Kudus and Sulemana are arguably the academy’s star alumni. While the former departed Nordsjaelland for Ajax just before Essien’s arrival, he spotlighted the pair – now playing for Tottenham and ...

Concacaf teams have scored 68 goals across six World Cups this century. It is three more than sides from the region netted in the previous 15 editions of the tournament. Leading the way for Concacaf ...

Viktor Gyokeres and Kerem Akturkoglu hit winners as Sweden and Türkiye edged Poland and Kosovo respectively to reach the FIFA ...

Europeans Lothar Matthaus, Miroslav Klose and Paolo Maldini have 72 World Cup appearances between them – more than any three ...

The Azzurri will miss out on FIFA World Cup football for the third time in a row, provoking a range of reactions from within ...

Graham Potter is the second Englishman to have guided Sweden to the FIFA World Cup behind George Raynor, who reached the 1958 ...

Lions of Mesopotamia qualify for the first time in 40 years on the back of goals early in either half, from Ali Al-Hamadi and ...

Sixty-nine seconds is all it took Toni Kroos to bag the fastest brace in World Cup history. The Germany midfielder’s second amazingly came just 20 seconds after Brazil had restarted play following his ...

A late Viktor Gyokeres goal saw Sweden get past a dogged Poland side to make their first tournament since Russia 2018.

With highlights, records, anecdotes, and a look ahead to World Cup 2026, FIFA shines the spotlight on Korea Republic icon Son Heungmin.

The impressive impact of the likes of Danilo, Endrick and Igor Thiago versus Croatia ensures the Italian has much to ponder ...

The March results were mixed for the World Cup 2026 co-hosts, but Javier Aguirre, Jesse Marsch and Mauricio Pochettino were ...