The boy’s a bit special

Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colomb

Martin Odegaard has been living with Arsenal’s past for almost as long as he’s been alive. When the club last felt invincible, Odegaard was a small child in Drammen, Norway, kicking a ball against the

Most children dream of becoming firefighters, astronauts or footballers – but Liam Rosenior wasn’t most children. From an early age, he wanted to become a football manager. “At the age of nine, I read

You were born in Belgium in 1988 as the son of an Indonesian immigrant. What was your early life like? I guess I’m a child of modern Belgium, of modern Europe. And that’s probably why I’ve always so e

MEET the Ukrainian refugee who was spotted hitting a tennis ball against the wall of a car park in a Glasgow hotel - and went all the way to Wimbledon. Now Illia Snaksarov is determined to “work for n

Jamie Evans picks out the sides that will be on World Soccer’ s radar for the rest of the season