“growing up it was very rare to see a player who looked like me”

You played for seven clubs across six different countries and captained your nation at two World Cups. What moments stand out from your career? What I appreciate most is that I left my mark at all of

What do you remember about your early life in Burundi, where there was a civil war taking place? I wasn’t aware of it, so my surroundings felt normal to me. As a kid, I remember collecting plastic bag

One of the stars of Croatia’s third-place finish at France ’98 is dreaming of a return to the World Cup as head coach of neighbouring Montenegro

The team from the Indian Ocean Islands could become Africa's smallest-ever World Cup qualifiers

Speaking to footballers, especially high-profile ones, can sometimes be difficult. Wary of revealing too much, some of them say very little at all. That isn’t the case with Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernand

He might carry the weight of a famous surname, but Jobe Bellingham is determined to tread his own path