Holders Argentina arrive at the World Cup aiming to become the first team in more than half a century to successfully defend their title. Only two teams – Italy in 1934 and 1938, and Brazil in 1958 and 1962 – have won back-to-back World Cup crowns, underscoring the difficulty of the task facing Lionel Messi […]
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Canadian soccer ready for World Cup coming out party
Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming out party. When Canada faces Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 12 in the team’s first ever World Cup match on home soil, it will be […]
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Reyna included in US World Cup squad, four years after Doha drama
United States coach Mauricio Pochettino named Giovanni Reyna in his 26-strong for the World Cup on Tuesday, four years after the midfielder was almost sent home from the 2022 tournament in Qatar following a bust-up with former coach Gregg Berhalter. Borussia Monchengladbach attacking midfielder Reyna appeared as a substitute in the USA’s friendly defeats to […]
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USA with all to prove in World Cup Group D
The United States head into World Cup Group D with everything to prove after a turbulent build-up marked by an unconvincing run of form that saw them comfortably beaten by elite European opposition in their two most recent friendlies. A 5-2 thrashing by Belgium in March was followed by a clinical 2-0 defeat to Portugal, […]
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Mexico dream of quarter-final repeat from World Cup Group A
If history is any guide, co-hosts Mexico will kick off the World Cup with every reason to be confident of comfortably advancing into the knockout rounds from Group A. Mexico, the only country to host three World Cups, reached the quarter-finals on the two previous occasions the tournament was played on home soil, in 1970 […]
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‘Tired’ Messi exits MLS game in injury scare ahead of World Cup
Lionel Messi was at the center of an injury scare just weeks before the start of the World Cup on Sunday after abruptly exiting Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer clash against the Philadelphia Union. Argentina superstar Messi was substituted in the 73rd minute at a rain-soaked Nu Stadium in Miami after clutching the back of […]
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Messi magic as ‘perfect’ Miami thrashes Cincinnati
Lionel Messi produced a vintage performance as Inter Miami stayed on course for their first MLS Cup final appearance
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Gotham crowned NWSL champions after Lavelle breaks Spirit
Rose Lavelle scored the winner as Gotham FC upset the Washington Spirit 1-0 to claim their second NWSL championship in three seasons on Saturday. Lavelle swept in an emphatic finish 10 minutes from time to settle a scrappy championship game at PayPal Park in San Jose. The victory was doubly sweet for the 30-year-old Lavelle, […]
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Top seeds Philadelphia and San Diego FC win in MLS playoff openers
Top-seeded Philadelphia Union survived a huge scare before opening their Major League Soccer playoff campaign with a nervy victory over Chicago Fire on Sunday.
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Messi signs new Inter Miami contract through 2028
Lionel Messi has agreed a contract extension with Inter Miami that will see the Argentine superstar remain in Major League Soccer until the end of the 2028 season, the club confirmed on Thursday. Inter Miami’s X feed posted a video of Messi signing a contract while sitting at a table in the middle of the […]