England winger Anthony Gordon believes his national team would be making a mistake by trying to replicate Spain’s successful style of play in a bid to win major tournaments.

The international break in soccer will offer the last chance to see Lionel Messi play for Argentina.

Cristiano Ronaldo was included in Portugal’s squad by new coach Jorge Jesus for its upcoming Nations League games.

Raphinha has scored a hat trick to help Barcelona earn yet another big win by routing Racing Santander 7-2 for its sixth victory in six Spanish League matches.

Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior have found themselves in the middle of a supercharged debate in Spain about migration and the country’s relations with Morocco.

Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all.

The U.S. women will play for another FIBA World Cup championship.

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66, advancing to the championship game of the women’s FIBA World Cup.

The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup again.

Morocco and Spain are jousting over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final.

Ben Shelton’s five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the U.S. Open quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.

Ousmane Dembélé, Harry Kane, and Kylian Mbappé are contenders for the men’s Ballon d’Or.

Host Germany has avoided embarrassment at the women’s FIBA World Cup with a comfortable 83-58 win over Mali.

Next up for Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open is.

Mali pulled off the first stunner of the Women’s Basketball World Cup by shocking Spain 82-73.

Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season.

A record-breaking spending spree by English soccer clubs has reached its climax with Manchester City signing midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for 125 million pounds ($169 million).

Alex Palou won his record-tying fourth consecutive IndyCar season championship with a 10th-place finish Sunday night in the resumption of a rain-delayed race at the Milwaukee Mile.

Record 15-time European champion Real Madrid will start the league phase of the Champions League on September 8 when it hosts Inter Milan.

Carlos Alcaraz is ready for competition after missing more than four months with an injured right wrist.

Barcelona’s World Cup winners with Spain have not been honored by the club at its first home game of the season because of an incident involving the “estelada” flag, Catalonia’s pro-independence symbol.

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are out of the mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open.

System in Northeastern Atlantic could briefly acquire subtropical traits

System in Northeastern Atlantic could briefly acquire subtropical traits

FIFA on Friday handed bans to three Argentina players, led by a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final.

Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return from injury to defend his U.S. Open title.

José Mourinho is confident Real Madrid will be fine without Rodri despite admitting the club made “a very good offer” to try to sign the Spain captain.

Barcelona has made official the signing of Spain captain Rodri, adding the World Cup’s best player to a squad already filled with world champions.

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri has arrive in Barcelona to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club.

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri appears to be heading back home after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder’s move.

Champions League titleholder Paris Saint-Germain has bolstered its star-studded attack by signing World Cup winner Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a five-year year contract.

Lionel Messi has shared a tribute to his late father, Jorge, on social media, opening up about how difficult it was to lead Argentina to the World Cup final and expressing uncertainty about whether he will continue playing soccer.

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness.

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a lingering right wrist injury that has sidelined him since April.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar is returning to the Spanish Vuelta after a seven-year absence to pursue a Grand Tours hat trick of titles.

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.

France has allowed 84,000 evacuees to return home after a massive wildfire, signaling progress in battling the flames.

FIFA has lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final.

Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris, while two firefighters were killed fighting a wind-driven blaze on the Greek island of Crete.

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight.

The IOC has cited having no jurisdiction over its member Gianni Infantino to explain why the FIFA leader will not be investigated for a lack of political neutrality.

As FIFA investigates Argentina’s conduct after the World Cup final, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has described the incidents as “intolerable and unacceptable.”.

Massive forest fires are raging out of control in southwestern France and central Spain, forcing authorities to evacuate around 200,000 people.

Industry data and analytics company Luminate has found that the 2026 World Cup halftime performers experienced considerable jumps in the streams of the songs they performed live at the final on Sunday.

Jordyn Brooks has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, ensuring the veteran linebacker remains a core piece of the team’s rebuild.

Lionel Messi has arrived back in Argentina for some rest after the World Cup final against Spain.

It’s the women’s turn now.

The World Cup hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico wasn't perfect, but has still been widely hailed as a success.

Topps is creating a trading card of what became a famous photo during the World Cup of Argentina's Lionel Messi holding Spain's Lamine Yamal.

FIFA has opened an investigation after Spain’s celebrations on beating Argentina in the World Cup final took an ugly turn when players briefly clashed on the field.

Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team has returned home to an estimated crowd of almost 2 million.

Expect goals in the World Cup final, as history suggests.

Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final.

President Donald Trump has presented the World Cup trophy to Spain, the winner of Sunday’s final against Argentina.

Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else.

The lineup of sports legends simultaneously on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night was almost absurd.

Jon Rahm is the latest to receive a conduct warning at a major champion.

Argentines and Spaniards are facing a dilemma as their teams meet in the World Cup final.

To get in the spirit for the 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, The Associated Press has made a themed playlist.

U.S. aviation safety investigators have taken over the investigation into what caused a window to dislodge on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10.

With the sun obstructed by haze, Spain’s players practiced ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires.

The World Cup final is set for Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featuring a clash between Argentina and Spain.

Argentina faces England in a World Cup semifinal match that pits soccer great Lionel Messi against the young superstar Jude Bellingham.

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries.

Firefighters in Spain are battling one of the country's deadliest wildfires, which has killed at least 12 people.

Unai Simón's impressive World Cup scoreless streak has ended.

A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was partially sucked out of a window when it broke soon after takeoff.

Cristiano Ronaldo heard the cheers while walking off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded allies present clear plans to meet spending targets at the annual summit in Ankara.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and Greece.

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history.

The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.

Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 result against Saudi Arabia.

Spain has defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminate the South American powerhouse.

France recorded its hottest day ever as an early heat wave gripped Europe.

Cape Verde’s magical start to its first World Cup isn’t over.

Egypt is on the brink of history in the World Cup, heavily favored against New Zealand on Sunday.

Welcome to the World Cup, Lamine Yamal.

France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events.

The mother of Cape Verde star goalkeeper Vozinha has been granted a visa to enter the United States in time for her 40-year-old son’s next World Cup match.

Vozinha gasped and laughed in shock when shown the number of new Instagram followers he had gained after helping tiny Cape Verde hold off powerhouse Spain in his team’s World Cup debut.

The teams that are ranked 61st, 67th and 85th in FIFA’s world rankings all were heavy underdogs in their first matches at the World Cup.

Tiny Cape Verde pulled off a stunning result in its World Cup debut by holding heavily favored Spain scoreless in a 0-0 draw.

You can’t celebrate 250 years of American history without starting with the nation’s first city — St. Augustine, Florida.

Economic data has shown Argentina’s inflation slowing for the second straight month in May.

Pope Leo XIV is presiding over a youth rally in Barcelona.

Pope Leo XIV has been caught in two of Spain's major culture debates during his visit to Barcelona.

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica.

The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis.

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend.

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice.

Pope Leo XIV is urging Spaniards to stop “fanning the flames of polarization” as he arrived in Spain.

Traveling to Spain in June and France in September, Pope Leo XIV will find traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries with an abundance of historic churches but few people in the pews.

Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open.

A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.

Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.