Lamine Yamal Surpasses Real Madrid Legend As Spain Enter Unchartered Territory La Roja continued their staggering unbeaten run against Croatia. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Ranked: Barcelona Summer Signings’ Start to the Season The La Liga champions welcomed a number of reinforcements this summer, and most of them are already making a difference. Sports Illustrated · Sep 26
Joan Garcia Injury Could Have Derailed Barcelona’s Charge—but It Won’t La Liga’s leaders will soon roll into the international break, meaning the absence of the Spaniard will be have minimal impact. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18
Two A’s, One D—Grading Barcelona’s 2026 Summer Transfer Window There is a high bar for the new additions at the defending La Liga champions. Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
Ramos Rescues Portugal in Toronto Thriller — Now the Iberian Classic with Spain Awaits in Dallas Ramos's late winner and Ronaldo's record penalty send Portugal past Croatia 2-1 — setting up a World Cup Round of 16 Iberian derby with Spain. Latin Times · Jul 3
Ramos sends Portugal into last 16 as VAR drama caps wild finish against Croatia Ramos’s goal and Cristiano Ronaldo’s earlier penalty kick – and a Croatia equaliser waved offside in the final minutes – sent Portugal through The Guardian - US · Jul 3
Panama vs Croatia World Cup 2026 Predictions and Picks Panama and Croatia both need a win at BMO Field on June 23. Croatia are the pick at -180, but elimination pressure makes this Group L clash unpredictable. Sports Lens · Jun 20
‘You can’t unsee it’: how hot pink became the unofficial colour of the World Cup Move over Barbie, ‘electric fuchsia’ is now dominating football’s biggest stages. But why has the sport embraced the colour? The Guardian - UK · Jun 19
Thomas Tuchel Removes the Handbrake As England Look to Unleash Talent The performance wasn’t without its faults, but England showed more endeavor and bravery than most Three Lions fans are used to in the win over Croatia. Sports Illustrated · Jun 18
Surprise Club Interested in January Move for Marc-Andre ter Stegen—Report Marc-André ter Stegen could leave Barcelona in January in search for playing time. Sports Illustrated · Dec 29, 2025
Barcelona Receives Robert Lewandowski Injury Update Ahead of Sevilla Clash Robert Lewandowski is available for Barcelona's match against Sevilla despite suffering a minor injury while representing Poland. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2024
Nations League final | Spain wins as Unai Simon saves two Croatia penalties in shootout Spain’s 11-year trophy drought is over. Croatia and its veteran captain Luka Modric are still waiting for their first international title. The Hindu · Jun 19, 2023
Leeds United supporters react to Julian Alvarez's World Cup heroics as Man City clash looms The Manchester City forward scored twice as Argentina booked their place in the 2022 World Cup final. Leeds Live · Dec 14, 2022
Lionel Messi's hamstring and a mystery red card: Five talking points from the Argentina-Croatia World Cup semifinal Another masterful Lionel Messi performance comes with some slight concern for the 35-year-old's fitness, while a Croatian World Cup hero is sent off under mysterious circumstances. That and more in the latest edition of five talking points from the Qatar World Cup. ABC News · Dec 14, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Dec 13, 2022 Mesmerizing Messi Powers Argentina to World Cup Final The 35-year-old superstar scored a goal and provided a beautiful assist for another to put his team one win away from a World Cup title.
WEKU · Dec 13, 2022 Messi's dream lives on as Argentina defeats Croatia to reach the World Cup final Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup finals for a sixth time - and giving star forward Messi a chance to win his first title. Argentina will play either France or Morocco on Sunday.
WEKU · Dec 13, 2022 As the World Cup semifinals begin, it's the Fab Four goalkeepers leading the way While attention at the World Cup has mostly been on stars like Argentina's Messi, Brazil's Neymar, and Portugal's Ronaldo, goalkeepers have also shined — especially for the final four teams.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 12, 2022 The World Cup’s Breakout Stars Whose Stock Is on the Rise With the January transfer window around the corner, these players have done well for themselves at the World Cup.
Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2022 Neymar unsure if he’ll play for Brazil at another World Cup ‘I will not close the door to playing with Brazil, nor do I say 100 percent that I’ll come back,’ Neymar said.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022 Croatia Turns Out the Lights on Brazil’s World Cup Dance Brazil thought it had done enough to overcome Croatia’s resistance in extra time, but the 2018 runner-up continues to show that its makeup is truly special.
WEKU · Dec 9, 2022 Croatia stuns top-ranked Brazil to advance to the World Cup semifinals Croatia does it again - winning a penalty kick shootout to advance to the semifinals for the second World Cup, eliminating Brazil. Croatia's defense stymied the 5-time champions the entire match.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022 Croatia Stuns Brazil in PK Shootout, Advances to World Cup Semis Croatia advanced to the World Cup semifinals after outlasting Brazil in a stunning penalty-kick shootout.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 6, 2022 Belief Is Croatia’s Biggest Weapon against Brazil at World Cup In terms of population, there's no contest between Brazil and Croatia. “Brazil has 200 million people, we only have 4 million,” Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić said Tuesday.
ABC News · Dec 5, 2022 Brazil pays tribute to Pelé as football legend watches World Cup demolition from hospital bed Pelé tweets that he's watching as Brazil destroys South Korea, Roy Keane complains about dancing, and Ivan Perišić shows his class. That and more in the latest batch of talking points from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
WEKU · Dec 5, 2022 Croatia defeats Japan in penalty kick shootout to advance to World Cup quarterfinals Croatia and Japan ended 90-minutes of regulation and 30-minutes of extra time tied 1-1. The Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković stopped three Japanese penalty attempts in the shootout.