65 years of… world soccer

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

During the past 30 seasons, no club from outside the current top five leagues has won the Champions League… except Porto in 2004. The Portuguese side’s journey to glory remains the Champions League er

As they set out on the road to the 2026 World Cup, Bulgaria are dreaming of recreating their famous summer of 1994. But, as Rumen Paytashev explains, it might prove difficult for the current crop to emulate that Golden Generation

Nike Lyberth-Berthelsen, the general secretary of the Greenland Football Association (GBU), gazes lovingly at the new 4G astroturf surface at the Nuuk Stadium for the umpteenth time, a proud grin upon

Ah, 1985: heart of the decade of Cold War superpowers and Dayglo socks. The year of Marty McFly and Back to the Future – “You made a time machine – out of a DeLorean?” Dodgy Sylvester Stallone action

Copa America Femenina and WAFCON both produced thrilling finales, but problems remain