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Borje Salming, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Hall of Fame defenseman who became the N.H.L.’s first Swedish star and a pioneer for the numerous European players who have changed the face of the...

Nov. 27, 2022, 4:26 a.m. ETNov. 27, 2022, 4:26 a.m. ETKevin De Bruyne’s assessment might have been blunt, but it is true. The world’s most creative midfielder has been in fairly forthright...

LUSAIL, Qatar — As he wrapped Enzo Fernández tightly in his arms, Lionel Messi could not help it. His Argentina teammates were screaming, full pelt, toward them. At their back, the stands...

When Mexico faces Argentina on Saturday, Mexican fans will bear mixed feelings toward the country that should be their ultimate rival on that night.The reason: the lasting mark Argentine coaches have made...

DOHA, Qatar — Planes were landing, from all around the world, every few minutes. They came from London and Tokyo, Hong Kong and São Paulo. There would be about 300 scheduled passenger...

That this squad is a little older, a little wiser, is perhaps best illustrated by its choice of pastime. In Russia, four years ago, the players spent their downtime on the video...

“There is no country in the world that keeps so much pressure on a national team coach,” Juan Carlos Osorio, a Colombian, said of Mexico before he coached it at the 2018...

The last time the United States men’s national team played at the World Cup, the team carried a noticeable German accent: Five players on that 2014 squad grew up in Germany, as...

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The cheering stopped only for the national anthem, and when it reached its peak, an eternity into stoppage time, it could be heard and felt across the Persian...

It is that supercharged armory, of course, that has made Brazil favorite for this tournament, regardless of the striking impressions made over the first round of games in Qatar by France, Spain...