Neville: France ‘a level above’ and Mbappe ‘on verge of greatness’
Gary Neville says France are "a level above" any other team at the World Cup after they cruised to a 3-0 win against Sweden in the round of 32.
Gary Neville says France are "a level above" any other team at the World Cup after they cruised to a 3-0 win against Sweden in the round of 32.
Seven points from three matches. First place in the group. Business handled. But for England, the World Cup doesn't truly begin until the knockout rounds. Armed with talent, confidence and expectations that stretch all the way to the final, the group believe this tournament can become something special. Arsenal star and England midfielder Declan Rice sat down with The Standard’s football reporter Dom Smith for an interview and told him that he believes this England World Cup roster has the strongest penalty…
Lionel Messi has already made history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Kylian Mbappé is on his heels. The France star has already broken his team's record for the most international goals scored, and he's right behind Messi's ever-increasing record for the most goals scored ever at the World Cup, which now stands at 19 goals. Mbappé currently has 18 career World Cup goals. Will Mbappé catch Messi before the World Cup is over? Follow along as we track Mbappé's…
The offseason and spring training are behind us, but there's plenty of MLB news left to cover. Here are the noteworthy transactions, injuries and more from the 2026 season. June 30 New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried took another step in his recovery from a bone bruise in his left elbow, throwing about 30 pitches in a two-inning simulated game Tuesday. Fried was on the mound for about 20 minutes and used all his pitches while facing Ryan McMahon and…
The GOAT continues to amaze the world as Lionel Messi now reigns supreme at the top of the list of all-time goalscorers at the World Cup. With his two goals against Austria in Argentina's group-stage game on June 22, Messi surpassed the long-standing record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose. It came a week after Messi scored his first career World Cup hat trick in a win over Algeria, while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a…
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Kylian Mbappe helped book France's place in the World Cup round of 16 by taking his tournament total to six goals in a slick 3-0 victory over Sweden.
Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute. After recording his second brace of the tournament in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sweden, Kylian Mbappé is now up to 18 career World Cup goals, one shy of tying Lionel Messi for the most in World Cup history. Mbappé is now also up to 10 knockout stage goals, extending his record for the most in World Cup history.…
Lionel Messi broke the all-time record for goals at the FIFA World Cup early into this year's tournament; Kylian Mbappé is doing everything he can to make sure that Messi doesn't leave with it. In France's 3-0 win over Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium on Tuesday, Mbappé added another two goals to his all-time World Cup tally, bringing his total number of career World Cup goals to 18, one away from Messi's record-breaking 19. Mbappé has reached 18 goals…
England boss Thomas Tuchel answers questions at a press conference ahead of the side's World Cup Round of 32 clash with DR Congo.