France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates his team victory at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Kylian Mbappé continued his relentless pursuit of football history by scoring the winning goal as France defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the FIFA…
In a touching display of compassion, football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has become a source of inspiration for a young Venezuelan boy named Andrés, who tragically lost everything to recent earthquakes.(Photo/AP) He scores goals at World Cups. He breaks records that have stood for decades. But sometimes, the greatest thing Cristiano Ronaldo does has nothing to…
England’s Harry Kane (9) celebrates after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. The term “shot heard round the world” was popularised by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem Concord Hymn, whose opening…
Cody Gakpo and partner Noa van der Bij mourn the loss of their unborn son during the FIFA World Cup 2026/ X, AP Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo has asked for privacy after he and his partner, Noa van der Bij, announced the devastating loss of their unborn son during pregnancy. The couple, who…
Ted Lasso was a rare silver lining during the dark days of COVID. As the world went into lockdown, an American football coach managing a soccer team had the enviable job of not just coaching a team in a sport that he did not know, but also uplifting the world’s spirits in its gloomiest days….
Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (7) celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Vinícius Júnior continued his outstanding FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign by writing his name into Brazilian football history during the Seleção’s…
Jude Bellingham triggers confusion over FIFA’s new rule during England’s World Cup draw/ Image: X England midfielder Jude Bellingham became the centre of a fresh World Cup controversy during Tuesday’s goalless draw with Ghana after television cameras captured him covering his mouth while speaking to Ghana captain Jordan Ayew. With FIFA’s new mouth-covering rule already…
Zlatan Ibrahimović responds with trademark sarcasm to Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘I’m back’ declaration/ Image: X, AP Cristiano Ronaldo’s response to a difficult week arrived in the form of two goals, multiple records and a four-word message that immediately became one of the defining moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Cristiano Ronaldo did not need long to…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo share incredible World Cup coincidence in once-in-a-lifetime moment that may never come again Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent two decades chasing, matching and surpassing one another across football’s biggest stages. Now, after another week of World Cup history, the sport’s defining rivals have arrived at one of the…
Simon and Garfunkel once sang that the words of the prophet are written on subway walls. They were only partially correct because the gospel truth can be found in all forms of art, including cartoons. Take a Paul Rigby cartoon caption in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, which was testament to the plight of English batters during…