In this issue English football has a long history of being suspicious of international tournaments – from the early World ...

French television viewers may be in for a shock tonight after Doria Tillier vowed to present the weather forecast naked if France qualified for the World Cup. With France 2-0 down after the first leg ...

The Telstar 18 by adidas will be used in Russia later on this year. Designed to be a modern interpretation of the iconic 1970 Telstar ball, the ball only has six panels in an innovative design whereas ...

The idea of having a tournament mascot is common place in every single sporting event nowadays. But in the FIFA World Cup this was not always the case. The first one was in 1966, so take a look at the ...

Sadio Mane is no stranger to dealing with the pressure of expectation, writes Paul Hassall. For club he is part of a forward triumvirate spearheading a resurgent Liverpool‘s quest to land a first ...

Doira Tillier, a weather girl on Canal+’s Le Grand Journal programme, who made a promise on Tuesday’s show that if France beat the Ukraine to reach the World Cup she would read her weather report on ...

It is less than two months until the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia so at World Soccer we thought it best to look at some of the teams who are the favourites to win the tournament, and how they ...

Can Napoli overhaul Roman duo in race for Champions League? At the turn of the year, Napoli looked nailed on to secure the third Champions League spot behind Roma and runaway leaders Juventus. Fast ...

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Zinedine Zidane has admitted he wants to coach a team in the future, but says being Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant at Real Madrid is “perfect” for now. Zidane, 41, joined Ancelotti’s technical staff when ...

FIFA’s Ballon d’Or concept has been labelled “flawed” by Portuguese football federation president Fernando Gomes, following the decision to extend its voting deadline. Coaches, team captains and ...