2:26 PM ET Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash in the English Channel in January 2019. Sebastien Salon Gomis/AFP/Getty Images Cardiff City have been placed under a transfer embargo after failing to pay the first instalment of the fee owed to Ligue 1 club Nantes for Emiliano Sala, the Championship side confirmed to the BBC

5:01 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — France captain Hugo Lloris has said the adrenaline of playing in a World Cup Final will help his teammates overcome the disruption caused by a virus in the camp. Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman trained away from the rest of the squad after showing signs of sickness

9:45 AM ET Those of us who were lucky enough to be there will never forget it. Early in 2005, in the South American Under-20 Championships in Colombia, Lionel Messi wore the Argentina shirt for the first time. He had played one friendly for the Barcelona first team. Even the Argentina coaches knew little about

5:30 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — We have always known that Lionel Messi is different, but the 2022 World Cup is seeing a different Messi. 2 Related The talismanic, ethereal status that Messi possesses in the hearts and minds of Argentines everywhere was once so great a burden that he briefly retired from international football

4:37 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — You thought the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup was in Doha, right? Doha, the capital city of the tiny Gulf state, has been the central hub of this tournament, but it isn’t staging the final between France and Argentina on Sunday. That honour has been bestowed upon

7:13 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football after his country’s World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco in the round of 16. Busquets, 34, was the only remaining survivor of the Spain side that won the World Cup in South Africa in 2010

7:40 PM ET Associated Press Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema sustained a knee injury and was taken off the field on a stretcher while playing for Arsenal in a women’s Champion’s League match against Lyon on Thursday. The Dutch forward went down under no contact in the first half after landing awkwardly as she challenged for

5:05 AM ET The 2022 World Cup draws to a close this weekend, marking the end of an era for the tournament before it rolls into the United States, Mexico and Canada in four years’ time. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Bracket The current format, which sees 32 teams drawn

Dec 14, 2022 Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone at Real Madrid‘s Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday, sources have told ESPN, as he prepares to take a decision on his future. Ronaldo, who is without a club after leaving Manchester United last month, returned to Madrid after Portugal‘s exit at the World Cup

5:33 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — At the final whistle, Morocco coach Walid Regragui embraced his opposite number, France boss Didier Deschamps, who had just guided Les Bleus to a second consecutive World Cup final. Regragui gathered his group of bruised and spent players after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat into a huddle in the middle