The players and their coaching staff met with the country's royals, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. An estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is inspired by Lionel Messi's success and wants to follow his path. He recently joined the Miami Heat, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo says he needs pressure to grow and believes Miami is the right place for him. He admires how stars such as Messi, LeBron James, and Cristiano Ronaldo set the blueprint for long-sustained success

While soccer has been getting plenty of attention, basketball is still on the rise. It’s the world’s second-most popular sport, and a South Florida student-athlete academy is taking a different approach by teaching young people that success on the court goes hand in hand with reading, life skills, and character building.

Outraged by FIFA’s decision to delay a U.S. player’s suspension after Trump called Infantino asking him to review the matter, European lawmakers and human rights activists are calling for two separate ethics investigations into the leaders’ actions.

The World Cup brought the excitement and pride of international football to our backyard — and 104 games to place bets on. As sports fan culture increasingly relies on betting as a way to engage young people, and as new apps make it more accessible than ever, advocates worry about the long-lasting effects the World Cup could have in South Florida.

It's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer.

The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads, not least because of the confusing name of the newly implemented "mistaken identity" law that swung the match.

Citing sources close to the investigation, the Argentine daily newspaper, La Nación, and the Miami Herald each reported that U.S. federal investigators are examining the Argentine Football Association's Miami branch's transfers of more than $300 million through U.S. banks — and an accounting of how the money was spent.

Dressed in bright red and metal horned hats, Norwegians sat in the middle of Ocean Drive to chant their iconic ‘ro!’

In 1966, all of Africa's national soccer teams boycotted the World Cup after FIFA refused to give the continent a guaranteed spot in the tournament.