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Lionel Messi enters the July 19 World Cup final with 21 career goals in the tournament, five more than Miroslav…

The Finalissima that never happened has become the World Cup final football wanted. Under the July lights at New York…

For 90 minutes on Tuesday, Spain did not simply beat France 2-0. They stripped the world’s most dangerous attack of…

France know where Lamine Yamal wants the ball. They also know how quickly Spain can turn one clean touch on…

Just five months ago, Mikel Merino needed a mobility scooter to move around. A fractured foot had taken away his…

For weeks, it was the unspoken truth hovering over the Portuguese camp. Now Cristiano Ronaldo has finally said it aloud:…

Forget the noise around Cristiano Ronaldo and Lamine Yamal for a second. When Spain and Portugal walk into Dallas Stadium…

It wasn’t pretty, but Spain did not need pretty. Alex Baena’s 42nd-minute goal, helped by a costly Fernando Muslera error,…

After one weekend, the World Cup power rankings should not already feel this chaotic. Yet the opening whistle brought heat,…

Spain can pass through smoke, but one nervous touch near goal can still turn gold into ash. The slap of…