European officials are weighing in on President Trump’s call to the head of FIFA after the reversal of a one-game ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun. Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said the ...

Internal admissions reveal that the league has neglected to run mandatory criminal background checks on its recreational ...

With the 2026 World Cup knockout round well underway, things are starting to heat up from the penalty spot. In total, 13 penalty kicks have been attempted in the run of play at the tournament, and two ...

In most major North American sports, there are winners and there are losers. In soccer, there are draws – or you may refer to them as ties. And as we saw at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between ...

While soccer features draws often, even in the World Cup, there are times when each match needs a winner and loser. Therefore, the sport uses extra time on top of regulation. Extra time is basically ...

What you take with you, or leave at home, can have a big influence on how much you enjoy the experience ...

A golden goal was a method of deciding tied knockout matches during extra time. If a team scored at any point during extra time, the match ended immediately and that team was declared the winner. The ...

A multi-year safety failure has been uncovered at the South Central Soccer Academy in Bargersville. Internal admissions ...

Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates his hat-trick goal in extra time of the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina Simon M Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the game ...

FIFA has now reached the serious half of the world cup, the knockout stage, where matches can no longer end in a draw. In group stages if matches ended in a draw, both teams were given a point.