The FIFA World Cup feels inevitable now, as if the world was always destined to stop every four years and argue passionately about lineups, penalties, and whether the referee needs stronger glasses.

The early days of the sport take us to China, where “Tsu’ Chu” – pronounced tsoo-joo – was coined as a form of kickball, ...

After a 20-month qualifying campaign that included four draws with the continental heavyweight Iran, Uzbekistan will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the first Central Asian country to ...

What is soccer culture in the United States? Many would argue we don’t really have it. Our league structure is a corporate spectacle, there’s a lack of quality at the national team level (on the men’s ...

The history of American soccer has spanned well over 120 years, and to date there hasn’t been many opportunities to look back at that history. With the 2026 World Cup about a month away, we now have a ...

The first documented mention of a soccer game in Louisiana is from January 25, 1859. But it is not in a local newspaper and pre-dates the era of radio or television. Instead, it is filed in a police ...

The recent history of soccer and Northern Ireland is not a happy one. In September the U.K. government confirmed it would not fund the redevelopment of Casement Park in Belfast, meaning that Northern ...