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Spain dominates final, wins World Cup and consecrates coaching legacy

Spain controlled the World Cup final from beginning to end, and the statistics are stark: twenty shots, eleven on target, against zero on both counts for Argentina—the first team in the history of the World Cup final to finish without a single shot on target. Messi’s genius found no path to shine. Argentina grew anxious and […]

  • By Luis E. Romero - Contributor
Erling Haaland has taken Norway to the quarter finals. Image: Getty

2026 FIFA World Cup Live Scores: Who wins it from here?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is down to the final eight. The Socceroos are out, Brazil and Portugal are gone, and the Golden Boot race is on a knife’s edge. Here’s everything Australian fans need to know.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life
Robyn Denholm

Women’s basketball is an overlooked investment. That’s about to change.

Opinion: Brisbane 2032 is six years away, but Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm and Australian basketball royalty Lauren Jackson argue the smartest investments in women’s sport will be made long before the Olympic flame is lit. Words by Robyn Denholm and Lauren Jackson In six years, Australia will host the Olympic Games. By then, a new […]

  • By Forbes Australia

The highest-paid players at the 2026 World Cup

Two new billionaires lead a starting 11 that collectively hauled in an estimated $950 million in the 12 months leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  • By Brett Knight
  • Forbes Staff

Asides

How Cristiano Ronaldo Became A Billionaire

Ronaldo has earned more during his playing career than any athlete in history and now enters the World Cup as the world’s newest billionaire, alongside Lionel Messi.

  • By Hank Tucker
  • Forbes Staff

The World Cup’s ‘least known’ player just reached 5 million followers

If you didn’t know who Tim Payne was, you’re about to. The Wellington Phoenix defender has become an overnight internet sensation after a social media campaign set out to make him the tournament’s biggest star.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life

The world’s most valuable soccer teams 2026

See Forbes’ 2026 list of the world’s most valuable soccer teams, led by two Spanish rivals and featuring 11 clubs from England’s Premier League in the ranking’s top 30.

  • By Justin Teitelbaum

Diamond ring or nosebleed seat? Knicks finals tickets cost more than New York rent

The Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, drawing high demand for seats inside Madison Square Garden.

  • By Ty Roush
  • Forbes Staff

Why none of 2026’s 50 highest-paid athletes are women

The business of women’s sports is growing fast, but media rights revenues still pale in comparison with major men’s leagues, holding back salaries.

  • By Hank Tucker
  • Forbes Staff

Bank it like Beckham: The new billionaire on family, team and legacy

How the British super star built a $1 billion empire, mainly in the U.S., after retiring from soccer.

  • By Maneet Ahuja
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