Breakout stars used to be one of the most exciting aspects of a FIFA World Cup. Players would seemingly emerge out of nowhere ...

Hosting the World Cup is meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. But millions of Americans this summer will remember when the ...

In the seventh of our extracts from The Soccer 100, we revisit the glittering if complicated career of Franz Beckenbauer ...

The European club season drew to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday, with Paris Saint-Germain defeating Arsenal on penalties to retain their Champions League crown. Not since Real Madrid nearly a ...

FIBA is operating as if the 2027 Basketball World Cup will take place in Qatar as scheduled, though said Friday that it could adjust if the war in Iran or other matters force the sport’s global govern ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

This June, four high schools across the U.S. will transform into training grounds for top World Cup contenders. Here’s how ...

The N.B.A. has received dozens of bids, including many from existing European basketball clubs and deep-pocketed outsiders to the sport, with franchise fees ranging from $500 million to over $1 ...

For soccer devotees from Oaxaca, Peru, England, Hawaii and Sonoma County, the World Cup is more than a tournament. As the ...

CHELSEA’S Marc Cucurella is attracting interest from Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid, according to ...

CHELSEA are reportedly eyeing up a move for Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer after it was announced he is leaving Liverpool ...

Politicians don't want schools to teach the real story of German Texans — radical freethinkers who settled the Hill Country and opposed slavery, writes the editorial board.