In this issue English football has a long history of being suspicious of international tournaments – from the early World ...

The Telstar 18 by adidas will be used in Russia later on this year. Designed to be a modern interpretation of the iconic 1970 Telstar ball, the ball only has six panels in an innovative design whereas ...

The idea of having a tournament mascot is common place in every single sporting event nowadays. But in the FIFA World Cup this was not always the case. The first one was in 1966, so take a look at the ...

Sadio Mane is no stranger to dealing with the pressure of expectation, writes Paul Hassall. For club he is part of a forward triumvirate spearheading a resurgent Liverpool‘s quest to land a first ...

It is less than two months until the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia so at World Soccer we thought it best to look at some of the teams who are the favourites to win the tournament, and how they ...

And, now Sweden. Can England prevail again? I would give them a 50/50 chance. Solid, well organised, resilient, Sweden are a team to be respected rather than admired. Like England, with the possible ...

4 August 2022 / 17:50 BST 4 August 2022 / 18:04 BST ...

Diego Maradona has admitted he wants to make a return to management and has set his sights on one day coaching Napoli. Maradona is currently working here in the UAE as a global Ambassador of the Dubai ...

Zinedine Zidane has admitted he wants to coach a team in the future, but says being Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant at Real Madrid is “perfect” for now. Zidane, 41, joined Ancelotti’s technical staff when ...

FIFA’s Ballon d’Or concept has been labelled “flawed” by Portuguese football federation president Fernando Gomes, following the decision to extend its voting deadline. Coaches, team captains and ...

Italy’s World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro believes supporters chant at Mario Balotelli because they “fear and respect” the Milan striker. The Italy international has been frequently targeted ...