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Ireland has become an unexpected, but productive, pipeline to Europe for hopeful Canadian players. Read More
The former USMNT coach finds himself in a unique position entering the last match before a familiar group's World Cup run Read More
Ream's international career appeared to be over after the last World Cup. Now the 38-year-old is the USMNT's undisputed leader Read More
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Travis Thomas is a mental performance coach who was the leadership and team dynamics coach for the United States Men’s National Team during the 2022 World Cup. One of the moments when it became evident to everyone that the World Cup is just a different beast was our game against Iran in 2022 in Qatar. We had one game left in our group, which happened to be against Iran. We needed to win that game to advance. Iran only needed a tie to advance, and we would have been Read More
A thousand World Cup matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. Here are the 10 most iconic Read More
Makhanya will represent Bafana Bafana this summer after emerging as one of MLS's top defenders in 2025 Read More
In the final excerpt from The Soccer 100, we look at the Argentinian who thrived at Barcelona before realising a dream with his country Read More
A number of high-end free agents will be part of the World Cup this summer. Which ones might extend their stay in North America? Read More
The goals, the games and the downright weird — a look back at all 22 World Cups and the most interesting facts and figures to have emerged Read More
MLS will send 44 of its players to the World Cup this summer, a new benchmark for a league that's still looking to cut through globally Read More