“at milan, i often waited for everyone to leave the changing room and find out what cologne beckham used. i still wear it now”

The Atletico goalkeeper on his quest for the biggest prizes, swapping his individual awards for team silverware, and aiming to take Slovenia to the 2026 World Cup

The place where I started playing football was a dusty street, the pitch nothing more than a stretch of earth. I was seven years old and it was the only thing I knew how to do. I grew up in Jardim Pai

The former Peru and Newcastle United winger discusses the difficulties of managing the Pakistan national team, and how he and the Pakistan Football Federation hope to help football progress in the South Asian nation

The former Colorado Rapids and Crawley Town midfielder reflects on a nomadic career in France, England and the United States

Ask many football fans who their country’s greatest footballer is and it can often spark fierce debate. In Finland, though, there can only be one possible answer: Jari Litmanen. Thirty years ago, Litm

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond