The FIFA men’s World Cup is the most popular tournament for the world’s most popular game. The 22nd edition kicks off in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 20, 2022. You know it’s a big deal, but do you know how the World Cup works?
Lionel Messi shocked his fans over the weekend when he made a secret trip to Barcelona and posted a photo of himself in the club’s Camp Nou stadium. The Messi Barcelona trip wasn’t on anyone’s radar, not even the club’s, as the Inter Miami star visited the place he called home for decades.
Following his brace on Saturday during Inter Miami’s 4-0 playoff victory vs. Nashville SC, Messi and Rodrigo de Paul took a brief trip to Barcelona to see the progress on the Camp Nou which has been under construction for three years.
Haiti put on a literal “lights out” performance against Nicaragua in Concacaf World Cup qualifying on Thursday with a resounding 3-0 victory. The game saw a temporary suspension in the first half when the lights at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium went out.
In the 29th minute heavy rain and an electrical malfunction saw Thursday’s game go pitch-black in a matter of seconds.
Lights go out during Haiti game vs. Nicaragua
THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT ESTADIO NACIONAL IN MANAGUA
FIFA and Adidas unveiled the official ball for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as the Trionda will grace the fields of the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.
The design features imagery of the three host nations and the ball’s pattern looks similar to the Brazuca ball used in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup.
Trionda 2026 World Cup ball
Ousmane Dembélé winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or didn’t sit right with everyone with the father of runner-up Lamine Yamal being one of the most vocal.
Mounir Nasraou, Yamal’s father, was irate that his 18-year-old son didn’t become the award’s youngest winner in history on Monday. Nasraou went as far as to say that Yamal not winning the award was incredibly disrespectful.
Lamine Yamal father reaction to Ballon d’Or
Nasraou didn’t want to say that Dembélé’s triumph was a robbery, but he may as well have said it with his fiery tirade about the 2025 award.
Marcus Rashford’s renaissance performance for Barcelona vs. Newcastle on Thursday stunned fans and has continued to raise eyebrows due to the statistics that followed.
Rashford bagged a beautiful brace for Barcelona with a precise header and then a GOLAZO from distance.
Marcus Rashford scores his first goal for Barcelona
Of course it had to be back on English soil pic.twitter.com/Q7p34VsX2g
A 54-year-old Dorking Wanderers fan will make his debut in goal for the English sixth-tier side on Saturday after the club's first-choice goalkeeper suffered a spleen injury, leaving them without cover for the weekend game.
Terry Dunn, a "multiple promotion winner with several local clubs" according to Wanderers, hung up his gloves 28 years ago.
Club signs fan as goalkeeper
DUNN DEAL ✅
United States women’s national team and Portland Thorns star forward Sophia Wilson announced the birth of her baby girl along with her husband Michael Wilson, who plays as a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals.
Sophia and Michael announced in March that they were expecting their first child with the USWNT star sharing a first photo of their newborn on her Instagram story Tuesday.
Sophia Wilson baby photo
Portugal have paid tribute to Diogo Jota by passing his number 21 jersey to his close friend and former teammate Ruben Neves, following the forward's death in a car crash last month, national team coach Roberto Martinez said.
Neves, a midfielder at Saudi side Al-Hilal, was a pallbearer at Jota's funeral. The Liverpool forward died aged 28 with his younger brother, Andre Silva, in northwestern Spain after their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames.
Diogo Jota Portugal number passed on
In times of great crisis and uncertainty for the United States men’s national team, the supporters can always count on one thing. That single thing: Taylor Twellman is going to supply the people with a great rant about the team and U.S. Soccer.