The 2026 Ballon d'Or feels like one of the most open fields in recent years. Here's how the winner is decided. The Sporting News World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon d'Or nominees Ferran Torres, ...

If there was one maddening certainty about the World Cup over the past half century, it was that Germany never, under any circumstance, lost a penalty shootout. No matter how they entered a tournament ...

GUADALUPE, Mexico (AP) Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on ...

At the World Cup, every knockout match must produce a winner. When 120 minutes of soccer still can’t separate two teams, the tournament turns to one of its most dramatic traditions: the penalty ...

There's very few plays in sports more pressure-packed than a penalty kick in the World Cup. The simple task of scoring on penalty kicks has decided many World Cup matches in the past and often ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer - more World Cups or not - the star striker can say he was the captain for the country's first victory ...

BERGAMO, Italy — Lazio’s 21-year-old goalkeeper Edoardo Motta saved four consecutive spot kicks as the Roman club beat Atalanta in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the Italian Cup final. The ...

DALLAS -- Since the first World Cup penalty shootout in Spain in 1982, 39 knockout ties have been decided from the spot. Five semifinals and three finals have been won on penalties. There have been ...

Few moments in soccer are as dramatic as a FIFA World Cup penalty shootout, with the sport's biggest prize sometimes decided from 12 yards. If the 2026 FIFA World Cup final is level after 90 minutes ...