France winger Ousmane Dembélé scored three goals in the first half of its World Cup match against Norway on Friday, putting the Paris Saint-Germain star firmly in the mix for the Golden Boot race for ...

Ousmane Dembélé did his part in the first half as France looked to clinch first place in Group I at the World Cup. Facing Norway's B team and needing a win or a draw to clinch the group, Dembélé ...

Goals in soccer can often come at a premium. It seems illogical for that to be the case when there is a large net and an even bigger field to operate on. Yet between blocked shots and bodies in the ...

The tournament so far is averaging 2.95 goals per game, the highest rate for the group stage since 1958, when 3.37 goals were scored per game. In the modern era, 2.95 is well above any other ...

Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian Pulisic entered in the 58th minute. He hadn’t played since the first half of the Americans’ opener due to a calf injury.

Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo captained Ecuador to a famous 2-1 comeback win over four-time champions Germany at the 2026 World Cup. The 24-year-old Chelsea holding midfielder produced another ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is off to an electric start, with the sport’s biggest stars showing out. Whether it is yet another “final ride,” for Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, a dominant debut from ...

The United States men’s national team got on the board quickly against Turkey on Thursday night. After an impressive first two wins of the World Cup, the Americans scored barely two minutes into their ...

In February 2021, then-Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey received an email from an enterprising Harvard student looking to connect with a pioneer of basketball analytics about working in a ...

ATLANTA ― At 41 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo can still create World Cup magic. On Tuesday, Ronaldo and Portugal steamrolled Uzbekistan 5-0, and the scoring party began with a historic strike from the ...