Arsenal and Manchester City are competing for the Premier League title Getty Images Everybody wants to rule the world. Wait, sorry, I just had that Tears for Fears song stuck in my head. What I really ...

Aymen Hussein of Iraq celebrates Ayman Aref/NurPhoto via Getty Images Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. As the World Cup’s group stage finished, 16 ...

Fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after the latest ticket prices for the World Cup began circulating Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for ...

BOSTON — Norway’s fans have been one of the stories of this 2026 men’s World Cup and they aren’t ready to stop rowing across America. “We are Vikings, we row a lot!” Hanne Kristine Austenaa, from Oslo ...

It’s one of the clearest things about me. I’m black and white … I think I cried for a month when we lost the FA Cup Final in 1974. I was only ten and it was near my birthday as well. I was absolutely ...