Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a ...

Coach Hiddink mourned, “Yoo Sang-chul was a great football player who demonstrated indomitable fighting spirit and a player ...

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

The best way for the USWNT to win the World Cup next summer? It just might be to go to Brazil and lose this week.

Also highlighting exploitation of journalists in Egypt, Argentina’s returning World Cup squad, and the strain on Singapore’s ...

The AFC spans 7 time zones and features football giants like Japan and South Korea, boosting its worldwide influence. Will ...

Group A of the 2026 Fifa World Cup contains co-hosts Mexico, Asian high-rollers South Korea, European dark horses Czechia and ...

Odell Beckham Jr. joins the likes of LeBron James, Ken Griffey Jr. and Zdeno Chara in return to a former team.

"Every soccer World Cup is an opportunity for Japan to deploy an unusual instrument of soft power," writes Bobby Ghosh.

Veteran playmaker Bernard Foley is considering a return to the Waratahs next year after finishing up a dominant six years in ...

Steve Clarke, 62, has led Scotland to back-to-back European Championships and this summers World Cup; Scotland take on Haiti ...

The co-hosts are likely to put pragmatism above style under Javier Aguirre in a home atmosphere that can be both an inspiration and a burden ...