England has unpleasant memories of Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals.

World Cup players have been warned about a new rule that results in a red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player.

Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié has become the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent.

The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions and a new bank alert targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal group.

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.

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team’s quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country’s president, who called the coach “incapable” and ordered a complete review of the national team program.

The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.

All of the matchups have been set for the World Cup's round of 32 with the knockout stage getting underway Sunday when Canada plays South Africa in Southern California.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fans at Mexico’s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines against the country’s soccer federation.

South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night.

Héctor Chávez, known as Caramelo, is a beloved figure among Mexican soccer fans.

The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team.

The World Cup has reached that stage when mental gymnastics come into play to determine who’s in, who’s out and what’s needed to advance to the next round.

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation.

The entrance to the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team in Tijuana, Mexico, is barricaded and flanked by police and members of the Mexican National Guard.

Tunisia is looking to Cape Verde for inspiration ahead of its next World Cup game against Japan, says newly appointed coach Hervé Renard.

Hervé Renard has taken over as Tunisia's head coach, replacing Sabri Lamouchi after a heavy loss to Sweden.

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored for Mexico, but Merlin the duck stole the show.

The biggest World Cup ever has brought some logistics challenges to the 48 teams in a tournament being played across three countries and four time zones.

Yasin Ayari scored twice and Sweden showed it belonged at the 2026 World Cup, pounding Tunisia 5-1 to move atop Group F.

Hwang In-beom has led South Korea to a 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic in the World Cup.

The World Cup's opening match saw three players sent off with red cards, a rarity in international soccer.

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup by scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament.

After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived.

Iran’s World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins highlighting the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war in the Mideast.

Cadillac’s team principal has hailed an “incredible testament to the resolve of the team” as Formula 1’s newest constructor came close to an elusive first point, only to lose it to a penalty.

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is traveling from Turkey to their training base in Mexico.

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

It’s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas’ jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico’s most iconic decorations.

Defender Johan Vazquez scored a first-half goal and Mexico beat Australia 1-0 on Saturday night in a warm-up match for the World Cup.

The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found.

The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services.

The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA.

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on over a dozen individuals, a Mexican restaurant, and a security firm linked to the Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl trafficking.

The 2026 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl rematch.

Lionel Messi more than doubled his salary to $25 million in his new contract with Inter Miami and earns more more than twice as much as the second-highest-paid player in Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC’s Son Heung-min.

U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images.

U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021.

Iranian soccer has had a good week on its troubled path to playing World Cup games in the United States in June.

The 48-team field for FIFA's biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years.

Mexico’s government says it has identified signs of life for as many as a third of the country’s 130,000 registered missing people.

Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a tie for its lowest winter peak on record.

The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it.

Mexican authorities have arrested an Ecuadorian fugitive accused of helping organize the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Iran’s Embassy in Mexico has suggested the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns.

Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating opponents’ flamboyant flair.

Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point.

A day later than expected, the United States has punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.

Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 to win Pool B and advance the United States to the quarterfinals as group’s second-place team.

The surprising loss by the United States to Italy in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night means that the Americans need help to advance to the quarterfinals.

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates.

With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

A judge is temporarily suspending the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities.

Cadillac is naming its first Formula 1 car in honor of 1978 champion Mario Andretti.

The Portuguese soccer federation says it is monitoring the situation in Mexico amid a surge in violence ahead of its friendly against the Mexican national team in March.

The U.S. military says it killed three people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Business chiefs and government leaders are poring over the fallout of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated some tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration and his response to it.

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down tariffs former President Donald Trump imposed less than a year ago on certain countries and goods, ruling that he exceeded his authority by using a national emergency law to enact them.

A 47-year-old Michigan man extradited from Canada will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually assaulting two young girls.

The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico.

BTS's upcoming concerts in Mexico have reached a presidential level, with demands from fans prompting a response from Mexico's president.

FIFA says it has received over 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup.

A motorist fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year.

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl volcano's interior.

Mr. Miguel’s Kitchen and Cantina aims to bring the vibrant atmosphere of Mexico to metro Detroit through its food, music, and colorful decor.

The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites among 20 possible venues to host games of the 2031 Women’s World Cup, including seven U.S. stadiums to be used for next year’s men’s tournament.

The third storm in just over a week drenched Southern California and prompted some local flooding but caused no major widespread damage before heading east over the mountains and south toward Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.

Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe 2025.

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico have killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others.

Mexican American families are gathering to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead.

Three people died Thursday when their plane crashed during a training exercise near Lansing.

Torrential rains in east-central Mexico last week have left at least 76 dead and raised concerns about the government's ability to alert people to severe weather.

The death toll from Mexico’s torrential rains has increased to 47, as the fallout mounted from widespread flooding and landslides across the country.

Taco Wuey, a new restaurant in SW Detroit, offers a unique blend of regional Mexican flavors

Tropical Storm Raymond has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Priscilla has lost hurricane strength as it churns off Mexico's western Pacific coast ever closer to the Baja California peninsula.

Hurricane Priscilla was strengthening early Monday in the Pacific Ocean with heavy rain and gusty winds threatening coastal areas of southwest Mexico.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.

Tickets for next year's FIFA World Cup officially go on sale Wednesday.

PGA Tour winner Jake Knapp is grieving the loss of girlfriend Makena White.

Hurricane Gabrielle is churning across open Atlantic waters toward the Azore Islands as forecasters warn residents of the archipelago to be on guard for a possible strike later in the week.

Cadillac F1 has announced a multi-year partnership with Jim Beam, making the bourbon distiller its official spirits partner.

A New York federal indictment has charged the longtime head of a Mexican megachurch with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Kiko is now a Category 4 storm in the Pacific.

A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

Mexico says its postal service is suspending package shipments to the United States, following similar steps taken by countries from the European Union and elsewhere.

Low-value imports no longer are eligible to enter the U.S. duty-free.

Cadillac has chosen Formula 1 veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez for its first F1 lineup, bypassing an American driver.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys has been undone by 89 unforced errors during a 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 loss to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Fifteen-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales' coming-of-age party has become a sensation.

United States attacking midfielder Gio Reyna is switching Borussias.

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies to ramp up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots now in Mexico from damaging the American cattle industry.

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologized for an Adidas sandal that he created after being accused by Mexican authorities of “cultural appropriation” for copying an indigenous shoe design.

Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis.

IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials are shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security.