Interim Italy coach Silvio Baldini has raised eyebrows, and closed eyes, by getting the Azzurri to train blindfolded ahead of ...

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 Mario Kempes to Lionel Messi, we look back over the winners of the men’s World Cup’s player-of-the-tournament award.

The World Cup arrives Thursday in L.A., and culture lovers can get in on the action at a variety of local museum watch ...

On this week's WWE SmackDown in Italy, in the middle of an intense match that saw the King and Queen of the Ring tournament ...

France host Northern Ireland at the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Monday evening, in what serves as the ...

Our World Cup betting guide tells you where to bet on the 2026 World Cup, gives odds, rosters, schedule, promo offers, and ...

The 2026 World Cup is now gearing up to dominate football fans’ summers. The expansion to 48 teams has increased the number of games from 64 to 104, offering World Cup odds galore for bettors.Markets ...

Miami Herald soccer writer Michelle Kaufman prepares to cover her seventh World Cup and shares 32 years of tournament history ...

THE World Cup is almost here. And with it comes 48 countries all daring to dream of glory and doing their nation proud. We ...

PARIS (AP) — Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury. The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to ...

At the 2026 World Cup, Spanish fans are once again expected to remain silent during their national anthem. There is a reason ...