Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martínez is considering his international future after suffering the heartache of World Cup final defeat. The 33-year-old Aston Villa player, who picked up a winners’ medal in Qatar four years ago, was devastated on the final whistle in New Jersey on Sunday evening as Spain wrenched the trophy from his grasp. Now he has hinted that he may call time on his international career in the wake…
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has warned that expanding the World Cup to 64 teams would represent the continuing destruction of the football industry under FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who he called on to resign. Tebas, 63, has regularly criticised Infantino and launched another attack on him as the dust settles on the 2026 World Cup. Spain will co-host the next edition of the finals in four years time, along with…
Argentina‘s Enzo Fernández has said wearing his country’s shirt is the “greatest honour” for him and has pledged to keep giving everything for the team following heartache in the World Cup final. The 25-year-old Chelsea midfielder, whose red card for a second bookable offence in Sunday night’s 1-0 final defeat by Spain proved so costly, took to his official Instagram account as the dust settled on a near-miss for the…
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…