Football’s 10 most expensive summer transfers ever
The summer window was once a subtle time in football, a brief pause to refresh before preseason began. However, over…
Newell’s honors Messi, extending football’s grand naming ritual
Newell’s Old Boys needed only three words on Instagram to announce Tuesday’s tribute: “El Coloso Messi.” In Rosario, the club’s…
Inter Miami has earned over $21 million from Club World Cup—and counting
Inter Miami arrived at the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup as a curiosity, Lionel Messi‘s traveling show set against…
Messi meets PSG, but Enrique’s playbook may spoil the drama
The draw for the FIFA Club World Cup could not have scripted it better: Lionel Messi, two years removed from…
Real Madrid summer transfers 2025: Who’s in, who’s out, and what’s next
Real Madrid’s summer reboot began long before the transfer window opened. Florentino Pérez handed the dugout to Xabi Alonso, then…
Iran’s 2026 World Cup spot in jeopardy after missile strike on U.S. base
It started as a question of logistics. Now it’s a matter of geopolitics. Iran’s national football team qualified for the…
Jude Bellingham vs. the pitch: A World Cup wake-up call for U.S. stadiums?
Jude Bellingham didn’t mince words after a Club World Cup match in Charlotte. “The pitches aren’t great at all. It…
Big names, empty seats: The Club World Cup’s uneasy debut
Lionel Messi bent in a free kick to win it. But most of the upper deck was empty. That moment…
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal: Bounou saves late penalty in dramatic Club World Cup clash
Xabi Alonso‘s first official match in charge of Real Madrid ended with a mix of emotions — a sigh of…
10 young stars lighting up the Club World Cup
With the Club World Cup already underway across U.S. stadiums, some of the game’s brightest young talents are seizing their…