On 7 June, the day of Brazil vs England, the sun and heat were at their most damaging at 36.6°C. The lunchtime kick-off ...

To which I say — welcome. We English are proud of the fact that soccer began with us more than 150 years ago. And every World ...

Football fans who were at Wembley Stadium on 30 July 1966 have marked the nearly 60 years since the England men's team's ...

Thuggery and brutality marred the seventh World Cup finals but, in Pele’s injury-enforced absence, Brazil had the tremendous ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. This is a fully updated version of a John Muller piece The Athletic originally published ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

A trio of shirts worn by World Cup legends Pelé, Diego Maradona and Bobby Moore could fetch more than $13,000 at auction.

Michael Owen is the latest high-profile name to pick his all-time World Cup XI when asked by Daily Mail Sport.

My first World Cup memories were gleaned from the colourful pages of the sports comics that were so popular in the 1970s, an ...

Have your say on England's chances of winning the World Cup this summer.

For the men who delivered England’s greatest footballing triumph, glory came at a cost. The Three Lions’ 1966 World Cup win ...

Former USMNT defender Shaq Moore has shared a rare behind-the-scenes look at how World Cup squad selections are made.

Everywhere you look, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the Summer of Soccer (or football, depending on who you ask) is officially in full swing. Yep, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost here, ...