Spain win the Women’s World Cup — and the moment is stolen by the kiss that overshadowed everything
SYDNEY — Spain are world champions. On Sunday night in Sydney, Olga Carmona’s first-half goal beat England 1-0 and crowned a team…
Category: Football
Messi’s final act: Argentina win the World Cup in the greatest final ever played
LUSAIL — By the end, it had become almost too much to watch. Argentina are world champions for the third time, beating…
Italy are champions of Europe: England’s 55-year wait goes on after Wembley penalties
LONDON — The final of Euro 2020 had everything the occasion promised and an ending English football knows too well. Italy beat…
Christian Eriksen collapses at Euro 2020 — and is saved on the pitch in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN — The European Championship match between Denmark and Finland was suspended on Saturday evening after Christian Eriksen, Denmark’s best player and…
The Super League collapses in 72 hours: England’s rebels withdraw after fan revolt
LONDON — It was announced with twelve founding clubs, a midweek format and the promise of a new era. Less than 72…
Diego Maradona dies at 60: Argentina begins three days of mourning for its most loved and divisive son
BUENOS AIRES — Diego Armando Maradona, the footballer who lifted Argentina to a World Cup and Napoli to heights it has never…
Bayern Munich win the strangest Champions League: a closed-door final in Lisbon crowns a perfect run
LISBON — The most unusual season in the history of the European Cup has ended with a familiar name on the trophy.…
Football returns without fans: the Bundesliga becomes the first major league back
BERLIN — At 3:30 on Saturday afternoon, in an empty stadium in Dortmund that normally holds more than 80,000 people, professional football…