Football Architects: Tom Byer, the American coach behind Japan’s technical revolution
This is the final part of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role…
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,…
Capos, ‘soft hooligans’ and a lot of noise – the rise of away fans in women’s football
Even before Finland’s group match against 2025 European Championship hosts Switzerland kicked off, Melissa Platt’s voice is almost…
Football Architects: How the sport’s data pioneers convinced the world to take notice
This is the fourth of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in…
Football Architects: How Croatia became world football’s great overperformers
This is the third of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in…
PSG and Chelsea in the Club World Cup final reflects the state of the game in 2025
There was a temporary exhibit in the lobby of Trump Tower this week, near the 60-foot waterfall, the…
‘Much more than football’ – Portugal pays respect to Diogo Jota at Euro 2025
An hour before kick-off for Portugal’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 group stage match against Spain and eyes begin…
Club World Cup is not a glorious new era for football, whatever Gianni Infantino tries to tell us
Gianni Infantino has no doubt about it. This Club World Cup, the FIFA president says, represents a “new…
Europe asserts itself as Club World Cup threatens to reinforce football’s established order
Filipe Luis had staked his hopes on the right mix of European thought and Brazilian heart. Speaking in…
Spain 6-5 Germany: Breaking down an absolutely wild game of football
Just when you thought you had seen everything football has to offer. How about a missed penalty, a…
Forget the football – this is why the Club World Cup really matters
FIFA gave its 32 competing teams a billion reasons to take a revamped Club World Cup seriously when…
Arise, Sir David: But what does Beckham’s knighthood entail, and what does it mean?
So, arise, Sir David Beckham, and welcome to the small and exclusive band of people from the football…