With Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham starring at the World Cup, here are firsthand accounts from those who got an early ...

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

Utah native and Real Salt Lake forward Zavier Gozo was named to the MLS All-Star First XI for the first time Friday. The 19-year-old from West Valley City has ...

Best group stage game? All-time record being broken? A connection to Tom Brady. Here are five storylines you need to know ...

Do you want to be the smartest person in the room when talking about the World Cup matches in Arlington? Look no further.

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

T he World Cup is nearly here! But so far, at least, no one seems all that excited. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The ...

These are the underdogs of the 2026 World Cup who will be aiming to add another shock or two to the history books. Graham ...

The 2014 World Cup Final changed Lionel Messi forever and shaped the player who would later achieve football immortality.

We’re using the World Cup as an excuse to eat our way around town and watch the games with this city’s superfans. Where?

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 ...

Pablo Zabaleta shared his thoughts on the role he expects Lionel Messi to play for Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.