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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN All eyes will be on Lionel Messi and his Argentina side on Saturday as they look turn around a dreadful start to the World…

By Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN Five-time World Cup champion Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Danilo for their next match due to injury,…

Chris Eldergill and Zayn Nabbi, CNN Ahead of England’s World Cup clash with the United States on Friday, world soccer’s governing body…

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Two late goals secured Iran a sensational 2-0 win against Wales to maintain its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup knockout…

By George Ramsay, CNN After a frustrating 1-1 draw against Wales, this World Cup isn’t about to get any easier for the United States…

By Ben Church, CNN Watching Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half of Portugal’s World Cup opener against Ghana on Thursday, you could feel the…

By Ben Morse, CNN On one side of the pitch was a team made up some of the biggest names in world soccer. On the other was a grave digger, a…

By George Ramsay, CNN Two days after his turbulent departure from Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his World Cup campaign with…

By Ben Church, CNN Canada was taught a tough lesson as it lost 1-0 to Belgium in its first World Cup match for 36 years on Wednesday. Despite all its…

By Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister…

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football…

By Ben Church, CNN Argentina’s game against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was supposed to serve as the perfect springboard for Lionel Messi’s…

By George Ramsay, CNN With the World Cup now underway in Qatar, many are wondering how this moment arrived — that a tiny Gulf nation with…

By Ben Church, Patrick Sung, Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.…

By Marc Stewart, CNN As China’s first ever full-time Formula One driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living doing the sort of things many people can…

By Matt Foster, CNN Manchester United’s owners announced their intention on Tuesday to explore the sale of the iconic club, saying a…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Argentina has won the World Cup twice — in 1978 and 1986 — but at Qatar 2022 La Albiceleste wrote its name into…

By George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United with immediate effect, the English Premier League club announced on Tuesday. In…

By Matias Grez, CNN Six months ago, world champion MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov should have been defending his welterweight title at Bellator 281 in…

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to…

By Ben Church, CNN There was frustration for the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) in its opening game of Qatar 2022 as Gareth Bale…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Despite a seven-game win streak under their belt, the high-flying Minnesota Vikings had a rude awakening at home on Sunday,…

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN British comedian Joe Lycett did not shred £10,000 ($11,800) as he claimed to have done on Sunday when the World Cup kicked off,…

By Issy Ronald, CNN When the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) walks onto the pitch in Qatar on Monday, it will be appearing at a…

By George Ramsay and Zayn Nabbi, CNN The captains of several European teams will not wear “OneLove” armbands at the World Cup in Qatar…

By Issy Ronald, CNN For the last few months, soccer in Iran has witnessed small acts of defiance against the country’s regime amid widespread…

By Issy Ronald and Manveena Suri, CNN A British comedian appeared to shred £10,000 ($11,000) in a video after failing to receive a response from…

By Ben Church, CNN For the past year, a giant clock in Doha has been counting down to the opening match of the World Cup. Qatar and the world need…

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The Buffalo Bills (6-3) and Cleveland Browns (3-6) were supposed to square off at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo this Sunday.…

By Ben Church, CNN There have been 21 editions of the men’s World Cup since its inauguration in 1930 but Qatar 2022 is set to be a tournament…

By Ben Church, CNN In just over 24 hours, Qatar 2022 will burst into life as the host nation takes on Ecuador in the opening game of the World Cup.…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets star who was suspended for at least five games by the team for comments made after sharing a link…

By Ben Church and Homero DeLaFuente, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s near hour-long speech on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has…

By George Ramsay, CNN “If you’re ever losing faith in human nature,” Kathrine Switzer, an influential figure in women’s…

By Ben Church, CNN The World Cup finally gets underway on Sunday after 12 years of questions and criticisms of the tournament being held in Qatar.…

By Aimee Lewis, CNN “I’m a man and I love men. I do — please don’t be shocked — have sex with other men. This is…

By Ben Church, CNN As fans trickle into Qatar, they’re understandably in holiday mode as they look forward to the prospect of a desert World…

By Matt Foster and Alasdair Howorth, CNN Manchester United announced Friday that it has “initiated appropriate steps” in response to star…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Max Verstappen and Red Bull have hit out at online threats and abuse leveled at the world champion and his family after he…

By George Ramsay, CNN If it looked like the Green Bay Packers had turned their season around with last week’s overtime win against the Dallas…

By Sammy Mngqosini and Chris Eldergill, CNN Just two days before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, soccer’s world governing body FIFA confirmed…

By Jamiel Lynch and Alaa Elassar, CNN DC Attorney General Karl Racine has announced another lawsuit against the Washington Commanders NFL team, this…

By George Ramsay, CNN Steph Curry scored 50 points for the 11th time in his NBA career, but his efforts weren’t enough for the struggling…

By Aimee Lewis, Pramod Acharya and Sugam Pokharel Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling…

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN “Sport should not be politicized,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, three days before the…

By Jacob Lev, CNN A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former NFL kicker Josh Lambo against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which he sought…

By Eoin McSweeney, CNN There’s a biblical saying that no one is a prophet in their own land; but Didier Drogba likely hasn’t read that…

By Jack Bantock, CNN It remains to be seen whether football will come home for England at the World Cup in Qatar next month, but for neighboring…

By George Ramsay, CNN Carlos Alcaraz is set to become the youngest year-end No. 1 in the history of men’s tennis after Rafael Nadal was knocked…

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Luka Doncić scored 35 points, including a clutch three-pointer with less than 30 seconds remaining, to give the Dallas…

By Ben Church and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he keeps his son’s ashes with him at his home and…

By Matt Foster, CNN The manager of the Iranian men’s soccer team said his players are allowed to protest while they participate at the World…

By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN As he begins to discuss his sexuality, Isaac Humphries says he is able to lift 25 years of weight off his…

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Iran’s record international goalscorer Ali Daei said on Monday that he refused an invitation to attend the World Cup in…

By Marcela Mora y Araujo, for CNN Video by Patrick Sung, CNN If the history of film was once described as before and after “Gone with the…

By Ben Morse, CNN And then there were none. After the Philadelphia Eagles were defeated 32-21 by the Washington Commanders on Monday night, no…

By Ben Church, CNN No one seems safe from Cristiano Ronaldo’s wrath at the moment. The superstar has been on a war-path against his current…

By George Ramsay, CNN The two goals are perhaps as famous as each other — the first fabled for its audacity and guile, the second for its…

By Angus Watson, Rhea Mogul and Jacob Lev, CNN Australia will overturn a three-year ban on tennis player Novak Djokovic entering the country, paving…

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN It is already being called the “game of the year” by none other than LeBron James. In a dramatic finale…

By Ben Church, CNN Joel Embiid produced arguably the greatest performance of his career to inspire the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Exploring the peaks of the world’s highest mountains or the secrets of space’s deepest…

By Andrew McNicol and Jake Kwon, CNN The Hong Kong government on Monday demanded an investigation after a song associated with the city’s…

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN Week 10 features the first-ever regular season game played in Germany. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) will face the Seattle…

By Eoin McSweeney and Becky Anderson, CNN Wayne Rooney holds down the bamboo mat with one sinewy hand while the other is busy mixing rice into slices…