Football

Makkabi Berlin have become the first Jewish club to play in Germany's premier cup

Girls need to see women in the role of coaches and managers at all levels of the game

Last month, the city of Marseille lit up to celebrate 30 years since its club’s European Cup win – a victory overshadowed by disgrace

Manchester City have been a constant parade of sensational footballers over the last few years, but none arrived in the same way the Norwegian striker did

Though authorities might deny it, La Liga and the country itself has a racism problem. Now one small club in Madrid has had enough

Once the envy of Europe, the San Siro stadium shared by AC and Inter Milan is on its last legs – but still capable of stirring the soul.

Napoli’s joy at winning Serie A is about much more than their long wait – it is about a history of abuse from their northern rivals

Burnley’s triumphant return to the Premier League has been masterminded by the son of a refugee who became Belgium’s first elected black mayor

The decision to leave the EU makes it harder for young European footballers to play in the Premier League

Luciano Spalletti could have retired. Yet not only is he back on the touchline, he is thriving

After overtaking his goalscoring record, the England captain could follow Jimmy Greaves to the continent

Why Luton Town's chief recruitment officer is the antithesis of state-sponsored moneyball

Football officialdom may be finally acknowledging that the brain is vulnerable to repeated knocks, even with their precious ball

The Spanish giants are still determined to force a breakaway European Super League on us

Meet the pro-EU footballer who spends his free time helping migrants

Gianluca Vialli was a man who chose his own paths and could articulate the reasons why

The game of football, and the world, has lost one of its very finest

Gianni Infantino ignores the evidence that footballers’ bodies need to rest like any other athletes

From the moment Qatar got the World Cup they rejected convention and turned on Fifa and its stated values

England may do better in the future if their fans and media stopped going into every tournament fixated on the past. As is often the case, attitudes need to change

Morocco's World Cup success has come through faith, committed defence and seemingly impenetrable will

More than a century ago scholars and businessmen went to South America to build railways or set up colleges. They introduced Argentines and Brazilians to football

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

Some have labelled Cantona an existentialist. Partly because he is French and partly as he defies conventions. But, is that warranted?

Cantona was a catalyst for change. He had a profound effect not just on football, but on Manchester, and by extension, the nation

Teenage exploits at the World Cup are once again making a mockery of the notion you can't win anything with kids

Thirty years ago, one writer captured the essence of the game like no one before him

The World Cup has begun. How can we tell? Snow has fallen in Berlin and pro-Alternative für Deutschland groups have been filling up with racist comments

Son Heung-min is the perfect case study for a game pushing players past acceptable limits by saturated schedules

Holding the tournament in the red planet’s temperate deserts would be more hospitable and less oppressive for fans

The World Cup should spark anticipation and joy. But, says one reporter who has covered 12 tournaments, the prospect of Qatar brings only corruption and misery

Another World Cup means another official song of the tournament