Almost 20,000 abusive social media posts were aimed at players, coaches and officials during last year’s World Cup, says a Fifa report.external-link Of 20 million posts scanned by moderation software developed by Fifa and players’ union Fifpro, 286,895 were hidden from public view. The biggest spike in abuse came after […]
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Argentina’s footballers have won the World Cup for the first time since 1986 Argentina’s World Cup winners had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires and instead took a helicopter ride over the millions of ecstatic fans partying in the streets. The squad showed off the trophy at […]
The World Cup is over but we are not quite ready to let go just yet, especially after what was one of the most entertaining finals in history. Something that always causes plenty of debate is who would feature in a best XI of the tournament. We have compiled the […]
Goalkeeper: Emi Martínez (Argentina) Bono and Dominik Livakovic can count themselves unlucky to miss out. Ultimately Martínez came through in the big moments for the winners. There was the last-gasp save against Australia, shootout heroics against France and the Netherlands, and a huge stop to deny Randal Kolo Muani in […]
Lionel Messi has fulfilled a destiny which has been his since before birth and has brought spring back to Argentina – so say his country’s newspapers. The Argentine press is filled with poetic prose, conveying the emotion of the journalists who have waited 36 years to see their side on […]
“We’ll never see anything like this again.” It had everything. Superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe going head to head. Dramatic comeback goals. And a nerve-wracking penalty shootout decider. Social media was sent into meltdown, sports stars around the world were transfixed and those in Lusail Stadium were treated to […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature While we’re on the subject of music, here are the national anthems that’ll stir the soul before kick-off. As Vanesa Valenti of La Nacion wrote in our pre-tournament guide to Argentina … The Himno Nacional Argentino […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature And for France … We have Philippe Auclair on Didier Deschamps. David Hytner on Lloris. Let’s have a little focus on Argentina for a moment. Starting with Jonathan Wilson on Julian Alvarez. Sid Lowe & friends […]