Goals on soccer’s grandest stage carry an extra weight.

Soccer, the beautiful game, has had many great matches. The classic matches are usually great cup finals of some description or another, but also games in the later stages of the knockout phases for ...

This summer marks the 23rd edition of the World Cup, a tournament that’s produced 964 total matches and 2,720 total goals scored since the first event in 1930. That’s nearly a century of unforgettable ...

The Athletic is delighted to announce the release of The Soccer 100, the definitive ranking of the greatest male players to have graced the beautiful game, published by William Morrow. Our carefully ...

The man, the myth, the Lion. When it comes to mixing spectacular goals with iconic one-liners, Zlatan Ibrahimović is in a tier of his own. He retired as Sweden's all-time leading scorer, but the man ...

You might be surprised who's top.

Recapping the highlights from Olympic soccer history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & ...