Ernst Kuzorra had been associated with Schalke 04 since his boyhood. In the years before the formalisation of players’ wages and transfer fees, most German footballers were essentially one-club men. Kuzorra also spent his whole playing…

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, securing top spots in their respective groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifying on Tuesday. Qatar sealed their passage after a 2-1 win over the United Arab…

England became the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a dominant 5-0 victory over Latvia in Riga on Tuesday night. The win extended Thomas Tuchel’s perfect record in charge, making it six wins from six in…

Four months before he led Boca Juniors to the club's latest Copa Libertadores crown, Angel Miguel Russo was seated alone at a bar in Buenos Aires. Jonathan Wilson, one of the most accomplished football writers of our time, had incidentally…