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FIFA Men's World Cup Top Stories Lionel Messi retires from Argentina duty: 'A decision that hurts my soul' Confirming his retirement from international duty on Monday, the Inter Miami star said he realised that "the time has come." Colin Millar and Leon Imber545 Lionel Messi, loss and the cruellest month of his career James Horncastle134 Lionel Messi scored 21 World Cup goals — but which was your favourite? We asked our writers The Athletic UK Staff10 My game in my words, by Harry Kane Sebastian Stafford-Bloor87 Advertisement Don’t miss a moment of this summer’s World Cup action! Free daily updates in your inbox. You may opt out at any time by visiting your account settings here. 
United States Folarin Balogun stranded in anonymity after his wild summer takes another stunning twist Henry Bushnell and Tom Bogert197 U.S. Soccer restructures sporting department: What it means for Pochettino, Hayes Henry Bushnell29 U.S. Soccer nears takeover of U.S. Youth Soccer. This is what it means for the sport's future Henry Bushnell151 Tarik Muharemovic on Balogun tackle, Chiellini and Leeds: 'The Premier League is a dream come true' Adam Crafton52 Be the first to know with breaking news and real-time scores sent straight to your phone. All World Cup coverage is free in the App. Advertisement More Stories FIFA expected to cover Gianni Infantino’s legal costs as UEFA considers criminal proceedings In August, UEFA made a request for the disclosure of documents in advance of potentially launching “criminal proceedings” against Infantino. Dan Sheldon18 Farewell Lionel Messi, the genius who made Argentina dream again The man who had delivered some of his country's greatest football memories realised he simply had nothing left to give Oliver Kay52 UEFA, Infantino and the FIFA presidency: The view from the Champions League draw The Athletic was on the ground at the Champions League draw to find out the latest views on Infantino's role Dan Sheldon18 Inside the freshly-sheared head of Erling Haaland: 'His strength is not seeing everything in black or white' The Athletic spoke to psychologists and some of Haaland's former coaches to discover what powers the mind of a remarkable striker Jacob Whitehead27 UEFA ups pressure on Gianni Infantino with attempt to launch criminal proceedings against FIFA president UEFA, European football’s governing body, wants Infantino to stand down from his role following his failed FFE plan. Dan Sheldon162 UEFA expected to backtrack on FIFA tournaments boycott threat The decision is set to be ratified at a meeting of UEFA’s 55 member associations in Monaco on Thursday afternoon. Dan Sheldon45 Jose Mourinho has a special one in Kylian Mbappe. With him, anything becomes possible This summer's Golden Boot winner has picked up where he left off at the World Cup. The Real Madrid star looks, at 27, in a state of grace James Horncastle30 Gianni Infantino did not tell FIFA Council he was seeking private investment for U15 'World Cup' The Athletic can reveal that the proposal had over $250m of financial commitments from investors. Adam Crafton102 How to handle Donald Trump – and other World Cup lessons for the L.A. Olympics The Summer Games are less than two years away and the World Cup offers a blueprint of what to do – and not to do Dan Sheldon70 'No future for Gianni Infantino': European Leagues president calls for FIFA reforms In an exclusive interview with The Athletic, Claudius Schafer says FIFA must never have a president "as powerful as this again”. Matt Slater30 Switzerland's Breel Embolo on controversial World Cup red card vs. Argentina: 'It hurt like crazy' The forward reflected on the quarter-final decision which altered their summer on his unveiling as Atlanta United’s new No. 9. Felipe Cardenas11 Samuel Eto'o backs Gianni Infantino as other former players insist 'change is necessary' The president of the Cameroonian Football Federation hopes the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal will be put back on the table. Adam Crafton61 Do shocks make the Premier League the GOAT sports league? Plus Haaland's haircut — The Soccer Weekender Welcome to The Athletic’s Soccer Weekender, a new, weekly look at the most important storylines from the Premier League and beyond Hannah Vanbiber40 Aleksander Ceferin rules himself out from replacing Gianni Infantino as FIFA president Ceferin has described Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors as “even worse than the Super League plan”. Matt Slater10 Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for $3.35 million at auction Despite predictions of a record breaking sale, the ball fell well short of its estimate, but still sold for more than it previously did. Asli Pelit52 Gianni Infantino says he got 'warm welcome' despite being asked to stay away from Caribbean tournament Concacaf chief Victor Montagliani said in a letter that the presence of Infantino would "undermine" the Under-14s event. Dan Sheldon116 Manchester City reach Ayyoub Bouaddi agreement with Lille for initial €95m The 18-year-old starred for Morocco at this summer's World Cup. David Ornstein193 Watching Hull with owner Acun Ilicali: 'Our boys were dying to win. I didn't see Man United in this mood' Hull City's owner speaks openly about what he sees and believes as he watches his side stage one of the great opening round wins Philip Buckingham39 How do Argentina's combined 21-game bans compare to FIFA's other major punishments? Argentina's players have been hit with significant bans — does this feel like it matches up with others from the past? Gregg Evans19 Messi, Haaland, Mbappe and… Vozinha: Where are the World Cup stars now? As the club football season gets back underway, where will the global stars and cult heroes be playing this season? Cerys Jones3 FIFA Men's World Cup Teams
