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Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and England forward Chloe Kelly are among the contenders to win the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were revealed Thursday by France Football magazine, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Paris on Sept. 22. The 28-year-old Dembélé was…

Alexi Lalas Soccer Analyst Another European club season is right around the corner, and it is the last one leading up to the 2026 World Cup. So which U.S. men’s national team players have the most to prove in Europe?  Here are five players to keep an eye on. And just like a power ranking,…

Lionel Messi will miss out on an anticipated clash against one of Mexico’s biggest clubs. The Inter Miami superstar won’t play in Wednesday’s Leagues Cup quarterfinal match against Tigres UANL due to a “minor” muscle injury, according to ESPN. Messi picked up the injury back on Aug. 2 against Necaxa in the tournament that features…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held on Dec. 5 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday.  Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The draw will create 12 groups of four teams for…

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist For the third year running, the Leagues Cup final will be an all-MLS affair. Will it also once again feature Lionel Messi?  Despite a revamped format that was supposed to benefit Liga MX entrants, American teams dominated their counterparts from south of the border in Wednesday’s quarterfinals, creating a Final Four…

Luis Suarez scored twice on penalty kicks and Inter Miami overcame Lionel Messi’s absence to beat Tigres UANL from Mexico 2-1 in a Leagues Cup quarterfinal Wednesday night. After leading his team to victory over the LA Galaxy, Messi did not train ahead of the game Wednesday. Suarez converted his first penalty after Jordi Alba’s…

Spain’s women’s national team is making a coaching change two weeks after reaching the final of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro.  Montse Tomé will not have her contract renewed and will be replaced by former player Sonia Bermúdez, the Spanish soccer federation said Monday. Another former Spain player, Iraia Iturregi, was named the team’s second…

Cristiano Ronaldo is getting married. The global soccer superstar and his longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez are now engaged. Rodríguez announced the news in an Instagram post on Monday, which included a picture of her flashy new diamond ring. “Yes I do. In this life and all my lives.” Rodríguez wrote. Ronaldo and Rodríguez made their…

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist How do we fill the days until the 2026 World Cup? By keeping up with some of the world’s top sides in what will be an action-packed European club season.  Three of the continent’s Big Five circuits – England’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga and Ligue 1 in France – kick…

No surprise here. Lionel Messi will be back in action for Argentina for two matches in September.  Led by 38-year-old captain Messi, the team also includes young talents like Real Madrid’s recent signing Franco Mastantuono and Manchester City’s Claudio Echeverri.  Palmeiras striker Jose Manuel Lopez also received his first Argentina callup on Monday for World…