How Panini made the World Cup a collectible countdown
Panini’s World Cup sticker album acts like a warmup for the tournament. Before the games begin, it turns the World […]
The defender who never woke up: Jean-Pierre Adams and the wife who waited 39 years
For almost four decades, the routine of Bernadette Adams hardly changed. She opened the shutters in their house outside Nîmes,
Top 5 stunning Saudi stadiums for the 2034 World Cup
Saudi Arabia wants to redefine the FIFA World Cup landscape in 2034 by hosting the 48-team tournament. After securing the
The only player in Argentina’s squad without a tattoo
Julián Álvarez has always let his feet do the talking. Now, it turns out, his skin says just as much.
Cape Verde, Uzbekistan and Jordan redrew the World Cup map
The capitals that lit up when Cape Verde, Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for 2026 looked nothing like traditional World Cup
Top five footballers with the best tattoos in the modern game
Let’s be honest: most footballer tattoos are terrible. Random tribal patterns from 2009. Portrait work that barely resembles the person
The five most decorated players in football—and why you’ve probably never heard of two of them
Every few months, another graphic pops up on Twitter claiming to settle who’s won the most trophies in football. They
During Italia ’90 World Cup, San Siro became a runway
On June 8, 1990, San Siro hosted the opening ceremony of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The stadium was set
The 48-team World Cup made the group of death harder to define
In the 32-team World Cup, half the field went home before the knockouts. In 2026, that number drops to a
Is Diego Luna the USMNT’s best true No. 10 for 2026?
Christian Pulisic has carried the U.S. attack long enough that the No. 10 has started to feel like shorthand. Need