The news is out: the only player to win three tournaments tops our greatest players of all-time World Cup leaderboard. And as ...

The World Cup has had no shortage of iconic moments across nearly 100 years of history. Every four years, billions of fans ...

Diego Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup performance defined football history, scoring two contrasting goals against England.

The chain that hung from Santiago García’s neck carried no crosses or saint medals, yet it felt sacred nonetheless. When García’s grandmother fell sick years ago and he visited her in intensive care, ...

Hello! - It’s time for another focus on data centers as United Nations researchers warned in a report that their power and ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

García’s faith in his club mirrors that of millions across Latin America as the region prepares for the 2026 World Cup. From ...

It has been a long journey, but here we can tell the story of the previous 22 World Cups through 22 items of memorabilia.

The most enduring memories that Clark and Dan Hunt share of their father, the sports tycoon Lamar Hunt, have less to do with all the World Cup games they saw together and more to do with the long, ...

From Mario Kempes to Lionel Messi, we look back over the winners of the men’s World Cup’s player-of-the-tournament award.

As with the 2018 competition, the 2022 hosting rights were decided on December 2nd, 2010, twelve years before the start of ...

Euphoria has caused a lot of confusion for viewers throughout the seasons — and now they are asking what exactly took place between Maddy and Alamo. Ahead of the season 3 finale, Maddy (Alexa Demie) ...