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Kylian Mbappe has played over 400 games for AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team since first playing pro soccer weeks before turning 17

The 2026 World Cup will be split between three host nations, with the United States, Mexico and Canada all holding matches as Argentina look to defend their title

Sports presenter Kelly Somers has welcomed her first child as she shared an adorable photo of her baby girl with her fiancé Max following her fertility struggles

Lionel Messi infamously fumed at soon-to-be Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst after Argentina's World Cup quarter-final victory over the Netherlands in Qatar

Brazil have featured in all 22 World Cup tournaments and are the only country to have lifted the Jules Rimet five times but their place at the 2026 event is in jeopardy

Lionel Messi won the World Cup last year but one defining win during the competition was marred by an Argentina teammate's comments about his wife Antonela Roccuzzo

The superstar jockey made the confession as he finished outside the top 3 at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show, won by Mary Earps

FIFA want the Club World Cup to be one of the biggest competitions in football - with a 32-team tournament set to be held in the United States in 18 months' time

The shirts that Lionel Messi wore throughout Argentina's 2022 World Cup winning campaign have been sold for a big price - but for less than anticipated

Saudi Arabia’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal says the country are considering hosting the 2034 World Cup in summer despite the lessons from Qatar

Lionel Messi and Argentina's first title defence will be the Copa America this summer and Roberto Carlos has refused to rule out Brazil despite instability

David Beckham's infamous red card against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup has once again become a talking point following the release of his recent Netflix documentary

Lionel Messi has opened up the regret of his heated moment with Louis van Gaal during Argentina's win over the Netherlands in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals

Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski were involved an awkward encounter during the World Cup and the Inter Miami superstar has finally explained his reason for snubbing the Barcelona striker

Lionel Scaloni guided Argentina to World Cup glory last year but the 2024 Copa America is set to mark the former West Ham defender's final tournament in charge of Lionel Messi and co

Jake Daniels is the first openly gay English professional footballer for more than 30 years and the Blackpool striker has spoken of his hope his fellow stars will support the Rainbow Laces campaign

Lionel Scaloni has led Argentina in a stunning era of success, winning the World Cup, the Copa America and the Finalissima, but he has threatened to bring his reign to an end

FIFA insisted that last year's World Cup would inspire reform of Qatar's oppressive laws, but that has been rubbished by Human Rights Watch, with LGBT+ people still facing horrendous abuses

ON THIS DAY IN 2009: Ireland felt aggrieved after a Thierry Henry handball was missed by officials when they took on France, costing them a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

The Summer Olympics in Paris, Taylor Swift's Eras tour, and Andrea Bocelli in concert in Brazil, are among the most popular 2024 events Brits would travel for

The England legends opens up about mental health and that Ronaldinho goal in new Outdoors in Mind podcast, in support of Hats On For Mind campaign

Even if Lionel Messi himself appears to change his mind when it comes to appearing at the World Cup 2026 regularly, his Argentina teammates are holding out hope he can be convinced to play

England's young stars started their FIFA Under-17 World Cup campaign in Indonesia in style by hammering double figures in their opening group game with New Caledonia

Five years before Luis Diaz's father was kidnapped in Colombia, a similar fate befell Nigeria star John Obi Mikel while he was on international duty at the World Cup

The SoFi Stadium in Southern California was previously announced as a host venue for the next FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada but owner Stan Kroenke could withdraw the arena