From Mbappe and Spence to Caceres and Zidane: How you make a mask for a soccer player
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. In a Dick’s Sporting…
Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended
Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium after his one-game…
Victorious Mbappe levels Messi in World Cup golden boot race, did Paraguay’s tactics go too far?
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. Kylian Mbappe moved level…
Did Cape Verde score the most extraordinary World Cup goal? Can Messi still win it? Day 23 recap
Another remarkable set of games at the 2026 World Cup meant a dramatic penalty shootout was relegated to…
Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta eyes £165m double deal as reason for hijacked transfer emerges
Mikel Arteta’s summer transfer window has stepped up another notch after Arsenal were told one of their primary…
World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
The last 16 of the World Cup is set and some of soccer’s biggest sides are still fighting…
FIFA considering moving World Cup kick-off times for Mexico-England, Brazil-Norway
FIFA is considering bringing forward the kick-off time of England’s World Cup round-of-16 game against Mexico at the…
Spain turned up. Should they be favourites? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 22
The Athletic has live coverage of Argentina vs Cape Verde in the Round of 32 at the 2026…
Ronaldo, Neymar, Rice: Why do male footballers pull up their shorts during matches?
During England’s 0-0 World Cup group stage draw with Ghana, Declan Rice rocked up to the corner flag.…
England vow to ‘keep pounding the rock’ shows Thomas Tuchel will stick with his tactic
This is one of the classic situations in football. The underdogs are 1-0 up. The favourites are dominating…
Vitor Pereira announces Nottingham Forest exit, club in advanced talks with Oliver Glasner
Oliver Glasner is in advanced talks to replace Vitor Pereira as Nottingham Forest head coach, a move which…
Mexico into the top six: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 20
With just under half of the matches in the round of 32 now completed, the last 16 is…