Every World Cup has one enduring legacy. 2022 was Messi's win. 2018 was Mbappe's breakout. What will 2026 be remembered for?

Lionel Messi has long been considered the greatest soccer player ever, but he's so much more than that. He's the best male athlete, in any sport, in history.

Everyone thinks they can fix the USMNT. But maybe the U.S. is actually making progress and luck just hasn't been on its side -- what then?

U.S. fans expected more out of the USMNT's expensive, famous coach at the World Cup, but there was one problem: the players.

When the World Cup ends, 47 teams will have been eliminated, and we're grading every one on how their run compared with expectations.

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The big debate before World Cup was simple: Who's the best player? Now that the Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo argument is (hopefully) over, let's go a step further: is Argentina's Messi the best ever in men's sports?

We’re just over a week into the World Cup and rather beginning this newsletter by attempting to make some kind of pithy comment that tries to sum up everything that’s happened, I wrote you an entire c...

Cristiano Ronaldo will go down as one of Portugal and soccer's best players ever, but it's becoming clear his team could be better without him.

Get to know our not-so-secret process for turning real player data into the most advanced ratings in any public football app

The 2026 World Cup will be infused with AI. How will it change the beautiful game? Plus, what it takes to get perfect grass into 16 stadiums.

Who will win the FIFA World Cup? Instead of predicting a final winner, we've picked every single result to show *how* our predicted winner will do it.

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The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026 For almost half a century,...

All Arsenal had to do to win the Premier League was become the best defensive team we've ever seen. Here's how they did it.