This week, I overheard a theory: we’re in the midst of a lover girl epidemic—and the evidence is everywhere. Olivia Rodrigo and Gracie Abrams have handed us a summer soundtrack built for it (whether ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives to meet with reporters as he tries to advance the spending package at the Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2026. Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo It says ...

Kylian Mbappé has retained the World Cup Golden Boot after Lionel Messi failed to score in Sunday's final against Spain. The France and Real Madrid striker scored twice against England in a 6-4 defeat ...

Who'll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who'll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament's most closely watched storylines.

Mbappe scored 10 goals at the 2026 World Cup, two more than his nearest rival Messi (Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect Spain’s 1-0 win over Argentina in ...

The 2026 World Cup concluded with Spain's triumph over Argentina at MetLife Stadium on July 19. In this year's tournament, the top of the goalscoring charts features some of the world's best. For the ...

The race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is set for a dramatic finish, with Lionel Messi still in contention to finish as the tournament’s leading scorer. Although France fell 6-4 to England ...

The French striker became the all-time World Cup leader in goals during Saturday’s third-place match against England. The King of the World Cup snatched back his crown. In the utter goal frenzy that ...

Part of FIFA's pitch to the public after expanding the World Cup to 48 teams was the total number of matches: 104, up from 64 in 2022. Each match came with a number, from No. 1 through No. 104. No.

England could finally be set to bring the World Cup back to British soil as plans emerge for a potential bid to host the tournament in 2038 or 2042. The ambitious project, reportedly backed by ...

You probably have a copy of The Odyssey somewhere on your bookshelf, gathering dust. It might be annotated from college or be sitting mostly unread, dog-eared halfway through. Even if you read and ...

The significance of the Golden Boot has seemingly increased with each passing World Cup. It wasn’t until 1982 that the tournament’s top goalscorer was officially recognized by FIFA with a physical ...