The exodus from the overachievers

Brazilian teams continue to dominate South America’s elite continental club competition as group stage concludes

Arch-rivals...River Plate and Boca Juniors contest the ...

Eighteen years ago, when Arsenal’s women’s team conquered Europe for the first time, more continental success seemed almost inevitable. Victory in the 2007 UEFA Women’s Cup Final, over Umea, a Swedish

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

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

The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month...