Welcome to The Athletic ’s World Cup draft. With World Cup fever building in traditional fashion ahead of the 2026 edition, ...

Lionel Messi is preparing for what could be his final World Cup with Argentina, aiming to retain the trophy he won in Qatar ...

New Zealand footballer Tim Payne's online fan club soared past four million on Tuesday, more than the All Blacks, after an ...

In 'Mexico 86,' on Netflix starting Friday, Luna plays a fictional man in a partially truthful story about how the country ...

From Messi's glory in 2022 to Maradona's incredible 1986, Michael Cox assesses the best individual performances in World Cup victories ...

Author Chris Evans spoke to dozens of managers and players from different eras for his book How to Win the World Cup: Secrets ...

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says that it will be up to Napoli’s next head coach to decide what to do with Kevin De ...

The glass lens no longer seemed like an ordinary piece of equipment. It felt like the frozen gaze of the entire world -- and staring directly into it was a fallen god reciting the mantra of his own ...

The squads and the superstars are in their final preparations. Let's answer some big World Cup questions before the curtain ...

Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov is once again at the center of attention. One of the summoned witnesses is Pablo Rubino, a ...

Who are 10 players who are expected to make a splash at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Some are expected and some might surprise ...

Scotland’s World Cup songs show how you can’t manufacture a unifying anthem in a broken, over‑marketed culture, writes Marissa MacWhirter ...