In the first article of series by performance expert Alan McCall, he explains the mutliple challenges facing players at the ...

No one in history has had a more dominant World Cup than Just Fontaine. The French striker’s record for goals in a single ...

South Korea travels to North America for the FIFA World Cup this summer, aiming to recapture the spirit of their greatest ...

FIFA's data-driven player ranking system will launch at the 2026 World Cup, with standings featuring the top 100 players ...

It is exactly the start Spain would have wanted. Both teams are tied at the top of the group on 12 points if the scoreline ...

Heat could slow play in KC’s World Cup matches — and it’s not just players who’ll feel it. Fans in lines and outside events ...

The 2026 World Cup has expanded the field to 48 countries. We have some of the giants of international football (but not Italy), but also some nations in their first World Cup. Here is the best World ...

This chart compares each World Cup host’s performance with its historical average and shows how often home soil has provided ...

Some might assume the image is AI but the photographer, David Yarrow, explains to The Athletic how it came about ...

Union defender Olwethu Makhanya was named to South Africa’s final squad for the World Cup, made his international debut on ...