‘A plague of liars’: what caused the disastrous pitches at Copa América?
The surface at many venues for this summer’s tournament caused concern among players and coaches. Will lessons be learned for the 2026 World Cup?
This Copa América was scorching chaos. Will World Cup 2026 be different?
The days of assuming a major tournament, in the US or anywhere else, will proceed smoothly appear to be over. Organizers must prepare for disruption
The Knowledge
The most one-sided penalty shootouts at major football tournaments
Plus: goal-shy teams who topped their groups, yellow cards as tie-breakers and England v Aylesbury
June 2024
Fans treat USMNT like a club side – and it could cost Berhalter his job
With eyes on a World Cup on home soil, Copa América will be a referendum on the team’s head coach
‘It’s hard to predict what will happen’: police wait anxiously as new breed of England fans descends on Euros
The Serbia game has been labelled high risk amid fears of violence – but many say English hooliganism is in the past
From ‘hooligans with credit cards’ to influencers: the evolution of England’s WAGs
‘Stop sending me money’: Singapore keeper deluged after saves help China
Bangladesh 0-2 Australia: 2026 World Cup qualifier – as it happened
May 2024
‘Dream will be fulfilled’: Irankunda named in Socceroos squad for World Cup qualifiers
18-year-old is set to make his Australia debut, with Daniel Arzani recalled into squad to face Bangladesh and Palestine
Fifa told to deny Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup without rights reforms
Fifa must be prepared to deny Saudi Arabia the right to host the 2034 men’s World Cup if the kingdom fails to meet human rights obligations, according to a legal submission filed with the governing body
César Luis Menotti obituary
Football manager who nurtured a free-flowing style of play and led Argentina to their first World Cup title in 1978
April 2024
The Wags are back – but I miss the carefree days of Posh and Coleen
Zoe Williams
At the 2006 World Cup, the England team’s wives and girlfriends could drink, shop and pose all they liked. Eighteen years on, fun seems to be in short supply, writes Zoe Williams
March 2024
India left reeling by Afghanistan as World Cup hopes begin to fade again
Ten years to go: key questions facing Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup
North Korea cancels World Cup qualifier against Japan
Rights and freedom
Used, abused and deported: migrant workers land back in Bangladesh after Saudi dreams turn sour
Rights and freedom
Another World Cup will be tainted by worker deaths if Fifa fails to act, say rights groups
Rights and freedom
‘Why should fit young men be dying?’: migrant worker deaths spark concerns over Saudi Arabia World Cup
Copa 71 review – riveting story of Women’s World Cup goes way beyond football
February 2024
‘I want more’: Alexis Mac Allister insists World Cup is just the start
Claiming football’s greatest prize has not dulled the Liverpool midfielder’s thirst for glory before Sunday’s Carabao Cup final
