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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has completed a historic $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, bringing one of the world’s biggest gaming companies closer to its expanding football and entertainment strategy. The deal links the future of EA Sports FC with Saudi Arabia’s growing influence across global sports, gaming, and investment.

Lionel Messi surprised football rivals by donating €80,000 toward rebuilding Madrid's Sierra Oeste after devastating wildfires, showing that humanitarian actions can go beyond sporting rivalries.

Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja became famous for climbing the world's highest peaks at record speed, but his greatest impact was changing how the world recognised Nepali climbers and Himalayan teamwork.

A golf outing featuring Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum and Barack Obama sparked NBA trade speculation online. However, the event was simply a birthday celebration, with no connection to any basketball negotiations.

Ferran Torres is reportedly a top transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain, with Barcelona potentially open to selling the forward as contract uncertainty continues.

Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly submitted a €33 million bid for Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, moving ahead of Juventus in the race for the Japan international. Talks remain ongoing as PSG assess their future goalkeeping options.

At 63, José Mourinho’s unexpected return to manage Real Madrid in mid-July coincides with the August premiere of Netflix’s definitive documentary MOURINHO, framing a career defined by unmatched tactical pragmaticism, calculated controversy, and an endless drive for redemption.

A Pacific island club's blocking by top insider Fabrizio Romano highlights how modern football journalism has shifted from breaking news to managing commercial media empires.

On the night of July 19, 2026, Spain's players lifted the World Cup for the first time since 2010, having beaten Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It should have been a night about football alone: Ferran Torres's late winner, Lionel Messi's last dance with the trophy. Instead, much of the conversation afterward was about who was standing on the podium and who had refused to be there at all. US President Donald Trump joined FIFA president Gianni In

This summer, the Golden State Warriors tried for weeks to convince LeBron James to play alongside them for one more title run, considered in earnest the possibility of acquiring Anthony Davis through a trade, and asked Draymond Green to forgo a guaranteed contract in order to clear the way for both. None of it panned out. LeBron chose Philadelphia. Golden State failed to seriously pursue the possibility of acquiring Davis. And the defending champions enter training camp with

Nike, Adidas and Puma spent months making the 2026 World Cup look the same. Then Ferran Torres won it for Spain in a pair of Under Armour boots nobody saw coming. It happened in the 106th minute, deep into extra time, with the World Cup final still goalless and Argentina down to ten men. Nico Williams flicked a header into space. Ferran Torres, on as a substitute, met it for the first time. The ball went in. Spain had won the World Cup for the second time in its history, and

A World Cup, a lifetime of near-misses, and one record-breaking valuation update this is how football arrived at a number nobody had ever touched before. Every few years, football's economy resets itself. A new ceiling gets built, everyone assumes it'll hold for a while, and then somebody comes along and smashes straight through it. This month, two people did it at the exact same time. When Transfermarkt released its first market value update since the final whistle blew on t

In theory, Sunday's World Cup final will pit Argentina against Spain. Dig deeper, and you'll see the two teams are wearing the same three stripes. Even before the referee blows the whistle on match day, Adidas has already won. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, the two competing nations are outfitted in gear from the same sportswear manufacturer. No matter whether Messi wins or Lamine Yamal does, Adidas will come out of MetLife Stadium as the outfitter of the

Shah Rukh Khan's Knight Riders Group owns franchises in India, Trinidad, Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles competing across four leagues, twelve months of the year, on three continents. Almost nobody noticed it happen. In 2008, Shah Rukh Khan paid roughly $75 million for a cricket team in Kolkata. In 2026, the organisation he built around that team operates across four T20 leagues, has just opened the first privately owned cricket stadium built by a franchise outside its home country

Sixteen years and two unrelated substitutes named Torres separate Spain's last two World Cup–winning goals. The gap between them explains this team better than either goal does on its own. Thirty-nine seconds into the second period of extra time, a loose ball dropped awkwardly in the Argentina box, and Ferran Torres didn't wait for it to bounce twice. One touch, left foot, off the underside of the bar. MetLife Stadium came apart. Somewhere behind him, Lionel Messi turned away

Mohammad al-Waheidi had been working for weeks to set up screens.In the spaces between destroyed buildings and overcrowded tents around Gaza City, al-Waheidi and his colleagues from the Egyptian Relief Committee set up screens to allow displaced families to enjoy the games of the 2026 World Cup. Families with no access to running water and electricity, families who knew nothing for sure about the next day gathered every evening to watch football. On July 8, a day before the g

Pau Cubarsí has started every minute of Spain's run to the World Cup final, posted passing accuracy no defender at this tournament has matched, and broken a clean sheet record held by Paolo Maldini. He is 19. Almost nobody is talking about him. When Spain beat France 2-0 in the semi-final, the conversation immediately turned to who had scored. Mikel Merino got both goals. Lamine Yamal made the chance for the second with a pass that skipped through France's defensive line in t

There is a sequence of events that FIFA has not disputed. Folarin Balogun, the United States striker, got sent off with a red card during the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, in which America won with a score of 2-0, on July 1. Getting a red card meant automatic suspension for one game. As a result, Balogun was going to miss the Round of 16 match against Belgium. On the next day, people inquired if the red card could be appealed, but the officials at FIFA had to say no becaus

The teams that made it to the final four in the 2026 World Cup had one thing in common: their best players didn't always start. It was a lesson learned the hard way. At some point during the 2026 World Cup knockout rounds, something funny happened to the sport. Goals from substitutes. Matches turned by players who began the game on the bench. Teams that looked ordinary for 60 minutes and dangerous for the final 30. The pattern kept repeating, and by the time the semi-finals

When Florence Pernet was denied accreditation to cover the 2026 World Cup, she photographed matches from her television instead. The images went viral. A footballer deleted his entire Instagram to make room for them. Before the World Cup started, Michael Olise wiped his entire Instagram account clean. Every post is gone. Years of images, celebrations, match photographs all deleted. His 10 million followers immediately started speculating. Transfer move imminent. Unhappy at Ba