The Sporting News ranks Messi's greatest-ever World Cup goals, from his first goal against Serbia and Montenegro to his ...
When you think of Brazil, you think of plays like this.
In the biggest edition of the World Cup yet, we've already seen more goals than ever before — and we've already witnessed ...
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup rolls on, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues to draw attention as a studio analyst for Fox, it's worth revisiting something magnificent. Zlatan once scored maybe the greatest ...
Explore the ten greatest FIFA World Cup players in soccer history, from Pelé's three titles to Messi's goal-scoring record ...
His unforgettable goal involved flicking the ball over a defender and volleying it into the net. The strike represented the arrival of a soccer genius and helped Brazil win its first-ever World Cup ...
As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...
With the 2026 World Cup in full swing, it was only a matter of time before Argentina's Lionel Messi broke the all-time record ...