'Genius' Messi on the verge of emulating Diego Maradona
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup final being his last appearance on the biggest football stage, Lionel Messi is certainly making it a memorable one.
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In footsteps of France’s Mbappe, kids and parents dream big
BONDY, France: On the football fields where Kylian Mbappe honed the feints, dribbles and shots that all of France hopes to see in the World Cup final, another generation of French kids with big dreams is already hard at work trying to follow in the superstar’s footsteps.
Croatia's Modric wants to play Nations League, unsure about Euro 2024
Croatia midfielder Luka Modric said he intends to play for the Balkan nation until the Nations League finals in June next year but has yet to decide about his participation at the Euro 2024 tournament.
Luka Modric still keen to play on for Croatia after World Cup third place
Luka Modric has vowed to continue his international career after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the World Cup third-place play-off.
Goggia wins downhill with broken hand
Italy's Sofia Goggia claimed a World Cup downhill victory in St Moritz on Saturday, a day after breaking her hand and being airlifted to hospital for surgery.
Messi's wisdom vs. Mbappé's power of youth the focus of dream matchup in men's World Cup final
Chris Jones is in Qatar covering the men's World Cup for CBC Sports.
World Cup needs risk-takers, says Klinsmann
(COMBO) This combination of file photos created on December 16, 2022, shows France’s forward #10 Kylian Mbappe (L) in Doha on November 26, 2022; and Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 3, 2022. – Argentina will play France in the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match in Doha on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Franck FIFE and Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)
In Messi's hometown, hope builds ahead of World Cup final
ROSARIO, Argentina: In Rosario, the Argentine city where Lionel Messi grew up, hope and excitement are rising that their hometown star can guide the country to a first World Cup since 1986, repeating a trick by one Diego Maradona 36 years ago.