World Cup news

The shortlist for world football's most prestigious individual award has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris on October 30

Previous winners of the award include Alisson Becker and Thibaut Courtois, but who will claim this year's prize at the ceremony on October 30?

Kylian Mbappe, Pedri and Gavi have previously won the prize, but who will pick it up this year at the ceremony in Paris on October 30?

There's no clean slate as the coach returns for a second cycle, and he'll have a lot to work through as this run towards 2026 begins

Virgil van Dijk has dismissed former Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal's claim that the 2022 World Cup was rigged.

Louis van Gaal has sensationally claimed that that the 2022 World Cup was rigged in favour of Lionel Messi and eventual winners Argentina.

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been quizzed on a number of subjects while taking a lie detector test. Did he tell the truth?

A player many consider the greatest of all time doesn't bust his lungs sprinting from minute one until 90 - he picks his moments

Andre Onana has been recalled to the Cameroon squad 10 months after a World Cup row led to his retirement from international football.

The Brazilian attacker has been scoring plenty of goals, but what does his overall record look like?

Lionel Messi wants to become “the next Michael Jordan”, says Taylor Twellman, with the Inter Miami superstar building a “brand” to rival the NBA icon.

Gareth Southgate has assured Jordan Henderson that he will remain in contention for England despite leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabia.

Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has revealed the biggest lesson he has learned from Cristiano Ronaldo – the perfect teacher for any player.

National anthems are a consistent feature of American sports, and GOAL takes a look at the meaning behind the song used by the U.S. teams

'Group of Death' is a term heard of many a times, mostly in tournaments of high caliber. But what is it?

Lionel Messi's first words after Argentina's World Cup triumph in Qatar have been revealed by his team-mate Leandro Paredes.

The playmaker was greeted like a god when he arrived at the Emirates in 2013, but few fans were sorry to see him leave in 2021 - so what went wrong?