When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, soccer was often replaced by public executions
Concern and anguish, especially among female athletes, at the return of one of the most oppressive and brutal regimes of the last decades.

Messi reloaded: PSG allows him to extend his career, dream of the title in Qatar and play the 2026 World Cup in North America.
The Argentine, Olympic gold medalist in Beijing 2008, is no longer playing to win domestic leagues. No, he is playing to win the Copa America, as he did in July, to win the Champions League again and, above all, to win the World Cup, the last major tournament he is missing.
Goals galore as 2012 champions Mexico beat South Korea 6-3 to reach men’s football semis
Japan, Spain and Brazil also advance with the host nation edging New Zealand in a penalty shootout
