The battle for Mexico’s starting goalkeeper is heating up just days before the World Cup kicks off! Will the legendary ...

It's one of the few rivalries that features more fights on the pitch than in the stands.Regardless of the venue, the ...

Unveiling the Top 25 Football Legends of 2025 The world of football continues to evolve, with new stars rising and legends ...

With less than a week to go until this year’s World Cup, it’s time to start taking a closer look at those who are set to play ...

Brazilian football was in a state of shock after the 1950 edition when they lost the World Cup on home soil to Uruguay. It ...

Javier Aguirre locks in "Tala" as Mexico’s starting goalkeeper for the opener against South Africa, while "Paco Memo" steps ...

All the negativity and vileness that has characterised the lead up to the World Cup, which starts on 11 June, will either be forgotten or absorbed into the game once the tournament gets underway. But ...

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

© Megan Briggs/Fran Santiago/Abdullah Ahmed/Getty ImagesLionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo. “The rivalry between them was good because they are ...

Luka Modric, the "puppet master," steered Croatia to a World Cup final and ended the Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or dominance. Can ...

Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are living legends and future Hall of Famers, but both pale in comparison to ...

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 ...