11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (499+ words) The Americans played their closest semifinals game since 2010. Tobias Scharz / Getty Images It wasn’t the complete confidence-builder Team USA wanted as it punched its ticket to World Cup finals, but in a survive-and-advance setting, the American national team cleared the…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1056+ words) Take a moment to picture a Lamine Yamal goal. The image you have conjured likely looks as follows. Yamal collects the ball on the right wing, cuts inside onto his left foot, and finds the top or bottom-left corner with…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (18+ words) Video: Is Team USA's global edge disappearing? The New York Times Video: Is Team USA's global edge disappearing?...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1368+ words) It’s the feet you notice most of all, a blur of skips and tip-toes carrying Rayan Cherki away from the desperate lunges of defenders as he dances through the penalty area before caressing the ball past the goalkeeper. The Manchester…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (266+ words) Rodri has apologised to Valencia after disparaging comments he made about the La Liga side were made public. Barcelona defeated Valencia 5-0 at the Mestalla, a result that left the club rooted to the foot of the table with no wins…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (841+ words) Raphinha now has eight goals from five games this season (Lluis Gene/ AFP via Getty Images) Not even a late summer thunderstorm got in Barcelona’s way as Hansi Flick’s side got their Champions League campaign up and running with an…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1018+ words) Ceuta is still recovering from the events of two deadly days in late July, when an estimated 70,000 migrants entered from neighbouring Morocco by land and sea, overwhelming border authorities and sparking a humanitarian crisis which is still some distance from…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1322+ words) Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton delivered a thriller of the soporific and the stratospheric at the U.S. Open. Mike Lawrence / Getty Images NEW YORK — Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz didn’t really play a tennis match overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning at…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1197+ words) Kylian Mbappe celebrates his goal against Inter Mateo Villalba via Getty Images Real Madrid continue to confound in the Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s side found themselves 2-0 up in the 23rd minute in their opening league-phase game against Inter, with Kylian Mbappe…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (565+ words) Melchie Dumornay and Alexia Putellas are two of the contenders for this year's award Getty Images It is the most celebrated individual prize in women’s football. The Ballon d’Or Feminin was introduced in 2018 and this will be the eighth time…...