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Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

The Brazilian legend died in the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo after entering the facility in November for cancer treatment.

Kylian Mbappé ultimately lost out in the FIFA World Cup final battle between himself and Lionel Messi, but his star is still very much on the rise as he proves himself a match for the all-time greats, even in defeat, writes Simon Smale.

Football almost never delivers perfect narratives, so when it happens it's all the more impactful, writes Dan Colasimone.

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick in the World Cup final and was the tournament’s leading scorer in Qatar

Argentina beat defending-champion France in the final. It's the third World Cup title for Argentina but the first for Messi - the only trophy he hadn't won in his storied and remarkable career.

Despite the grimness surrounding Fifa’s often tawdry but carefully buffed spectacle, the tournament has shone on one front

It is now or never for Lionel Messi. The Argentina superstar’s once-in-a-generation career will be defined — for many — by whether he leads his country to the World Cup title on Sunday. Can he finally, at the age of 35, win football’s biggest prize to secure his place alongside…

When they met in the World Cup last 16 four years ago, it seemed like a torch had been passed. But Sunday’s final offers one more showdown, this one at the summit.