How Italy won the 1982 World Cup: A slow start, Rossi’s resurgence, and Tardelli’s iconic scream
This is the 12th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World…
How are a small club from a fishing village about to win the Swedish title?
In the wake of Sweden’s national side sinking to its lowest point in decades, there is, at least,…
President Trump’s threatening to relocate 2026 World Cup games. Can he actually do that?
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could move 2026 World Cup games out of U.S. cities he deems…
Flawless Norway, incredible Erling Haaland and a bid to escape shadow of fabled 1998 heroes
Norway’s 1998 World Cup squad is a fabled collective. They were the team that came from behind to…
Norway vs Israel was months in the planning for authorities, but politics seeped through
On the eve of Norway hosting Israel, it had been the wish of the visiting captain Eli Dasa…
U.S.-based Afghan refugees denied access to new Afghanistan women’s soccer team
United States-based female refugee soccer players from Afghanistan will not have access to FIFA-organised training camps that determine…
Germany: Manuel Neuer shuts the door on a national team return
Manuel Neuer Already retired from international football, Manuel Neuer has definitively ruled out a comeback. A few days…
World Cups to have early kick-offs, postponements amid unsafe heat – climate study warns
Early kick-offs, drinks breaks, closed roofs and even postponements are going to become common features of summer World…
Kylian Mbappe on tying Thierry Henry’s France goal-scoring tally: ‘I want to surpass him’
Kylian Mbappe says he wants to surpass Thierry Henry’s goal-scoring tally for France after tying with him with…
Why are football’s player unions so powerless compared with U.S. sports?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino spent much of the summer strolling around the U.S. at the Club World Cup,…
Louis van Gaal: Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands coach ‘no longer bothered by cancer’
Former Manchester United and Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has said he is “no longer bothered by…
Thomas Partey, former Arsenal midfielder, charged with rape, sexual assault
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual…