Roberto Martínez celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty that secured a draw for Portugal in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final. This result keeps Portugal’s tour…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organiz…

(RNS) — There is a powerful movement working tirelessly to abolish the death penalty.

The penalty awarded against the Senegalese national team in the final moments of their match against Belgium on Wednesday caused widespread controversy after i…

Youri Tielemans scored a controversial last-gasp extra-time penalty winner for Belgium to complete an incredible 3-2 comeback win against Senegal in the last 3…

England's appeals for a penalty are waved away after DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi appears to bring down Harry Kane.

Penalty kicks are already proving critical to big wins at this year’s World Cup. But the advantage in penalty kicks has more to do with psychological effects t…

England manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed that his team will follow Gareth Southgate's penalty shootout blueprint at the World Cup. Tuchel's side face DR Cong…

Brazil came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 with a winner in the sixth minute of injury time and two European powerhouses crashed out in penalty shootouts in a r…

For the third time in a row, the Netherlands exit the World Cup after a penalty shoot-out. Tied 1-1 with Morocco, Saibari scored the winning penalty to send th…

For Germany fans the unthinkable has happened. Not only another early exit at a major tournament but a first World Cup penalty shootout loss.