There's just one week to go until the biggest show on earth gets underway, with the 2026 World Cup kicking off on June 11. If ...

The greatest players have graced the World Cup and often lived up to top billing. Lionel Messi has been named player of the ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

From Pelé’s third title to Maradona’s legendary double and Baggio’s agonising penalty miss, tournaments hosted in Mexico and ...

The Cannes Film Festival promises another action-packed fortnight of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion when it begins on Tuesday. - A-listers - Other A-listers from around ...

Historically winners must choose an ideology or ‘tournament ball’, while Miguel Delaney highlights how injuries and fatigue, ...

The 2026 World Cup will finish with a final in a New Jersey NFL stadium, but the tournament will begin in a footballing temple where arguably the sport's two greatest-ever players enjoyed their ...

Bobby Valentine and Lee Mazzilli were inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame together in ceremonies Saturday afternoon that ...

Mexico’s Gilberto Mora, 17, is set to be the youngest player at the 2026 World Cup—17 years and 240 days as the tournament ...

Tuesday marks exactly 30 days until the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match – right here in SoCal! Team USA will be playing Paraguay on June 12 at SoFi Stadium; the tournament ...

The Premier League champions have more players in the England squad than any other team with four, but also boast another ...