FFootball Read More England want to play Premier League football at this World Cup. It may not be that easyJune 19, 2026 When England chose their training base for this World Cup, they drew a latitudinal line across a map…
FFootball Read More All hail King Messi, did the World Cup GOAT just get greater? Day six recapJune 17, 2026 After the upsets and the feel-good stories, the World Cup shifted into a new gear on Tuesday. It…
AAtlanta Falcons Read More Why is food and drink for World Cup fans so much cheaper in Atlanta?June 17, 2026 With record-high ticket, travel, and accommodation prices, the cost of the World Cup has burned a hole in…
FFootball Read More Long Throws 1, Football 2: How many Premier League tactics will be seen at this World Cup?June 12, 2026 It was beautiful, in some ways, maybe, to a few people. Vladimir Coufal wiped the ball against his…
NNFL Draft Read More Breaking down the dirtiest World Cup opening game we’ve ever seen – or was it?June 12, 2026 Was that the cleanest ‘dirty game’ the World Cup has ever produced? The plain facts are these: referee…
FFootball Read More Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford and how club football tensions can seep into the national setupJune 12, 2026 Marcus Rashford and Anthony Gordon are in direct competition for the left-sided attacking role in Thomas Tuchel’s England…
FFootball Read More Netherlands brought Total Football to the world. Now, many fans would just like to win somethingJune 6, 2026 As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all…
FFootball Read More Diverse. Complicated. United. This is what it is to be a USMNT soccer fanJune 4, 2026 As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all…
FFootball Read More Dutch soccer club loses court appeal after ‘chaos’ warning of 133 replaysMay 4, 2026 Dutch soccer club NAC Breda has lost a court appeal brought against the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) over a…
FFootball Read More Over 4,000 fake football shirts seized by police in pre-World Cup crackdownApril 20, 2026 Over 4,400 fake football shirts have been seized by UK police in the biggest raid of a new…
FFootball Read More How does Italian football move on from crushing failure to reach another World Cup?April 7, 2026 The Easter weekend in Serie A was inevitably spent contemplating resurrection. The national team’s failure to qualify for…
FFootball Read More Ranking the 48 teams at the 2026 World CupApril 2, 2026 The qualifiers are done, the play-offs have all been played. Hearts have been broken, but finally we know…