Nike’s 2026 World Cup kits have a visible “shoulder” problem
Nike’s 2026 World Cup rollout was meant to project technical progress. In March, the company introduced a new wave of […]
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Michael Olise has no boot sponsor, and that says a lot about his career
Michael Olise has become one of the most watchable attackers in Europe while staying oddly detached from one of modern
Vincent Kompany and the rise of touchline fashion
When Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal,
The real story behind Nick Woltemade’s latest vintage fits
Nick Woltemade is becoming the kind of footballer whose style invites a second look, not because it is loud, but
Why Andrea Pirlo’s aura felt so different
Pirlo’s gift was that he made elite football look premeditated. His own explanation remains the best place to start: “Football
Before football became “content,” there was Jay-Jay Okocha
Long before the sport was cut into clips and loops, Jay-Jay Okocha played in a way that seems almost designed
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.
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 footballers whose tattoos sparked the most confusion and criticism
Footballers get criticized for everything. Miss a sitter? You’re done. New haircut? Meme’d into the ground. But tattoos are different.
The Messi cut: a timeline of trims and resets
The first images of Lionel Messi in Barcelona colors show a teenager with hair that floated when he ran, a