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European champ Italy draws England in Euro 2024 qualifying

England have been drawn to face European champion Italy in qualification for the European Championship

OCTOBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Top 50 players in 2022 World Cup, No. 45: Aurélien Tchouaméni

Aurélien Tchouaméni can make France even better than they were in 2018, Stu Holden says.

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Brazil will be top-ranked team at World Cup in Qatar

Brazil will go to this year’s World Cup as the top-rated team after extending its lead over second-place Belgium in the latest FIFA rankings

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar

Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact o...

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

French NOC boss starts lawsuit over 'psychological violence'

The president of the French Olympic Committee has started legal action against the body's former secretary general

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Benjamin Pavard volleys from distance

Benjamin Pavard's worldie against Argentina is No. 49 on our 101 Most Memorable World Cup Moments countdown.

OCTOBER 3, 2022

France's Kamara to miss World Cup due to knee injury

France midfielder Boubacar Kamara has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA's Paris finance house to steer transfer cash to clubs

French financial regulators have cleared FIFA to start processing hundreds of millions of dollars from transfer fees owed to smaller clubs who nurture players

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup Watch: European giants showing flaws before Qatar

All roads now lead to Qatar for Europe’s top soccer nations after they played their final competitive games ahead of the World Cup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scaloni to remain as Argentina coach through 2026 World Cup

Lionel Scaloni will remain as Argentina’s national team coach through the 2026 World Cup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UEFA Nations League: What we learned and what comes next

UEFA Nations League gave us an early look at 2022 FIFA World Cup contenders. Doug McIntyre has three takeaways.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Senegal stun France

Senegal pulled off arguably the greatest upset in World Cup history in 2002. This is moment No. 54.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Nations League: Spain tops Portugal late to reach Final Four

Spain needed an 88th-minute goal to end its winless streak against Portugal and advance in the Nations League to complete the Final Four lineup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup 2022 uniform tracker: Photos of every kit we've seen

From Qatar to the United States, here's what the 32 teams at the 2022 World Cup will be wearing on the pitch.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

UEFA Nations League: France fall to Denmark in World Cup preview

France failed their World Cup rehearsal and continued their UEFA Nations League free fall.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Croatia, Dutch advance in Nations League; France loses

Croatia and the Netherlands finished warming up for the World Cup in style by winning their last Nations League games to qualify for the Final Four tournament next year

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tchouaméni looking to impress again as France plays Denmark

Amid mounting injuries and off-field problems, at least France coach Didier Deschamps has one less thing to worry about heading into the World Cup: Aurélien Tchouaméni looks the re...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thierry Henry to coach Belgium against the Netherlands

Thierry Henry will be in charge of coaching Belgium in Sunday’s Nations League game against the Netherlands as a replacement for the suspended Roberto Martinez

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New twist in Pogba extortion probe, with brother's videos

A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists has taken a bizarre new twist, with a series of videos released by his elde...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mbappe stars for France; wins for Croats, Dutch and Belgians

Kylian Mbappe added another fine solo goal to his collection and Olivier Giroud moved closer to France’s scoring record as the defending World Cup champions beat Austria 2-0 in the...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS