As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Peter ...

Sharpen your scalpels, friends. Another FIFA World Cup post-mortem has begun. As is becoming tradition, the Socceroos' exit from a major tournament -- and the frustrating manner in which they did so ...

Before every Women’s World Cup game in Australia and New Zealand, the rhythmic tones of ancient songs rumble across the stadium to give thanks to the lands’ traditional owners. The co-hosts provided a ...

Of the 48 teams competing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Australia is one of just four without a national home base. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese isn’t believed to be travelling to America for the ...

When Australia’s Sam Kerr leads the Matildas out for their World Cup opener against Ireland on Thursday, she will enter a cauldron of noise with more than 80,000 fans expected in Sydney. It will mark ...

Will Karoll pulled kegs, cut meats and sold wine to make money. Now he's punting for the Texas Tech football team and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Former West Coast Eagles defender Mitch Brown became the first Australian Football League player, past or present, to come out as bisexual on Wednesday, saying he hoped he would ...

Australian sports body Football Australia has extended its partnership with fitness brand PTP for another term, marking a decade of collaboration. The partnership aims to enhance the performance and ...