Argentina will hope to become the first team in 62 years to defend their title in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in what will be ...

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As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

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Messi, who almost never gets subbed out of matches, left in the 73rd minute, meaning he was long gone before Luis Suárez's third goal of the night lifted the defending MLS champions past the ...

Antonela Roccuzzo shut down claims that Lionel Messi had facial plastic surgery, revealing the only cosmetic-related ...

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Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.

Only a handful of countries can claim to have a real shot at lifting the World Cup trophy.