Messi plays against son of former Barcelona teammate
Football rarely offers a clean measure of how long someone has been at it. Sure, all those injuries, scars, and […]
World Cup
FIFA warned of visa risk before Omar Artan’s World Cup exit
Omar Artan should’ve been a shoo-in. Somalia’s first referee at a men’s World Cup had worked the CAF Champions League
Why America still hasn’t produced a male soccer superstar
America has money, stadiums, corporate backing and a national men’s team good enough to qualify comfortably for its own World
Michael Olise’s hat trick sharpens France’s World Cup attack
Michael Olise continued his superb form by dropping a hat-trick on Northern Ireland in Lille. The Bayern Munich attacker reassured
Iran’s #168 pins test FIFA’s World Cup rules
Iran’s team arrived in Tijuana on Sunday wearing #168 pins on their jackets, highlighting the ongoing war at home. The
Tim Payne tops 5 million Instagram followers after El Scarso World Cup push
At a World Cup already shaped by World Cup tickets and the scale of a 48-team tournament, Tim Payne’s story
How North Korea knocked Italy out of the 1966 World Cup
At the former site of Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough, a bronze boot print sits in the pavement. It marks the
Which African team will win the World Cup first?
No African men’s national team has won the FIFA World Cup. That fact still sits at the center of the
The 10 best 2026 World Cup home kits, ranked
The World Cup 2026 is just a few days away. And that means we finally get to see some of
Ancelotti’s Brazil chase sixth World Cup title with Neymar uncertain
Brazil arrived in the United States with ceremony around the aircraft and uncertainty around the team. Brazil’s World Cup journey