It is the FIFA World Cup, the one Italy won in 1982 and 2006, the symbol that welcomes visitors at the entrance of 'A Century ...

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

Italy will face Belgium in the Under-17 European Championship Final after beating Spain on penalties, with goalkeeper ...

For decades, commentators have repeated a seductive claim: when a nation wins the FIFA World Cup, a baby boom follows nine ...

Italy coach Silvio Baldini has called up another new face for the senior side, as Juve Stabia’s Alessio Cacciamani has joined ...

In this article, GOAL lists every World Cup host city, from 1930 to 2026. In 1930, the inaugural tournament took place in ...

Goalies will keep making big saves and defenders will keep putting their bodies on the line, but it’s the strikers who will ...

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 ...

The 2026 World Cup has a plethora of players representing a country where they weren't born. The fact that a player plays for ...

If you have a rare talent in your team, you build a team around that player. Zagallo had Pele in 1970, Carlos Bilardo in 1986 ...

What can I expect from France? Didier Deschamps will attempt to bring the curtain down on 14 years in charge of France by ...

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