The Rosario native has nothing left to prove, but his final World Cup will be a test of his will to finish his career on his ...

The big two aren't considered the greatest players in World Cup history.

World Cup. Mauricio Pochettino's pre-World Cup moves baffle USMNT legends: "I'm very confused by it all" World Cup. Argentina ...

FIFA World Cup 2026: A legendary generation of footballing icons is preparing for a highly emotional final farewell on the ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico, features a massive 48-team field packed with ...

A recent study posted as a preprint on the academic platform SSRN.com suggests that a person’s political ideology predicts ...

A public freestyle battle recreating iconic skills from both Messi and Ronaldo.

The FIFA World Cup has always been the tournament where the greatest stars in football history have cemented their legacies - from Pelé to Diego Maradona and right up to what many believed would be ...

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has set his sights on joining the ranks of football's all-time greats, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, not by being compared to them, but by being mentioned alongside ...

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 ...

This could be the last time these players face-off.

The World Cup is the pinnacle for any player to feature in – but only a select few have starred on football’s biggest stage ...