Manchester City agree £116m deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest

Manchester City have agreed a £116million ($153m) deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. The fee — a fixed figure with no add-ons — will be the most ever…

2026 World Cup Group G Scenarios, Standings: What Egypt, Iran, Belgium, New Zealand Need To Advance

Group G is one of the most wide-open groups remaining in the 2026 World Cup. Egypt leads after two matches, but Iran, Belgium and even New Zealand all have scenarios…

Why are World Cup players cutting holes in their socks?

Something is missing from this World Cup. Not goals, drama or storylines — there have been plenty of those. Instead, we should focus on the players’ socks, which are, to…

How does Ronaldo turning up change things? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 13

The Athletic has live coverage of Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo announced himself at the World Cup party with a double in…

Declan Rice has been managing neural hamstring pain at the World Cup: What is it?

Declan Rice has started every match at the last three major tournaments for England. He has become as indispensable to his country as he has to Arsenal. But his early…

‘I scored goals with Cristiano Ronaldo at 15. Even then his mindset and will to win was extraordinary’

The Athletic has live coverage of Portugal vs Uzbekistan at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Paulo Sergio played with Cristiano Ronaldo in Sporting’s academy between 1999 and 2003. I was…

Vozinha and 14million reasons why the World Cup can change lives overnight

The cultural significance of a World Cup was captured in very modern terms four years ago when a post from Lionel Messi in the aftermath of Argentina’s final win over…

World Cup predictions: USMNT vs Australia, Brazil vs Haiti and rest of matchday 9

The Athletic has live coverage of USMNT vs Australia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on…

Fox’s World Cup problem: Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas

One of the great strikers of all time, Zlatan Ibrahimović, did a bit the other day on Fox’s late-night World Cup show, “After Hours with James Corden,” in which Corden…

Our experts’ World Cup expectations for England: ‘Anything less than the semis would be a failure’

Thomas Tuchel had a clear mission statement when he was appointed England head coach at the end of 2024. After years of abject failures, underachievement or agonising near-misses, Tuchel was…