🇳🇿 Chris Wood: The tall, historic All Whites striker is his team’s main reference point. His complete dominance in the air ...

Former U.S. soccer star Paul Caligiuri is reinventing himself as a grassroots evangelist, challenging pay-to-play costs and ...

This is the first Asian side entering a World Cup where success and failure will be judged not by group-stage survival or an ...

Predictions about who will be the next world champion often miss the mark. The pressure at this tournament is as intense as ...

Group G promises high drama, especially because it represents the “last dance” on the biggest stage for several of modern ...

World Cup heavyweights France and a historic Senegal side collision in a fascinating section, while an explosive Norway team ...

The English Football League will release fixtures for the 2026/27 season later this month with Leicester City awaiting their ...

The 23rd edition of the World Cup is right around the corner, so we are taking a look at some of the stars of 2022 who won’t ...

Jordan is competing in its first World Cup, while Iraq is making only its second appearance, as teams from the region seek to ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

The day began with Jim Cornelison, the famed Chicago Blackhawks signer, doing his usual stirring "Star Spangled Banner," so it was appropriate the fans in Chicago went to a soccer match and a hockey ...

Spain arrive as the clearest favourites to top Group H, but the real contest is who follows them. Bielsa's Uruguay carry the ...