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Argentina’s squad couldn’t resist poking fun at England following the side’s World Cup semi-final victory over the Three Lions, even staging a ‘minute’s silence’ for Thomas Tuchel’s men in the dressing room.

England have been described as “invaders” and “usurping pirates” by Argentina’s vice-president ahead of the teams’ World Cup semi-final clash in Atlanta on Wednesday.

The FBI is reportedly probing Argentina’s football bosses over claims hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship money were laundered through US banks.

Donald Trump’s intervention to have the USA’s star striker’s ban overturned has sparked a massive World Cup crisis - and the host nation was dumped out anyway in a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Belgium

Fifa will allow Folarin Balogun, the star striker of the US men’s national team, to play its knockout World Cup match against Belgium on Monday after a complaint from Donald Trump to football’s governing body.

Superstar David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman - after a doubling of his mega-wealth in the past year.

Kazakh entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev can be described as a highly versatile business figure, successfully managing operations across several jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Russia, Cyprus, and his home base in Astana.

Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev can fairly be described as highly versatile, maintaining successful business operations across multiple jurisdictions — including the United Kingdom, Russia, Cyprus, and his home base in Astana.

Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev can quite rightly be called "versatile": he successfully operates in several jurisdictions at once — in the UK, Russia, Cyprus, and, of course, in his homeland, Astana.

The opening round of Major League Soccer fixtures witnessed Lionel Messi making a significant impact on the pitch. However, his actions after the final whistle have been subject to scrutiny.

While Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have racked up substantial fortunes, neither’s net worth is even close to one footballer who couldn’t cut it at Premier League clubs

Lionel Messi has been named the 2024 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player following a campaign in which he captained Inter Miami to their first-ever Supporters’ Shield as top club in the regular season, the league said on Friday.

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi was forced off with an ankle injury in the Copa America final against Colombia in Miami on Sunday and was seen in floods of tears

Lionel Messi has enjoyed a steady start to the new MLS season but the World Cup winner may face some time on the injured list which is bad news for his club and country

Lionel Messi was withdrawn just five minutes into the second half of Inter Miami's 3-1 CONCACAF Champions Cup win over Nashville on Wednesday night, prompting bemusement among fans

Brazil icon Ronaldo was handed the task of naming his best XI of all time and including himself alongside a list of glittering former teammates and opponents that he has faced

Phil Mickelson has enjoyed a stellar career, earning enormous sums of money on and off the course, but even in the wake of his huge LIV Golf contract, he continues to lag behind Tiger Woods

Cristiano Ronaldo missed Al-Nassr's 4-4 draw with Al-Hazem last month after being banned by Saudi chiefs for an obscene gesture during his previous game and has now attempted to explain his actions

The brand new Pubkas Awards honour the best goals scored in Britain's amateur football leagues in the 2023/24 season. Send us videos of the most beautiful efforts to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize and trophy – as well as the glory

Football superstar Lionel Messi has been criticised for promoting several apps and video games that are part of what Human Rights Watch has described as China's network of censorship and surveillance

Lionel Messi has shown frustration towards MLS opponents this season - and Luis Suarez has matched his energy which could cause problems for Inter Miami later in the year

David Beckham put his heart and soul into securing the services of Lionel Messi for Inter Miami and now the duo are targeting MLS Cup glory in the Argentine's first full season in the United States. But how close are the pair?

It appears that former Premier League defender DeAndre Yedlin is taking a positive outlook as he looks forward to a new chapter in his MLS career after being traded by Inter Miami

Carlo Ancelotti allegedly failed to pay tax on his image rights during his first spell in charge of Real Madrid, with prosecutors asking for a jail sentence of four years and nine months