Lionel Messi is considering bringing down the curtain on his extraordinary football career. It follows the death of his father, and long-term agent, Jorge Messi at the age of 68, and, although he is under
Kevin Keegan, who has just died, can claim to be English football's first global superstar, even though the game has changed radically since he was in his prime. And perhaps one of the greatest examples
A Norwegian football fan has become an unlikely internet sensation after refusing to take part in the country's now-famous "Viking Row" celebration during the World Cup. While thousands of supporters around him enthusiastically mimicked rowing
Every great football nation is defined by its generations, and for Brazil, the latest chapter has come to an end. With Brazil's exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it feels like the end of
Whilst Erling Haaland remains only joint 42nd in the list of all-time international goalscorers, he may yet smash all records and consign Cristiano Ranaldo’s achievements to history. That is based not on total goals but
There are matches remembered for goals, for genius, for glory. And then there are matches remembered for control lost entirely. Common consensus has it that the dirtiest World Cup game ever seen was the 1962
Cape Verde's maiden World Cup adventure is already one of the tournament's most remarkable stories, and the Blue Sharks now stand on the verge of achieving even more. Their campaign began with a result that
Turkey's early exit from the 2026 World Cup will reignite a familiar debate. How can a country blessed with so much individual talent repeatedly fail to deliver when it matters most? The easy explanation is
Lionel Messi’s hat-trick for Argentina in their opening game against Algeria, means that he now shares the record with Miroslav Klose for all-time goals scored in World Cups with 16. However, focusing purely on career
Every World Cup produces a moment when football's relentless future collides head-on with its glorious past. This week delivered two of them. Luka Modrić, the conductor of Croatia's golden generation, was hooked at half-time as