This article has been updated as part of our Euro 2024 and Copa America coverage, after originally being published in 2021. The word is “whakapapa”. It comes from the Maori language and it is about finding a sense of belonging within a tribe.

Three Lions co-writer David Baddiel remembers when 80,000 England fans sang the song at Euro '96 "It doesn't bother me that even though I've done many other things in my career, when I'm dead they'll say 'best known for co-creating the England football ...

Eight years after the hosts were announced, the 2026 World Cup has begun and the world's best footballers are competing for glory in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This summer's expanded 48-team tournament has 13 different kick-off times,

World Cup season is finally upon us. Over the next month, teams from 48 countries will compete in over 100 matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For most of the world, it’s the premier sporting event: bigger than the Super Bowl,