There’s no rest for the wicked, they say—and that’s certainly true for soccer players, especially those from the world’s biggest clubs. With the domestic season having only just wrapped up (or in some ...

Even if you’ve never watched a soccer game in your life, chances are you’ve heard of the World Cup. But what exactly is it—and why is it such a big deal?

The proposition for World Sevens Football (W7F), a new global women’s “grand slam series”, is simple: some of the best players from eight clubs around the globe competing in a three-day, seven-a-side ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Six months before the planned start of the Club World Cup came word that FIFA had finally found the grease to make its new wheels turn.

The world feels in an especially febrile moment right now. Conflicts pushing us closer, perhaps, to a world war. Accelerating climate change and its drastic impacts on our planet and people. The rapid ...

Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...