World Cup

The biggest tournament in football history starts on June 11. It will look nothing like the one you grew up watching. For nearly three decades, the World Cup followed a familiar shape. Thirty-two teams, eight groups, a clean run to the…

“My political victories are more important than any victories as a professional player. A match finishes in ninety minutes, but life goes on.” - Sócrates Can football truly change society? Is it more than just a game, or even greater than…

The host cities for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 have been announced by the governing body, with the tournament to be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the US. The United States will have 11 venues, Mexico three and Canada two. Out of…

Italy braced for yet another nightmare as they missed out on automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a goalless draw against Northern Ireland in Belfast. The reigning European champions went into their final Group C…

I have never been a fan of Brazilian football, even when their greats played together while I was still a kid. Maybe I did not observe enough or probably did not like aligning with the heavyweights. World Cup 2018 was proving to be far more…