Argentina 2026 World Cup Preview: Defending Champions Hunt Legendary Feat Only two nations have ever successfully defended the World Cup, but Argentina is more than up for the task this summer. Sports Illustrated · May 14
Premier League-Bound Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall Stun in Historic MLS Showings Two of the brightest young stars in MLS took big steps on Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated · May 14
Grading Inter Miami’s Theatrical Win Over FC Cincinnati As Messi Records Hat Trick The Argentinian soccer legend was on fire Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated · May 14
The Most Likely Player From Every MLS Team to Play in the World Cup MLS is expected to set a record for the most World Cup players from the league this summer. Sports Illustrated · May 13
The 10 MLS Clubs With the Most Expensive Payrolls—Inter Miami Reign Supreme Lionel Messi’s salary alone puts Inter Miami’s payroll through the roof. Sports Illustrated · May 13
Adidas' £50m World Cup commercial: here's everyone who features in the ad Adidas athletes Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal and Trinity Rodman join forces with Timothee Chalamet for new commercial FourFourTwo · May 13
Lionel Messi tops Son Heung Min as highest paid MLS players revealed Messi earns more than the whole squad of 28 of the 29 other MLS teams The Independent UK · May 13
Top 10 MLS Salaries in 2026: Lionel Messi Earns Giant Pay Raise LAFC superstar Son Heung-min makes the second-most in MLS after Lionel Messi. Sports Illustrated · May 12
$28.3m Messi is MLS’s top earner again, making more than twice as much as Son The Inter Miami and LAFC stars are the highest-paid players in the league by a distance, while other new arrivals’ numbers are revealed for the first time The Guardian - US · May 12
MLS Power Rankings: New England Shines at Home, Inter Miami’s Resurgence and More From Matchday 12 It was a packed week of MLS action as the World Cup stands just one month away. Sports Illustrated · May 11
Argentina Gives Major Update on Lionel Messi’s 2026 World Cup Involvement Messi rattled off his six favorites for the World Cup as he played down Argentina’s chances of defending its title. Sports Illustrated · May 11
From Messi to Mbappé: Argentina’s World Cup sticker obsession returns Thousands of football fans in Buenos Aires are gathering in parks and public squares to swap World Cup stickers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Euronews · May 11
Tottenham: Injured Spurs star handed new World Cup hope after squad announcement Tournament chances have been hanging in the balance after season-ending setback Evening Standard · May 11
The Guardian - US · May 11 New England’s Revolution are a surprise contender: MLS weekend wrap Also: James Rodríguez finally makes his mark with Minnesota, and a perfect stat line appears in the Bronx
The Guardian - UK · May 9 Arbeloa defends fighting players, Glasner vows to rotate, Liverpool v Chelsea buildup – matchday live Spygate 2.0, Iran say they’ll play at the World Cup subject to certain conditions, the latest from Real Madrid and other news ahead of Saturday’s action
Sports Illustrated · May 8 The Players With the Most Goals at the World Cup Goals on soccer’s grandest stage carry an extra weight.
Whats Hot · May 7 Satadru Dutta Breaks Silence on Chaotic Lionel Messi GOAT Tour Event in Kolkata Sports promoter Satadru Dutta has publicly spoken out about the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour event in Kolkata last year, blaming former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas for the chaos that disrupted the much-anticipated programme.
Sports Illustrated · May 6 ‘He Is Willing’—How Lionel Messi Is Helping Inter Miami’s Quest to Sign Casemiro Casemiro has spoken in the past about his relationship with Messi which could prove to be decisive.
Sports Illustrated · May 5 The 10 Best World Cups of All Time—Ranked Sporting spectacles don’t come any better than the World Cup—especially these iconic editions that rose above the rest.
Sports Illustrated · May 5 When Was the Last Time Arsenal Reached the Champions League Final? The Gunners are battling to claim their first-ever major European crown.
Sports Illustrated · May 4 The Best 50 World Cup Quiz Questions: From Easiest to Hardest We’ll be mightily impressed if you can answer all of these World Cup questions correctly.
Sports Illustrated · May 4 Two-Time World Cup Winner Names Player ‘Technically Better’ Than Messi, Ronaldo The frequent Ballon d’Or nominee was once described as a “synonym for showtime.”
Sports Illustrated · May 4 MLS Power Rankings: Top Teams Faltered, Inter Miami Humiliated and More From Matchday 11 FC Cincinnati cashed in on drama against Chicago, and Inter Miami’s embarrassment took the spotlight on Matchday 11.
Sports Illustrated · May 4 Lionel Messi’s Top Five Moments In His First 100 Inter Miami Games—Ranked The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has made plenty of history for Inter Miami.