10 football icons who are now club owners
The lines between footballer, brand, and businessman are blurring in today’s game. For some of the sport’s biggest names—past and…
Italy youth try one‑eye training, science not spectacle
Italy’s youth setup produced another debate this month when images of national-team prospects training with one eye covered ricocheted across…
Italy’s 11 best football stadiums to visit in 2025
Italian stadiums are more than concrete bowls. They’re cultural landmarks where architecture, tifosi, and time intertwine. Each one tells a…
11 Best Stadiums in England
As the founders of the sport, England also boasts some of the world’s oldest and most beautiful football stadiums. Let’s…
Inside the billion-dollar deal that almost split Liga MX
Coffee cups crowded the table at midnight in Mexico City, half-empty and cold. Commissioner Juan Carlos “La Bomba” Rodríguez leaned…
How the 1994 World Cup became part of America’s culture wars
The 1994 World Cup intended to make a dent in a country where “soccer” barely registered. While the impact remains…
How Hispanic players gave fútbol its soul
When people talk about the soul of fútbol, they often point to Hispanic players. From Lionel Messi gliding through defenses…
Cape Verde are 90 minutes from rewriting the map of world football
Cape Verde’s rise has been years in the making, and it now sits one win from history. A nation of…
Ronaldo and Messi chase Ruiz’s unlikely World Cup qualifying record
The all-time leaderboard of World Cup qualifying goals brings together one Guatemalan folk hero and two of football’s greatest icons….
The Bundesliga’s most legendary players of all time
From strikers who could decide a game with a single touch to defenders and midfield generals who controlled the rhythm…