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Rodri hopes to have inspired others to “rise again” having fought back from a significant knee injury to captain Spain to World Cup glory and be crowned player of the tournament. The 30-year-old midfielder was hit by ligament damage in innocuous circumstances in September 2024 — just a month before being named Ballon d’Or winner — and returned the following May. Rodri, in truth, lacked the same quality and influence…

Argentina president Javier Milei has announced there will be a national holiday to celebrate the Albiceleste’s World Cup campaign on a day chosen by the team. Despite losing Sunday’s final, 1-0 in extra time, the players and staff will be celebrated. Milei, who did not attend the title game in New Jersey citing superstition, posted on X: “WORLD CUP CELEBRATIONS. In light of the concerns regarding the celebrations to mark…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lionel Messi was left in tears after he was unable to conjure up one more piece of magic to save Argentina from defeat to Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. Messi could only acknowledge after that Spain had outplayed an Argentina team that was looking to become the first back-to-back men’s World Cup winners since Brazil in 1962. Ferran Torres scored 37 seconds…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said he will need time to think about his future after his contract expires at the end of 2026. Argentina lost 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup final, with a goal from Ferran Torres in the second half of extra time sealing a second win for Spain in world soccer’s biggest tournament. After the match, Scaloni, who led Argentina to the 2022…

Spain forward Ferran Torres said “destiny was written” after firing his country to World Cup glory against Argentina. Substitute Torres struck in the 106th minute to earn a 1-0 extra-time win over the defending champions in New Jersey. “I think in the end the goal came from 47 million people [approximately the population of Spain], not just those of us that are here,” he said, speaking to FIFA host broadcasters…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Spain claimed a hat trick of individual awards after beating Argentina 1-0 to claim their second World Cup title on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove for the top performance by a goalkeeper and Pau Cubarsí won the Best Young Player Award, beating out fellow 19-year-old teammate Lamine Yamal. – VAR review:…

Argentina and Spain players clashed on the pitch at the end of a bad-tempered World Cup final in New Jersey with Leandro Paredes and Eric García involved in a physical confrontation seconds after the final whistle. Paredes, who had been given a yellow card during the game, also got in a pushing match with Barcelona midfielder Gavi. The Argentina midfielder was given a second yellow card for the post-match scuffle,…

Kylian Mbappé has won the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals after Lionel Messi failed to score in Sunday’s final against Spain. The France striker scored twice against England in a 6-4 defeat in the third-place playoff to extend his total for the tournament. Mbappé saw off competition from Argentina‘s Messi (eight goals), Norway‘s Erling Haaland (seven), England’s Jude Bellingham (seven) and Harry Kane (six) and teammate Ousmane…

Spain have set a new mark for an undefeated run in international football after beating Argentina 1-0 in Sunday’s World Cup final. The win extends Spain’s unbeaten run to 38 matches without losing, breaking a tie with Italy. The shutout win over Argentina was Spain’s seventh clean sheet of the 2026 World Cup, and they become the first team to win the tournament while only conceding one goal. Spain pulled…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ferran Torres clinched Spain‘s second World Cup title with an extra-time winner against reigning world champions Argentina in a bad-tempered final marred by Enzo Fernández’s red card for a reckless foul on Pau Cubarsí. Barcelona forward Torres, a 62nd-minute substitute for Mikel Oyarzabal, sealed a 1-0 win for the European champions when he struck from close range in the 106th minute after Nico Williams had headed…