It’s all in the mind’ As England’s World Cup campaign finally kicks off, captain Harry Kane tells his team-mate to “be free ...

This article was first published in the January 2026 issue of World Soccer, which you can read here Scoring an iconic, ...

World Soccer’s experts on how this summer’s World Cup will unfold… This feature was published in the June 2026 issue of World ...

This is an excerpt from the June 2026 issue of World Soccer, which you can read here Nick Bidwell picks out 10 players to ...

The 2026 World Cup promises to be the biggest of all time. More teams, more matches, more host countries than ever before. What began as a 13-team experiment 96 years ago is now a 48-nation ...

Previous winners of all the World Soccer awards dating back to 1982 ...

In this issue This first issue of 2026 is a combination of reflecting and looking ahead. We take a look back on the stand- out players, managers and teams of 2025 in our annual awards – with the race ...

Brentford specialise in succession planning. The ability to spot and refine raw talent, sell it at a considerable profit and reinvest cleverly is the model that has powered the club’s extraordinary ...

Everyone loves an underdog, and for this issue we’ve told two of the year’s most unlikely success stories: village club Mjallby becoming champions of Sweden and Cape Verde qualifying for their ...

Henry Winter sits down with Qatar head coach Julen Lopetegui to discuss the World Cup, keeping Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United in the Premier League, and returning to England… Julen ...

1: Group A Second Place v Group B Second Place (5pm, Johan Cruyff Arena) 2: Group A Winner v Group C Second Place (8pm, Wembley Stadium) 3: Group C Winner v Third Place Group D/E/F (5pm, Puskas Arena) ...