The godfather of penalties

World Soccer takes a trip to Prague to chat to the man behind football's most famous penalty

The rise and rise of Larne FC

He may not be a Hollywood A-lister, but Kenny Bruce is a star in the eyes of followers of Larne Football Club. In the same way that actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are transforming the fortunes of Wrexham in Wales, Bruce has put Larne FC firmly on the footballing map in Northern Ireland and beyond

UEC

A new organisation to represent the clubs outside of Europe's elite

Rakow Czestochowa

Polish underdogs complete remarkable rise by winning the league title

Burnley

It’s not just the impressive immediate promotion from the Championship – just 320 days after relegation from the Premier League – that caught the eye for Vincent Kompany’s Burnley side. It’s the way the Burnley side

Budafoki

A team of former prodigies inspire second-tier club to stunning cup run

Barcelona

The departure of legendary captain Sergio Busquets spells the end of an era for the Spanish champions

Jim HOLDEN: AT THE HEART OF THE GAME

Written in the stars: Napoli's stunning Scudetto

Operation Rebuild

A former Basel player is attempting to restore the club to the top of Swiss football

Gift Orban

Nigeria's latest striking sensation

Spakenburg

Amateur club stun Dutch football by reaching cup semi-finals

Didier Digard

Nice’s inexperienced temporary coach has hit the ground running

A league of their own

Significant investment in a new league could transform football on the Caribbean island

Chaos reigns in Lebanese Premier League showdown

Season finale overshadowed by violent scenes as Al Ahed claim ninth title

Aiming for Abidjan

Six teams book their places at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast, but some giants stumble

CONCACAF Nations League finalists decided

United States, Mexico, Canada and Panama all book their places in the finals of the 2022-23 Nations League, as CONCACAF announces a major shake-up of the competition format for the next edition

Auckland City eyeing 11th title

The ten-time champions of Oceania’s premier club competition will be the team to beat at this year’s tournament in Vanuatu

"Here, you see talent everywhere"

The former Chelsea, West Ham United, Portsmouth and Ghana manager speaks to World Soccer to discuss his new role in charge of the Zambia national team

"It's a big chance for us to qualify for the first time and write some history"

The Swiss-born coach has taken the Central African Republic to the brink of their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations finals

"Here, you see talent everywhere"

The former Chelsea, West Ham United, Portsmouth and Ghana manager speaks to World Soccer to discuss his new role in charge of the Zambia national team

GOODBYE UEFA?

Russian football could be ready to embark on a new era in Asia after flirting with this summer's CAFA Championship

HOST JUNTING

After Indonesian football suffered another huge blow by having the hosting rights for this year's Under-20 World Cup stripped, FIFA was forced to look elsewhere...

THE MASKED ASSASSIN

Napoli's march to the Scudetto has been led by their unstoppable masked centre-forward

Mateo Retegui

The Argentine-born striker making headlines for Italy

Bayern Munich

Thomas Tuchel’s uninspiring start hints at bigger problems in Bavaria

ATK Mohun Bagan take title

Kolkata-based side are crowned Indian Super League champions for the first time as post-COVID normality returns to the Indian game

40 years of the K-League

The 2023 campaign marks a significant anniversary in the history of South Korea’s top flight

100 YEARS OF WEMBLEY

As the Home of Football approaches its centenary, Keir Radnedge tells the story of one of the world's most iconic stadiums

MAN WITH A PLAN

Brighton Hove Albion's impressive form in 2022-23 is the result of well-executed planning including the appointment of manager Roberto De Zerbi

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

A small corner of northern Spain is having a huge impact on the world of football