Rafael Nadal revealed he spent nearly his entire career in chronic pain due to Mueller-Weiss syndrome, making immense health ...

Readers can vote here for the all-time best in boys soccer for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, part of the USA TODAY ...

Cote d'Ivoire enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's sixth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the third instalment of ...

The best way for the Socceroos to shut down the trash-talking US at the World Cup? Beat them. Australia will let their ...

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 ...

Socceroos head coach Tony Popovic sat down with ESPN to talk about how his mentors, Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti, shaped ...

The recognition comes ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, which gets underway this month in the US, Mexico and Canada.

Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened ...

Lionel Messi is one of the world’s best soccer players and plays for Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Read about his ...

Neymar is set to make history by becoming only the second Brazilian player after Pelé to wear the famous No. 10 jersey at ...

Get to know the partners of the 2026 World Cup stars, including Lionel Messi's wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and Cristiano Ronaldo ...

MLS superstar Lionel Messi trained on his own as defending World Cup champion Argentina held its first practice session in ...