Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. This is a fully updated version of a John Muller piece The Athletic originally published ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

A century of Associated Press All-America college football teams features plenty of great teams, great players and a host of of head-scratching quirks, reflecting how the game itself has evolved over ...

A new research paper by Dr. John Wilson and colleagues has been published in the International Journal of the History of Sport, showing evidence that key elements of the modern game of football first ...

The evolution of the wide receiver position in professional football is one of the sport’s most fascinating stories. From its humble origins after the legalization of the forward pass in 1906, the ...

In an interview with "Football 301" host Nate Tice, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh shared insights into his coaching journey and the transitioning landscape of football. As Harbaugh ...

This year, Egypt is set to take part in the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, marking the national team’s fourth appearance on football’s biggest stage after its previous participations in 1934, ...

The World Cup is already arriving next Wednesday! It has the unique feature of being hosted across three countries: the ...