Deschamps is making Mbappé central by design
Didier Deschamps doesn’t run France as a talent show. He captained the country to the 1998 World Cup, coached it […]
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Mexico faces South Africa in the World Cup opener at Azteca
Mexico opens the first 48-team men’s World Cup against South Africa at Mexico City Stadium, inside a venue that’s become
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
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