Adidas World Cup 2026 shirts landed, here are the 10 that win the moment
Twenty-two shirts dropped at once. We sorted through the chaos and picked the ten that actually work. Adidas just dumped…
Dua Lipa drops in on La Bombonera as Boca win the Superclásico
The pop star, fresh off two Monumental shows, watched from a VIP box as Boca beat River 2–0 and tightened…
The only player in Argentina’s squad without a tattoo
Julián Álvarez has always let his feet do the talking. Now, it turns out, his skin says just as much….
The new world order of football leagues, ranked by true power
Football’s global map keeps changing. What used to separate the “big leagues” from the “small ones” no longer holds. Economics…
Argentina ’78: how a dictatorship staged the World Cup
By June 1978, Argentina was two years removed from the March 1976 coup that toppled President Isabel Perón. The military…
Klopp leaves only a theoretical path back to Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp spent two hours unpacking how he leads people and how he thinks about clubs on the podcast: The…
Roberto Carlos 11 Best Freekicks
Part of the Real Madrid Galácticos that ushered in star players from overseas, Roberto Carlos played 527 times for Los…
The Messi cut: a timeline of trims and resets
The first images of Lionel Messi in Barcelona colors show a teenager with hair that floated when he ran, a…
How Hispanic supporters are rewriting what American soccer feels like
The drumbeat starts before kickoff, a low thrum you feel in your chest. In Houston, the game seems to start…
From Willie to Maple, a history of World Cup mascots
Every FIFA World Cup since 1966 has deployed a mascot. The intention is simple: to embody the host nation’s identity…