The 2026 World Cup promises to be the biggest of all time. More teams, more matches, more host countries than ever before. What began as a 13-team experiment 96 years ago is now a 48-nation ...

Henry Winter sits down with Ian Cathro to discuss learning the ropes at Newcastle and Spurs, and leading Estoril up the Portuese top flight… One of the most atmospheric walks to a ground in English ...

In this issue With some of the biggest managerial jobs becoming available over the coming months, in this issue we’ve diverted our attention away from the pitch and to the dugouts. As well as ...

Brentford specialise in succession planning. The ability to spot and refine raw talent, sell it at a considerable profit and reinvest cleverly is the model that has powered the club’s extraordinary ...

The Premier League is the most competitive league in the world. It’s just not the most exciting league this season. Caution is more evident given the high stakes. Job insecurity amongst some coaches ...

It might be hard to believe for anyone who sat through Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland last year, but Irish football is on the rise. Troy Parrott’s heroics have given the national team a shot at ...

This first issue of 2026 is a combination of reflecting and looking ahead. We take a look back on the stand- out players, managers and teams of 2025 in our annual awards – with the race for the men’s ...

In this issue This first issue of 2026 is a combination of reflecting and looking ahead. We take a look back on the stand- out players, managers and teams of 2025 in our annual awards – with the race ...

In years gone by, summers without a men’s World Cup or European Championship gave us the opportunity for a bit of calm before the new season. Not anymore; these days, there’s always a big game ...

Everyone loves an underdog, and for this issue we’ve told two of the year’s most unlikely success stories: village club Mjallby becoming champions of Sweden and Cape Verde qualifying for their ...

In this issue It has long been my suspicion that young footballers are better now than they’ve ever been. So many of the high-profile teenagers that have burst onto the scene over the last decade or ...

In this issue It’s been some years since the emergence of Odegaard, Haaland and others prompted talk of a Norwegian football revolution. But with that talk now becoming reality, this month’s issue is ...