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On 17 June 2006, in Frankfurt, a 21-year-old wearing the number 17 shirt stepped up to take a penalty for Portugal against Iran. He was wearing 17 because Luis Figo — Portugal's captain, their most decorated player, the man whose shoes he…

Day 11 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 produced 13 goals across four matches, with Lionel Messi once again dominating the headlines as Argentina defeated Austria. France continued their impressive form with a convincing victory over Iraq, Norway…

England can secure their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stages when they face Ghana at GEODIS Park on Tuesday evening. Thomas Tuchel's side opened their campaign with an entertaining 4-2 victory over Croatia, while Ghana arrive…

The gods of football, as someone noted afterwards, clearly did not want the record broken from the penalty spot. They had something better in mind. In the ninth minute at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Messi struck a penalty wide of…