Der Kaiser

Keir Radnedge pays tribute to Germany's greatest-ever player, Franz Beckenbauer

Afcon Tug Of War

Moving the Africa Cup of Nations to the start of 2024 has presented players and coaches with a headache

Bobby Dazzler

Keir Radnedge pays tribute to the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton

Football on the Falklands

Re-establishment of the league gives football a boost on the South Atlantic islands

The long road

Encouraging signs for the long-term future of the Chinese game in its post big-spending era, as Shanghai Port lift 2023 league title

Cano fires Fluminense to Libertadores glory

Argentine striker helps Fluminense lift their first-ever Copa Libertadores crown, while LDU Quito win the Sudamericana

"We are building a project"

Democratic Republic of Congo's head coach looks ahead to the AFCON finals

6 of the best Ones to watch in Ivory Coast

Mark Gleeson picks out some of the stars to keep an eye on at the 2023 AFCON finals

"There is so much more to come from me"

Victor Osimhen is one in a long line of stellar Nigerian centre-forwards, but in many ways he is altogether unique. Oluwashina Okeleji sits down with the Super Eagles goal machine ahead of Nigeria's quest to win AFCON 2023

Serie A update

The first impression is that the usual suspects of Internazionale, Milan and Juventus will battle it out for this season’s Scudetto

Ligue 1 update

PSG’s transition has presented both Monaco and Nice with genuine, albeit long, shots at the title

Bundesliga update

Many were expecting Kane to be only focused on goalscoring. Instead, they have a complete leader of the line

La Liga update

Few players have taken to the Bernabeu with such authority, and fewer still at 20 years old

Premier League update

How far can “Ange-ball” take Spurs?

A tale of two clubs

Mostar, the unofficial capital of Herzegovina, is a city divided by history, nationality, religion and football -

A brave new world

Saudi Arabia's takeover of world football continues apace with the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup

Prime location

How Morocco became the destination of choice for African football

Amine Gouiri

French-born forward switches international allegiance to Algeria on eve of AFCON 2023

Ajax

Dutch giants are in disarray with one crisis following another

Chasing paradise

Bobby Charlton spent his career pursuing his own football idealism

Roy of the Rovers brought to life

Bobby Charlton was a genius on the pitch and a gentleman off it

Omer Atzili

The Israel international becomes the first Jewish Israeli player to join an Arab club

Santi Cazorla

The Spanish magician returns to his hometown club to finally fulfil a lifetime ambition

KI Klaksvik

The first-ever team from the Faroe Islands to compete in the group stage of a European competition

AFCON 2023 finalists confirmed

The final nine slots for January's tournament in the Ivory Coast have been filled amid earthquake tragedy

"I will be thankful to Hungary until the end of my life"

Hungary's Italian coach discusses his adopted home, rejection in his birth country, and a possible future in England

"I love playing here and I've found a home"

After coming through the academy at Watford, Jonathan Bond arrived at LA Galaxy in January 2021 via Reading, West Brom and seven loan spells. A former England Under-21 international, the 30-year-old goalkeeper is now enjoying life in Major League Soccer

'NO SUCH THING AS A FRIENDLY'

A landmark victory, a record-breaking teenager, and controversial substitutes - World Soccer turns the clock back 20 years to an infamous friendly between England and Australia

Infantino brought back down to earth

Luis Rubiales affair calls time on the best half-year of the FIFA boss' presidency

And then there were four

Brazilian clubs continue to dominate the Copa Libertadores, with three out of four teams making the 2023 tournament's semi-finals