City’s World Cup years: 2002 and 2006

Ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, we look back on City’s impact at previous tournaments. Men's Team Every City player at ...

FIFA World Cup in pictures: Most heartbreaking moments

Take a look at some of the most shocking and heartbreaking moments at the FIFA World Cup tournament which have redefined ...

The World Cup in numbers: From the Dutch East Indies’ solitary game to record-chasing Messi

The goals, the games and the downright weird — a look back at all 22 World Cups and the most interesting facts and figures to ...
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World Cup tales part 4: Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt and why he did it in 2006 final

Few moments in World Cup history are as unforgettable as Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi back in 2006. The ...
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The Soccer 100: Zinedine Zidane — The summer of 2006 and the love of an old flame

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

The all-time World Cup record that Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé aim to break

The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be the stage where one of the most iconic records in the history of soccer and the tournament ...