Benjamin Pavard's swerving strike from the edge of the area in France's round of 16 win over Argentina in Kazan has been voted the best goal of the World Cup finals, FIFA confirms.
Brazil superstar Neymar admits that after his nation’s quarter-final defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn't look at a ball and didn’t want to see any of the remaining matches.
The World Cup may be over but passion for the game burns bright in the world's largest refugee camp, where Brazil and Argentina flags still flutter alongside the red and green of Bangladesh, which hosts nearly a million Rohingya Muslims forced out of Myanmar.
Neymar took a swipe at his critics with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to dive.
Last year, Qatar's finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi said his country was determined to have everything ready for the 2022 World Cup well before fans started landing in the Gulf.
France defender Raphael Varane says his team mate Kylian Mbappe is a young ‘alien’ as he praises the 19-year old sensation for his magnificent performances in Russia that helped France to win their second World Cup after 20 years.
The Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hails his star man Paul Pogba for his excellent performances in the World Cup 2018 for France that led Les Blues to their second World Cup title after 20 years.
A French court gives two men suspended sentences Wednesday and fines a third for robbery and violence on the sidelines of France's World Cup victory celebrations.
Argentina footballer Carlos Tevez called on his country’s talisman Lionel Messi to not retire because of the disappointment of yet another unfulfilled World Cup ambition
Kylian Mbappe garnered global recognition for his performances in this year's World Cup, but the proceeds he earned are not going to him.
France striker Olivier Giroud says criticism has always motivated him to do better and the 31-year-old is pleased to silence his detractors with his stellar work rate in his team's World Cup triumph in Russia.
Brazil star Kaka defends Neymar and says that the Brazil number 10 is being unfairly targeted for his country's World Cup exit.
Australia's all-time leading goal-scorer Tim Cahill retires from international football, ending an illustrious career that has taken him to four World Cups.
Having won the World Cup, the French players were in a jovial mood as they gathered in front of the presidential palace at Elysee Palace on Monday, where President Emmanuel Macron hosted a reception for them.
France striker Olivier Giroud says criticism has always motivated him to do better and the 31-year-old is pleased to silence his detractors with his stellar work rate in his team's World Cup triumph in Russia.
A Moscow court on Monday handed down 15-day jail sentences on four members of the Pussy Riot protest group who interrupted Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia when they ran onto the pitch wearing fake police uniforms.
Dozens of youths shattered windows at a popular store on the Champs Elysees avenue Sunday while hundreds of thousands of celebrated France's World Cup victory, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
Argentina have parted company with coach Jorge Sampaoli following their poor World Cup campaign, the federation announced on Sunday.
