At the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball, securing his position as the competition's best player.Messi scored seven goals while guiding Argentina to their first World Cup victory and second international championship.Messi will take the title over any individual honors, despite missing out on the Golden Boot by one goal to Kylian Mbappe.Prior to the competition, Messi was projected to be the winner at +550, per DraftKings Sportsbook. He created the ma...

Sala was being flown on the evening of Jan. 21 from the French city of Nantes to Cardiff after being signed by the Welsh capital’s Premier League team. The main search for the plane was called off after three days, but Sala’s family Launched a fund-raising initiative that led to Mearns bringing his expertise to the mission. Mearns did a search in conjunction with Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which also deployed a vessel for a search of the seabed on...

The Football Association will use every legal means at their disposal to convince Gareth Southgate to remain in his position as England manager.Six years have passed since the 52-year-old took over as Three Lions manager.Southgate did admit that he would take some time to consider his options in the wake of England's World Cup elimination at the hands of France.At the FA, his remarks have sparked worries that he's getting ready to leave.The FA's technical director,...