Gary Neville has sharply criticised Argentina‘s style of play in the World Cup final defeat to Spain and is the latest pundit to slam Lionel Scaloni’s men for their tactics. On The Overlap, during a discussion about Argentina’s performance against Spain with Roy Keane and Ian Wright, Neville said the former world champions played like a “bag of s–.” “Let’s be clear, they played really poor in the game. What…
Thousands of fans gathered in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to give a warm welcome to the Argentina football squad, who arrived home without captain Lionel Messi after their World Cup final loss to Spain. Coach Lionel Scaloni and 16 of his 26 players returned to the country and were welcomed by a red carpet and military band at the Ezeiza international airport. Messi opted to travel to Miami after…
Álex Baena has made history following his role in Spain’s World Cup triumph. The Atlético Madrid winger became a hugely important member of Luis De La Fuente’s Spain team that conquered the world and lifted their second title at Metlife Stadium on Sunday night. Spain’s extra time 1-0 win over Argentina in the World Cup final may well have seen the football superstar baton passed from Lionel Messi to Lamine…
Jhon Durán has joined Benfica on loan from Al Nassr, meaning that he is now on the seventh club of his career at just 22-years-old. The initial loan fee is €6.1 million ($6.9m.) The agreement also includes an option to make the move permanent for €30m ($34.2m.) The Colombian international has played in the English Premier League, the MLS, the Saudi Pro League, the Turkish Süper Lig and the Russian…
The president of CONMEBOL has said on social media that the 2030 World Cup will be a “64-team tournament.” In a post on X, Alejandro Domínguez said: “In 2030, the World Cup comes to Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, a great opportunity for football, to celebrate the World Cup Centenary with a 64-team tournament.” The 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal and there will be three…
Topps is creating a trading card of a photo that became a sensation during the World Cup of Argentina‘s Lionel Messi holding Spain‘s Lamine Yamal, the company said Monday. Messi, whom many consider soccer’s greatest player, was photographed holding Yamal, then an infant and now a 19-year-old rising star at Barcelona, the club where Messi became a star and won numerous trophies. The two met in Sunday’s final, with Yamal…
FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into the ugly scenes which marred the end of Sunday’s World Cup final involving several Argentina players and coaches physically attacking members of the Spain team. A Ferran Torres goal in the 106th minute sealed a 1-0 win for Spain to secure La Roja’s second World Cup, but the game at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey had already been disrupted by Argentinian indiscipline with…
Spain celebrated their World Cup triumph with hundreds of thousands of supporters in Madrid in an open top bus parade. Luis de la Fuente and his squad landed back in the Spanish capital in the early afternoon on Monday, before meeting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at Zarzuela Palace. They then headed through the streets on an open-top bus towards the Plaza de Cibeles, where fans had been gathering…
Argentina star Lionel Messi sent a heartfelt thank you to his fans on Monday, one day after the defending champions fell 1-0 in extra time to Spain at the World Cup final in New Jersey. On Sunday, Messi was left in tears and with his international future uncertain after he was unable to conjure up one more piece of magic to save Argentina. “The pain is immense and it will…
The World Cup is over and Premier League clubs have started their preseason, gearing up for the 2026-27 season. Players who represented their countries at the World Cup will be returning to their clubs at various dates, depending on their progress in the U.S., Canada and Mexico this summer. Some will be in red-hot form, others will have major fitness worries which will impact their clubs. Here’s how every Premier…