A horrible nightmare'

Stadium stampede in San Salvador leads to crush that kills 12 and injures hundreds

Lionel Messi

Argentina legend ready to change the face of football in the United States after completing move from PSG to MLS side Inter Miami

UEFA Nations League finals

Third edition of the competition's finals set to take place in the Netherlands

Unstoppable force

Even at the age of 40, Canada's talismanic captain and all-time record scorer remains as determined as ever to deliver success

Comeback kid

Alex Morgan has returned to the United States Women's national team set-up just in time for her fourth World Cup

Homecoming queen

Starring at a World Cup on home soil is the perfect opportunity for Sam Kerr to crown herself the queen of the women's game

"There's still a gap between the top nations but it's slowly closing"

The head coach of the South Africa women's team assesses her country's chances ahead of the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

FRANKLY SUPERB

Thomas Frank is showing that his Brentford side are no one-season wonders

NEW FACES

John Duerden, Martin del Palacio Langer and Jamie Evans profile some of the new international managers recently appointed around the globe

Underdogs and lightweights

From Caribbean minnows to former World Cup qualifiers, 12 teams will play-off for the three remaining places at the 2023 Gold Cup

United States chaos hands advantage to World Cup co-hosts

Canada and Mexico can take advantage of USA's off-field issues at the 17th CONCACAF Gold Cup

ONE NIGHT IN VIENNA

How Manchester City won their first and, at the time of writing, only - European silverware: the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup -

Minnows no longer

Why Luxembourg are dreaming of a first major international tournament

The godfather of penalties

World Soccer takes a trip to Prague to chat to the man behind football's most famous penalty

The rise and rise of Larne FC

He may not be a Hollywood A-lister, but Kenny Bruce is a star in the eyes of followers of Larne Football Club. In the same way that actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are transforming the fortunes of Wrexham in Wales, Bruce has put Larne FC firmly on the footballing map in Northern Ireland and beyond

UEC

A new organisation to represent the clubs outside of Europe's elite

Rakow Czestochowa

Polish underdogs complete remarkable rise by winning the league title

Burnley

It’s not just the impressive immediate promotion from the Championship – just 320 days after relegation from the Premier League – that caught the eye for Vincent Kompany’s Burnley side. It’s the way the Burnley side

Budafoki

A team of former prodigies inspire second-tier club to stunning cup run

Barcelona

The departure of legendary captain Sergio Busquets spells the end of an era for the Spanish champions

Jim HOLDEN: AT THE HEART OF THE GAME

Written in the stars: Napoli's stunning Scudetto

Operation Rebuild

A former Basel player is attempting to restore the club to the top of Swiss football

Gift Orban

Nigeria's latest striking sensation

Spakenburg

Amateur club stun Dutch football by reaching cup semi-finals

Didier Digard

Nice’s inexperienced temporary coach has hit the ground running

A league of their own

Significant investment in a new league could transform football on the Caribbean island

Chaos reigns in Lebanese Premier League showdown

Season finale overshadowed by violent scenes as Al Ahed claim ninth title

Aiming for Abidjan

Six teams book their places at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast, but some giants stumble

CONCACAF Nations League finalists decided

United States, Mexico, Canada and Panama all book their places in the finals of the 2022-23 Nations League, as CONCACAF announces a major shake-up of the competition format for the next edition

Auckland City eyeing 11th title

The ten-time champions of Oceania’s premier club competition will be the team to beat at this year’s tournament in Vanuatu