Even at 39, Lionel Messi can still hurt England with his sprinting ability
The Argentina captain conserves his energy for bursts in key moments and his top speed compares favourably with his contemporaries
Have the top four teams ever made up the World Cup semi-finalists before? | The Knowledge
Plus: back-to-back heavy wins and defeats, and an unsurprising challenger to a Lionel Messi record
Brighton seal signing of Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham for club record £46m
Brighton have signed 19-year-old Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham for what is believed to be a club record fee of £46m
Hilton fires employee who sent racist message via social media to Aces star Chelsea Gray
Hilton Grand Vacations fired an employee who sent a racist social media message to Chelsea Gray, the latest abuse directed at WNBA players
‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions
Decades after the Falklands war and Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, the fixture is once again being discussed as far more than a game
Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’
Thomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team ‘fuelled by history’ in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday
Pedro Porro turns from defender to destroyer as Spain outwit France once more | Sid Lowe
The full-back was supposed to be busy shackling France’s vaunted front line but found time to score the killer goal at the other end
‘It means love’: Scottish World Cup fans celebrate Boston with orange traffic cone
‘Boston cone’ arrives to fanfare in first-class seat from Glasgow before planned trip to raise money for mental health