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Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo)

Argentina’s Lionel Messi vs. England’s Jude Bellingham could be story of World Cup semifinal

By James Robson - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts after his team's victory over Switzerland in the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

World Cup semifinals has four previous champions, bitter rivals, star matchups

By James Robson - Associated Press

England players huddles after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Impossible for England to acclimate to altitude for World Cup match against Mexico, Tuchel says

By James Robson - Associated Press

Congo's Brian Cipenga (9) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Kane sends England into the round of 16 of the World Cup after win against Congo

By James Robson - Associated Press

Fans of the late soccer star Diego Maradona stand outside court on the first day of the trial of his medical team for alleged homicide by negligence in San Isidro, Argentina, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Maradona’s daughter assails doctor in negligence trial over soccer great’s death

By Sergio Farella - Associated Press

Physician Leopoldo Luque arrives to court to attend the first day of his trial with the medical team that treated the late soccer star Diego Maradona, to face charges of alleged homicide by negligence in San Isidro, Argentina, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

New trial over Diego Maradona’s death resumes in Argentina against 7 health care professionals

By Clara Preve - Associated Press

A mural of soccer stars Diego Maradona, left, and Lionel Messi adorns a wall in La Boca neigborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Maradona requested alcohol. ‘tore out his own IVs’ in days after surgery

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Alexis Lara strikes a soccer ball to his friend Yamil Manrique tending the goal line, backdropped by a mural dedicated to soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Experts involved in Maradona’s autopsy testify that he had an abnormally large heart

By Sergio Farella - Associated Press

Neurologist Leopoldo Luque, who served as Diego Maradona's doctor, stands in court on the first day of a trial for alleged homicide by negligence against the medical team who treated the late soccer star in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina puts 7 of Maradona’s health care professionals on trial

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A large mural of the late soccer start Diego Maradona, by artist Martin Ron, stands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Medics who treated soccer legend Maradona before his death go on trial for homicide

By Debora Rey and Sergio Farella - Associated Press

A man walks past a fence with graffiti depicting Argentina's soccer legend Diego Maradona in the town of Volkhov, 130 km (80 miles) east of St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Maradona’s Golden Ball from 1986 World Cup planned for auction in France

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Argentina's national soccer team coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. A medical examiner's report into the death of Maradona injected uncertainty Monday, April 29, 2024, into a case of criminal negligence brought against eight medical workers involved in his care, raising new questions just a month before the staffers are set to stand trial for homicide. (AP Photo/Carlos Hernandez, File)

Diego Maradona’s children want to transfer his body from cemetery to a mausoleum

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A mural of Argentina's soccer legends Lionel Messi, left, and Diego Maradona cover a wall at the low-income neighborhood of Padre Carlos Mugica in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Diego Maradona’s heirs win legal battle over use of trademark

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Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup trophy as he deplanes, with coach Lionel Scaloni, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Millions jam Buenos Aires streets to celebrate Argentina’s World Cup win

By Daniel Politi - Associated Press

A flag featuring Lionel Messi, left, and the late soccer great Diego Maradona hangs amid Argentina soccer fans after they watched the team's World Cup semifinal win over Croatia, hosted by Qatar, on a screen set up in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Messi evokes Maradona comparisons on road to World Cup final

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press