Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at the top of the game for the past 20 years, BBC Sport looks at a rivalry that ...

Argentina is heading into the 2026 World Cup having retained more outfield players from a World Cup-winning squad than any ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

Top scorer and captain of the campaign that earned Brazil third place at the South American U-17 Championship, midfielder ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here. After nearly a decade of preparation, anticipation and occasional consternation, the world’s largest and most beloved sporting event – expanded from the ...

Angel Di Maria was asked to weigh in on the eternal debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, delivering a firm ...

Group D features the US, who are co-hosts and under pressure to deliver on home soil. Australia are not quite the force they ...

Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are living legends and future Hall of Famers, but both pale in comparison to ...

Lionel Messi, who is turning 39 this month and is widely expected to retire from international soccer after the curtain comes ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

Argentina has bitter memories of 1994, the last time the United States hosted the World Cup. After the second group stage ...

From Spain to Brazil to....the USMNT? Which countries are the favorites, and what it means for their chances ...