the World Cup

ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Megan Rapinoe is adjusting to her new role at the Women's World Cup, even if it means she's not on the field as much as she'd like to…

GREG BEACHAM Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Santiago Giménez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the record ninth time with a…

TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi walked out from behind a curtain, took a few steps along a rain-slicked runaway set up over the field at Inter Miami's stadium…

TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Inter Miami began floating the notion that it would be the team to land Lionel Messi and bring the World Cup champion to Major League…

By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Some of the biggest names in the game won't be playing in the Women's World Cup because of what feels like an epidemic of ACL injuries — and players are…

By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Sinead Farrelly wasn't sure she'd ever come back to soccer.Farrelly, whose story was at the center of an abuse scandal that rocked women's soccer in the…

TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Paolo Banchero saw the picture every day at his family home. It was a team photo of a USA Basketball squad from the 1990s, one that included his…

By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer's Women's World Cup. There had been pleas from the…

ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press The path to the Women's World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand next month.A report released Tuesday by FIFPRO, the…

JAMES ROBSON Associated Press MANCHESTER, England — Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will not take up the option of a 12-month extension on his contract, which expires at the end…