange, compelling draw.
Read the storyNo stage too big – Haaland arrives in style at World Cup
No ovation louder than a Champions League night, yet Haaland descends upon the World Cup stage with quiet calm. A predator, finally unleashed on the grandest pitch.
Read the storyClark builds big US Open lead after McIlroy impresses at windy Shinnecock
Wind whispered through Shinnecock as Clark seized a commanding US Open lead, while McIlroy’s dazzling shots cut the gale-two masterpieces carved from the same swirling canvas.
Read the storyWhich player has scored the highest percentage of their team’s goals at a World Cup? | The Knowledge
At a single World Cup, one man carried his nation’s entire scoring burden-whose record for the highest percentage of team goals remains unmatched?
Read the storyPulisic still training solo a day before U.S. game…
Alone on the practice pitch, Pulisic’s cleats cut soft crescents in the dew. One day before the U.S. game, his shadow chases the ball-a quiet ritual before the national anthem.
Read the storyWest Indies edge out Scotland for seven-run win
Under a clouded Antigua sky, the West Indies defended 118 with grit, squeezing Scotland to a taut seven-run victory in a low-scoring thriller.
Read the storyLionesses will face Greece in World Cup play-offs
A new chapter awaits. The Lionesses roar onto the turf, their World Cup dreams hanging in the balance against a determined Greece side in the play-offs.
Read the storyDavid scores hat-trick as Canada thrash NINE-man Qatar
David sliced through Qatar’s depleted ranks, his hat-trick sparking Canada’s rout against nine men. Resilience crumbled, the final whistle sealing a thrashing.
Read the storyBrilliant teenager Bouaddi glides on to big stage with effortless grace for Morocco
Moroccan teenager Bouaddi steps onto the pitch with a dancer’s poise-effortless glides, sharp turns. The big stage feels small beneath his calm gaze.
Read the storyThe lifelong education of USMNT goalkeeper (and Ha…
Matt Turner’s professional career began later than most. His path from undrafted rookie to USMNT starter offers a masterclass in the art of the slow burn.
Read the story‘I’m Lord Hall now!’ | How has Ryan Hall ended up with a lordship?!
Ryan Hall, a writer known for satirical online musings, now holds a legal lordship. How? A surprising loophole in Scottish property law and a barony title purchase.
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