As FIFA expands the World Cup to a unprecedented scale, the mega-event loses its magic to year-round European club football ...
INTERVIEW BY WILL PICKWORTH: With 121 minutes of Netherlands' 2014 World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica gone, the match ...
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 ...
Lionel Messi will play for Argentina in a record sixth World Cup at the age of 39. In the third instalment of a five-part ...
That took place between Brazil and Italy in Pasadena and although normal time and extra-time produced no goals and were low ...
Ousmane Dembele’s back-to-back Champions League titles and Ballon d’Or win at PSG have vindicated Lionel Messi’s early praise ...
Who are 10 players who are expected to make a splash at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Some are expected and some might surprise ...
In one of the most evocative stadiums of all and under a searing afternoon sun, the World Cup will finally begin when Mexico ...
Germain won back-to-back Champions League titles on May 30, 2026, beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in ...
Lamine Yamal chose his best match so far but also which was his worst one, all from his Spain and Barcelona's career.
It wasn’t to be Arsenal’s night. Saturday’s Champions League final might have ended differently had Gabriel Magalhaes aimed his penalty kick a little lower to keep alive the Gunners’ penalty shootout ...