United States Folarin Balogun stranded in anonymity after his wild summer takes another stunning twist Henry Bushnell and Tom Bogert197 U.S. Soccer restructures sporting department: What it means for Pochettino, Hayes Henry Bushnell29 U.S. Soccer nears takeover of U.S. Youth Soccer. This is what it means for the sport's future Henry Bushnell151 Tarik Muharemovic on Balogun tackle, Chiellini and Leeds: 'The Premier League is a dream come true' Adam Crafton52 Be the first to know with breaking news and real-time scores sent straight to your phone. All World Cup coverage is free in the App. Advertisement More Stories FIFA expected to cover Gianni Infantino’s legal costs as UEFA considers criminal proceedings In August, UEFA made a request for the disclosure of documents in advance of potentially launching “criminal proceedings” against Infantino. Dan Sheldon18 Farewell Lionel Messi, the genius who made Argentina dream again The man who had delivered some of his country's greatest football memories realised he simply had nothing left to give Oliver Kay52 UEFA, Infantino and the FIFA presidency: The view from the Champions League draw The Athletic was on the ground at the Champions League draw to find out the latest views on Infantino's role Dan Sheldon18 Inside the freshly-sheared head of Erling Haaland: 'His strength is not seeing everything in black or white' The Athletic spoke to psychologists and some of Haaland's former coaches to discover what powers the mind of a remarkable striker Jacob Whitehead27 UEFA ups pressure on Gianni Infantino with attempt to launch criminal proceedings against FIFA president UEFA, European football’s governing body, wants Infantino to stand down from his role following his failed FFE plan. Dan Sheldon162 UEFA expected to backtrack on FIFA tournaments boycott threat The decision is set to be ratified at a meeting of UEFA’s 55 member associations in Monaco on Thursday afternoon. Dan Sheldon45 Jose Mourinho has a special one in Kylian Mbappe. With him, anything becomes possible This summer's Golden Boot winner has picked up where he left off at the World Cup. The Real Madrid star looks, at 27, in a state of grace James Horncastle30 Gianni Infantino did not tell FIFA Council he was seeking private investment for U15 'World Cup' The Athletic can reveal that the proposal had over $250m of financial commitments from investors. Adam Crafton102 How to handle Donald Trump – and other World Cup lessons for the L.A. Olympics The Summer Games are less than two years away and the World Cup offers a blueprint of what to do – and not to do Dan Sheldon70 'No future for Gianni Infantino': European Leagues president calls for FIFA reforms In an exclusive interview with The Athletic, Claudius Schafer says FIFA must never have a president "as powerful as this again”. Matt Slater30 Switzerland's Breel Embolo on controversial World Cup red card vs. Argentina: 'It hurt like crazy' The forward reflected on the quarter-final decision which altered their summer on his unveiling as Atlanta United’s new No. 9. Felipe Cardenas11 Samuel Eto'o backs Gianni Infantino as other former players insist 'change is necessary' The president of the Cameroonian Football Federation hopes the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal will be put back on the table. Adam Crafton61 Do shocks make the Premier League the GOAT sports league? Plus Haaland's haircut — The Soccer Weekender Welcome to The Athletic’s Soccer Weekender, a new, weekly look at the most important storylines from the Premier League and beyond Hannah Vanbiber40 Aleksander Ceferin rules himself out from replacing Gianni Infantino as FIFA president Ceferin has described Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors as “even worse than the Super League plan”. Matt Slater10 Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for $3.35 million at auction Despite predictions of a record breaking sale, the ball fell well short of its estimate, but still sold for more than it previously did. Asli Pelit52 Gianni Infantino says he got 'warm welcome' despite being asked to stay away from Caribbean tournament Concacaf chief Victor Montagliani said in a letter that the presence of Infantino would "undermine" the Under-14s event. Dan Sheldon116 Manchester City reach Ayyoub Bouaddi agreement with Lille for initial €95m The 18-year-old starred for Morocco at this summer's World Cup. David Ornstein193 Watching Hull with owner Acun Ilicali: 'Our boys were dying to win. I didn't see Man United in this mood' Hull City's owner speaks openly about what he sees and believes as he watches his side stage one of the great opening round wins Philip Buckingham39 How do Argentina's combined 21-game bans compare to FIFA's other major punishments? Argentina's players have been hit with significant bans — does this feel like it matches up with others from the past? Gregg Evans19 Messi, Haaland, Mbappe and… Vozinha: Where are the World Cup stars now? As the club football season gets back underway, where will the global stars and cult heroes be playing this season? Cerys Jones3 FIFA Men's World Cup TeamsMis à jour Il y a 2j