The New York Times

England fans, ‘Football’s Coming Home’ and the accusation of arrogance: ‘It’s an urban myth’

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...
The New York Times

The PSG paradox: Football’s most beautiful team are also the sport’s most successful state project

Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the chairman of Qatar Sports Investments and Paris Saint-Germain Kirill Kudryavtsev//AFP via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain are not just the best team in Europe and possibly ...
NPR

Boston is credited with having the U.S.'s first football club. But which football?

The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow, and all the excitement around the tournament got us thinking about the origin of soccer, or football. The game was created in England. Here in the U.S., Boston is ...
The Economist

Why China is so bad at football

WHEN FOOTBALL’S World Cup expanded from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 edition, one of the biggest beneficiaries was Asia. The continent received eight direct qualifying slots, plus the possibility of a ...