Why FIFA The Best and the Ballon d’Or don’t always match
Football hands out its “best player” trophy twice a year. Three times if you count whatever UEFA’s doing with the…
Five coaches who could replace Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid
Real Madrid are not built for long periods of doubt. Two wins from their last six matches and a four-point…
The 48-team World Cup made the group of death harder to define
In the 32-team World Cup, half the field went home before the knockouts. In 2026, that number drops to a…
Which 2026 World Cup U.S. host city really won the schedule?
One hundred four matches. Forty-eight teams. Three countries. The 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on June 11…
The defender who never woke up: Jean-Pierre Adams and the wife who waited 39 years
For almost four decades, the routine of Bernadette Adams hardly changed. She opened the shutters in their house outside Nîmes,…
The 2026 Draw: Death, Life, and a lot of gray
The balls had barely stopped rolling at the Kennedy Center before the same two questions flooded timelines around the world….
2026 World Cup draw explained: pots, brackets and who is already in
The World Cup won’t start when the first ball is kicked in June. It starts when the balls get pulled…
Mbappé is six games away from erasing Ronaldo’s best year in Madrid
Kylian Mbappé just did something only one man has done before him. His penalty in the 1–1 draw at Girona…
Karim Benzema’s dream XI is a love letter to his own career
Karim Benzema has spent over a decade playing alongside football’s biggest names. These days he’s in Saudi Arabia with Al…
Zinedine Zidane set to replace Deschamps as France coach after 2026 World Cup
Reports from Spain and France say Zinedine Zidane has finally chosen his next job. According to Diario AS and follow-up…