As Lionel Messi chases another World Cup title, an artist is rushing to finish a gigantic statue of the soccer star in the ...

ENGLAND scored a World Cup boost after their Congo opponents’ mystic “living statue” superfan was denied a US visa. Bizarre ...

Fans from around the world have traveled thousands of miles to the World Cup, bringing with them displays of national identity that have delivered some of the tournament’s most iconic moments.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s talismanic superfan, whose living-statue poses have charmed the football-watching world, ...

MEET the incredible DR Congo superfan who has stunned the world by transforming into a living statue during matches. While ...

During the Democratic Republic of Congo’s matches, you might see a man standing with a saluting gesture for the entirety of ...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Congo’s famous living statue finally made his World Cup debut on Tuesday. Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of ...

These days, a DR Congo match is not complete without the fan that people have come to know ‘Lumumba Vea,’ an unmissable sight in the crowd. Rather than passionate displays of support, Lumumba Vea—real ...

DR Congo's iconic 'Living Statue' football fan Michel Kuka Mboladinga, known as 'Lumumba Vea', has been denied a US visa and ...

Looters stole thousands of priceless artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia. An American lawyer is working with the ...

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has become the face of DR Congo's FIFA World Cup campaign. The Congolese fan stands motionless for 90 ...

Scotland soccer fans have taken over Boston during the 2026 World Cup, and members of the fan base known as the Tartan Army have brought one of their home country's unique traditions with them. Since ...