USMNT defies ticket sales concerns, opens its World Cup in near-full SoFi Stadium
The Athletic has live coverage of USMNT vs. Paraguay at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After months of…
Why I Love The Beautiful Game: Brandon Aubrey on idolising Thierry Henry and swapping soccer for NFL
Brandon Aubrey is best-known as the highest-paid kicker in NFL history, having signed a four-year $28 million extension…
Diverse. Complicated. United. This is what it is to be a USMNT soccer fan
As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all…
Ranking the 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup
The qualifiers are done, the play-offs have all been played. Hearts have been broken, but finally we know…
Interview with Francisco and Sergio Conceicao: On football, family and Portugal’s World Cup chances
Francisco ‘Chico’ Conceicao, 23, is a Portuguese international, a winger with Juventus who will play against the United…
World Cup 2026 stadium guides: Welcome to Los Angeles Stadium, the most expensive sports venue in the world
This article is part of our World Cup Stadium Guides series, in which we look at the 16…
NFL stadiums must scrub all branding for FIFA’s World Cup. One roof got an exemption
In the buildup to the 2026 World Cup, several NFL stadiums have been dealing with a peculiar headache:…
Fanatics Flag Football Classic live updates, highlights as Tom Brady, Logan Paul compete
You may want to dig your head out of your March Madness brackets for a moment. Why? Well,…
Trump’s talk of threats to Iran’s football team exposes Infantino’s strategy of cozying up to the U.S. president
When FIFA leader Gianni Infantino gifted Donald Trump a specially created Peace Prize at December’s World Cup draw,…
How NFL stadiums are transforming for the 2026 World Cup
In the seven months between one American football season and the next, NFL stadiums are typically busy. They…