PSG toast an unprecedented year of glory
Whether domestically, on the European stage or even global scene, Paris Saint-Germain have enjoyed spectacular success throughout 2025. While no stranger to dominance in France, the club finally held aloft the trophy that it had been pursuing for so many years: the UEFA Champions League. Relive all the pivotal moments from a year in which […]
CONMEBOL’s 2025: A year in review
The football world never stops spinning, and it has been another epic and engrossing year in the South American game, with a host of clubs, national teams and players having particularly caught the eye. A sextet of CONMEBOL countries punched their tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ over the course of the year, while […]
Pele’s unique World Cup treble
Three FIFA World Cup™ titles. There is only one man in the history of the game to have achieved this feat, and who could it be other than ‘O Rei’ (‘The King’) himself? To date, only Pele has three World Cup trophies to his name. He won the tournament in 1958, 1962 and 1970, helping […]
Players with most substitute appearances in World Cup history
1st) Denilson – 11 substitute appearances 2nd) Oliver Neuville – 9 2nd) Marcus Rashford – 9 4th) Cesc Fabregas – 8 4th) Pierre Littbarski – 8 4th) Ramires – 8 7th) Alessandro Del Piero – 7 7th) Mario Gomez – 7 7th) Javier Hernandez – 7 7th) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – 7 7th) Cobi Jones – […]
The Golden Boot forerunners
More goals than ever before are guaranteed. The 23rd FIFA World Cup™, indeed, will feature 40 more matches than any previous edition. One thing that’s far from a given is which player will score more times than any other. FIFA looks at the 10 men with the shortest odds to seize the adidas Golden Boot. […]
Pulisic’s Milan magic good news for USA
The spotlight will be brighter than ever for members of the USA national team when they take the field at the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The buzz and attention surrounding the co-hosts in the 48-team extravaganza will be unprecedented, with much of it focused on Christian Pulisic. For years now, the 27-year-old forward has been […]
Players scoring in most successive World Cup games
1st- Just Fontaine (6 appearances) 1st- Jairzinho (6) 3rd- Gerd Muller (5) 3rd- Eusebio (5) 3rd- Leonidas (5) 3rd- Careca (5) 3rd- Teofilo Cubillas (5) 3rd- Helmut Rahm (5) 3rd- Lajos Tichy (5) 3rd- James Rodriguez (5) 3rd- Gyorgy Sarosi (5) 3rd- Hristo Stoichkov (5) 3rd- Rivaldo (5) 3rd- Toto Schillaci (5) Just Fontaine France […]
AFC’s 2025: A year in review
A global youth title, headline hosting in the west and southeast, fan recognition, an octet of FIFA World Cup™ slots secured and a deep run at the new international club showcase were the highlights in another outstanding year of football on the planet’s most populous continent. That success was spread right across the span of […]
Fox: It’s great to have home-field advantage
Arsenal WFC will be seeking home comforts during the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™, with the final stages of the highly-anticipated global tournament taking place in London. The semi-finals, third-place match and final of the inaugural edition of the international women’s club competition will be held in the UK capital from 28 January to 1 February 2026. […]
Last dance beckons on the World Cup stage
With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ now firmly on the horizon, discussions around team tactics, personnel and fixtures are intensifying. Another intriguing sub-plot is that, for many legends of the game, this may well be their final appearance on the global stage. Many of these players have been driving forces for both club and country […]