For most footballers, signing for Real Madrid is the ultimate achievement. For Kylian Mbappe, however, arriving at the ...

Jordi Alba has revisited some of the defining moments of his Barcelona career, opening up about everything from his ...

When acclaimed soccer writer Paul Tenorio followed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to Dallas for one of the superstar’s ...

Patrice Evra warns Spain's Lamine Yamal ahead of the 2026 World Cup, praising his talent while reflecting on his own ...

The Argentine superstar is one of just four athletes to have joined the three-comma club while still active in their ...

Piers Morgan once opened up on his list of the greatest five footballers in the 21st century, controversially placing ...

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 ...

Patrice Evra has suggested his technical ability would have been enough to stop Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal during his ...

Lionel Messi receives the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, with former club Barcelona leads the tributes for the ...

Lionel Messi already had the perfect ending at the 2022 World Cup. What does the magician have up his sleeve in 2026?

La Liga named Lamine Yamal its Player of the Year, an honor previously won by both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Just ...

Lamine Yamal is a key figure in Spain's World Cup squad, but why is the 18-year-old quick to dismiss Messi comparisons?