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Mbappé haunted by France loss, not bitter toward Argentina

Kylian Mbappé says he may always be haunted by France’s dramatic World Cup final defeat but bears no bitterness over the way Argentina celebrated and won’t let the loss hold him ba...

DECEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barcelona, Madrid resume Spanish league fight post World Cup

Barcelona and Real Madrid resume their fight for the Spanish league title as the competition starts again following a seven-week hiatus for the World Cup

DECEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

PSG stars Mbappé, Neymar fired up as French league resumes

Paris Saint-Germain stars Kylian Mbappé and Neymar could take out their World Cup frustrations on struggling Strasbourg when the French league resumes on Wednesday

DECEMBER 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arsenal fights back to extend league lead to 7 points

Arsenal showed how to fight back on English soccer's traditionally busy Boxing Day by beating West Ham 3-1 to stretch its lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points

DECEMBER 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Argentina gives EA Sports FIFA fourth straight correct World Cup winner prediction

Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup title gives EA Sports FIFA four straight correct men's World Cup champion predictions dating back to 2010.

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Kane scores, Tottenham rallies for 2-2 draw with Brentford

Harry Kane returned to the Premier League and scored a goal to help Tottenham come back from a two-goal deficit in a 2-2 draw with Brentford

DECEMBER 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi retires from soccer

France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi has announced his retirement from soccer

DECEMBER 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA reviews Salt Bae's 'undue access' to hold World Cup trophy

FIFA is taking internal action after celebrity chef Salt Bae held the World Cup trophy on the field following Argentina's win over France.

DECEMBER 22, 2022

French federation plans contract talks with coach Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps will meet with French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët next week to discuss a new contract

DECEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sunday's World Cup final most-watched soccer match in U.S.

Argentina’s dramatic victory over France in penalty kicks in the World Cup final has become the most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States

DECEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kylian Mbappé gave France motivating halftime speech in World Cup final

Prior to scoring a hat trick for France in the World Cup final, Kylian Mbappé delivered a rousing halftime speech to his teammates.

DECEMBER 21, 2022

More than 25 million watched World Cup final in U.S.

Argentina’s dramatic World Cup final victory over France is the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States

DECEMBER 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

French federation to go after abusers of World Cup players

The French soccer federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team’s players with racist comments following France’s loss to Argentina in the...

DECEMBER 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA mostly wins big but loses some trust at Qatar World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was calling it “the best World Cup ever” in Qatar even before an epic final won by Lionel Messi and Argentina against France

DECEMBER 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France's Karim Benzema announces retirement from international soccer

Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international soccer Monday, one day after France lost the 2022 World Cup final.

DECEMBER 19, 2022