A shirt worn by Pelé during the 1958 World Cup final sold for $4.9 million (£3.6 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. It is the second most valuable football shirt sold behind the Argentina shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World
The World Cricketers’ Association says it is “concerned” about how the 2027 men’s 50-over World Cup will be structured. It warned that the format, which eliminates two of the three lowest-ranked teams early, raises “questions about transparency, consultation and the game’s long-term commitment to global growth.” The main part of the tournament, which starts with
Downing Street has backed calls for Fifa to investigate, with the Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying: “The World Cup may not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are. Our commitment to the Falklands will never waver.” Argentine President Javier Milei called the players’ action “understandable” and “valid,” according to media reports. But he also
Just one day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s match between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final match in English-speaking history. This surpassed Tuesday’s showdown between Spain and France, which averaged
Durham have named all-rounder Kasey Aldridge as their new captain for the One-Day Cup campaign. Aldridge, who is in his first full season with Durham after joining from Somerset, will step up with red-ball and T20 captain Alex Lees free to concentrate solely on playing. The 25-year-old’s first game in charge will be against Derbyshire
By the time he turned 19, Messi had scored 11 goals in his career and had won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League once each. Lamine Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has already scored a whopping 56 goals and won the League three times and the Copa del Rey once, as well as