Super Bowls played in World Cup 2026 stadiums
Today is one of the biggest days in the USA sporting calendar — Super Bowl Sunday. The champion of the 2025 National Football League (NFL) season will be crowned when the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX (The NFL uses Roman numerals to mark Super Bowls). Throughout its storied history, […]
Freeman: I’ve had extraordinary year but I’m aiming higher
Alex Freeman is in pole position for a starring role with USA at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ after playing just ten minutes of first-team football prior to the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. It is a rise so remarkable that it has stunned virtually everyone in the US soccer ecosystem. “Alex, to be honest, I had […]
Greatest games at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
This year will be one to remember for San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. Not only is it hosting six FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches, but it’s also serving as the venue for Super Bowl LX (The National Football League uses Roman numerals to mark Super Bowls) between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on […]
Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Canada, Mexico and the United States will be Switzerland’s sixth consecutive World Cup and their 13th overall. The Nati have reached the quarter-finals three times – in 1934, 1938 and 1954. Since 1994, they have progressed to the round of 16 five times in six attempts, only to often […]
Flonaldo ices Brazil
Brazil v Norway France 1998 | Group stage Stade Velodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Brazil goal: Bebeto (78) Norway goals: Tore Andre Flo (83), Kjetil Rekdal pen (89) Teams Coach: Mario Zagallo. Starting XI: Taffarel; Cafu, Junior Baiano, Goncalves, Roberto Carlos; Dunga, Leonardo; Rivaldo, Denilson; Ronaldo, Bebeto. Substitutions: None. Coach: Egil Olsen. Starting XI: Frode Grodas; […]
Photos: Baby-faced ballers
TICKETS Pele Brazil 17 years old at Sweden 1958 Franz Beckenbauer West Germany 20 years old at England 1966 Hugo Sanchez Mexico 19 years old at Argentina 1978 Diego Maradona Argentina 21 years old at Spain 1982 Lothar Matthaus West Germany 21 years old at Spain 1982 Ronaldo Brazil 17 years old at USA 1994 […]
Take the Italia ’90 quiz
The 1990 FIFA World Cup™ produced some of the most iconic moments in the competition’s history. Toto Schillaci’s goalscoring heroics had hosts Italy dreaming of glory, but West Germany ultimately emerged triumphant by beating Diego Maradona’s Argentina in the final. Our latest World Cup quiz is focused on this unforgettable edition of the sport’s showpiece […]
James warms up for World Cup with Minnesota MLS move
Colombia superstar James Rodriguez has sealed an unexpected move to Major League Soccer (MLS) club Minnesota United in order to gain form and fitness ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The attacking midfielder, who is poised to captain Colombia at the North American showpiece, has signed a short-term contract through June, with a club […]
Resurgent Casemiro showing class is permanent
One year ago, Casemiro’s days of regularly performing on the game’s biggest stages appeared to be numbered. He had been an unused substitute for a fifth straight Manchester United Premier League game and was also out of favour with Brazil, having not played for the national team since 2023. Given his history of consistent excellence […]
Arsenal prevail in Women’s Champions Cup’s dazzling debut
For the first time in history, the six women’s club champions from each continent came together to compete in a brand-new competition: the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™. The tournament brought together Arsenal Women FC (Europe), ASFAR (Africa), Auckland United FC (Oceania), SC Corinthians (South America), Gotham FC (North America) and Wuhan Jiangda WFC (Asia) across […]