• After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday.

  • FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer's global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition.