PORTAGE, MI — Give Nora Leavitt an inch, and she’ll make you pay. The Byron Center junior needed just 46 seconds after ...

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 ...

The World Cup is one week away, meaning the biggest event in the world is upon us. Here are our top story lines, from U.S.

Luka Modric, the "puppet master," steered Croatia to a World Cup final and ended the Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or dominance. Can ...

A trophy was in his hands. Golden, heavy, gleaming. But his eyes were not on that trophy; they were on the thing that, in ...

These goalkeepers could prove absolutely vital to their teams’ chances at this summer’s World Cup.

If matches get tight for France at the World Cup and a defense is particularly hard for the star-studded attack to breach, ...

Ranking the best footballers of all time is no easy task. The game has evolved so much over its history that comparing a ...

These are the underdogs of the 2026 World Cup who will be aiming to add another shock or two to the history books. Graham ...

Much like his teams at Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, Pochettino encourages sharp, brave passing out ...