JADON SANCHO was crowned the best wonderkid on the planet just five years ago. Fast forward to 2025 and he finds himself ...

All the latest from the draw for the play-offs for the World Cup with Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland all ...

Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Jake Griffith (play-by-play) and Paddy Foss (analyst) on the call.

For once, the stars aligned, the jinxes didn’t affect us, and that sheer cosmic stupidity felt like galactic intelligence.

There are still 64 national teams that can win the FIFA World Cup next summer. Let's go through them all and rank where they ...

Scott McTominay delivered for Scotland once again by scoring a stunning bicycle kick in their 4-2 win over Denmark; the ...

It's a statement victory for the USMNT as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games to end 2025. They've hit their ...

The Athletic is delighted to announce the release of The Soccer 100, profiling players from Pele to Puskas, Maradona to Messi ...

Unsurprisingly, Messi’s highest-scoring year since 2020 came back in 2022 when he carried Argentina to World Cup glory. Along ...

Perfect England is heading to the World Cup with a 100% qualifying record. A 2-0 win against Albania on Sunday made it eight ...

It's not the first time Rooney – widely regarded as one of the best English footballers of all time – has recalled his golf round with Trump. On The Overlap last year, he said: "The maddest thing ...

After sweeping to victory at Euro 2008, Spain, by now under the guidance of two-time Champions League winner and Real Madrid ...