Lionel Messi will give it one final ride as the 38-year-old icon heads into the 2026 FIFA World Cup almost certainly gearing ...

Angel Di Maria has explained why he puts Lionel Messi ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in football’s greatest-player debate. Di ...

FC Barcelona icon Lionel Messi has been dubbed the 'King of Football" and the “best footballer of all time” after clinching a ...

Soccer fans around the world are now holding their breath after Lionel Messi appeared to injure his leg in the final MLS match before the 2026 World Cup.

From Messi's glory in 2022 to Maradona's incredible 1986, Michael Cox assesses the best individual performances in World Cup victories ...

The World Cup kicks off this week and Gillette Stadium is going to see plenty of star power in the coming days.

England’s preparations continue with a match against Costa Rica following a disjointed win versus New Zealand in Tampa ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lionel Messi’s football journey began at age ...

Ronaldo, now with Al-Nassr, remains closest to becoming the first modern elite footballer to reach 1,000 official career ...

The USMNT captain tells PEOPLE what it was like to kick it with Lionel Messi, Alex Morgan and other soccer legends in a new ad ahead of the 2026 World Cup Sean Neumann has more than a decade of ...

This Saturday, May 23, the video for “Dai Dai,” the anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, officially premiered, and it’s ...