An emotional Mats Hummels has announced the end of his soccer career. The Roma defender and 2014 World Cup winner says he ...

7. The first official soccer ball used in a World Cup was made of leather with laces and was used in the 1930 tournament. An old soccer ball. / Imagebroker/IMAGO 8. Brazil is the nation to have ...

A push to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is “a bad idea,” UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said on Thursday.

With the international break done and dusted with all the major World Cup contenders in action, who's looking sharp right now ...

In a breakout season, Fulham's Antonee Robinson has emerged as one of the best left backs in the world, and he's dreaming of ...

England may have officially gifted the world with soccer, but the sport has since been transformed by many nations, each ...

Elsewhere in the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers, Armin Gigovic has given Bosnia and Herzegovina an early lead, slotting home in the 14th minute after a well-placed assist from Sead Kolasinac.

Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest are all still involved in English football's famous old ... Cup 2017 and the 2018 ...

But coach Lionel Scaloni has not fielded 37-year-old Messi in several games, which still raises doubts on whether the star will play at the World Cup next year. Messi has an injury to his adductor ...

New Zealand will play at the 2026 World Cup after beating New Caledonia 3-0 ... In the 62nd Michael Boxall, the 36-year-old center back from Minnesota United, scored his first goal in 55 ...