While the FIFA World Cup is celebrated for iconic goals and unforgettable performances, football's showpiece event has also ...

Zidane never regretted what he did, although he didn’t want children to see what unfolded in Berlin against Italy.

The repercussions of the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy were felt long after the July match after ...

Soccer’s grandest tournament is littered with epic individual displays.

The 2006 World Cup final produced the most incredible end to a football career there has ever been.Already planning ...

Zinedine Zidane explained his philosophy at Real Madrid and insisted that a coach must be at the service of the players for ...

Henry made it clear that Zidane’s future is tied to France and suggested he will succeed Deschamps after 2026.

Algeria waited until the second-to-last day to unveil its 2026 World Cup squad, releasing an intriguing roster headlined by ...

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed his desire to return to club management after being unveiled as Alpine F1 Team's ambassador ahead of the new racing season. The former FIFA World Cup winner with France ...

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

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 ...

BERLIN — There is some precedent for Zinedine Zidane’s unceremonious ejection from the World Cup final Sunday night for his startling head butt that floored Italy’s Marco Materazzi. In 1998, when ...