Certain players always had the odds stacked against them. Others were victims of circumstance.

Kim Kardashian (left) in the Nike advert, along with Channing Tatum playing Erling Haaland (right) Nike With the eyes of the entire globe on the tournament, the World Cup is a landmark occasion for ...

Deschamps tends to prefer a 4-2-3-1 playing system with Kylian Mbappe at the striking pivot. France lined up strongly against ...

The Magpies missed out on the Premier League title 30 years ago but Steve Howey has lifted the lid on how the squad feel - ...

Nike has unveiled its new "Rip the Script" campaign ahead of the 2026 World Cup, bringing together some of football's biggest ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland headline Nike’s cinematic short film packed with wild action scenes and ...

Nike has ripped up its own script in its 2026 World Cup campaign. Its ‘Rip the Script’ World Cup campaign stars the likes of ...

Nike is introducing “Rip the Script”: a rallying cry for young players everywhere to ditch the playbook and embrace attacking ...

Nike is encouraging football fans and players to throw out the rulebook with the launch of "Rip the Script", a new global ...

The film is set within a fictional Hollywood film studio and depicts footballers breaking away from scripted scenarios to ...

As the U.S. is set to host its second FIFA World Cup, a look back at some of the tournaments most memorable moments.