Carlos Alberto, the captain of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup-winning side, died yesterday aged 72, his former club Santos announced. The defender scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of the ...

The Ballon d'Or award was only open to European players all the way until 1995 - meaning some of the greatest players ever ...

It’s a stadium with a claim to fame like no other on Earth, having hosted the World Cup final twice — in 1970, won by Pele’s Brazil, and in 1986, when Diego Maradona’s Argentina were the ...

That sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on ...

FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. Here, we look at the two men who have scored in the most consecutive games at the tournament.

The scene captures Brazil’s approach to the legacy of its dictatorship, which ruled from 1964 to 1985. Unlike in Argentina, ...

This article contains a ranking of the best footballers to play at right-back, featuring the likes of Cafu and Philipp Lahm.

This prestigious list includes the soccer powerhouses of Mexico, Brazil, Italy, France, and Germany. Meanwhile, Canada, having hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 and the FIFA men's Under-20 ...

The U.S. women’s national soccer team have certainly come close to dynasty status. No other nation can match their four Women ...