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How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

2023](https://www.npr.org/2023/07/16/1187996921/lionel-messi-official-inter-miami-major-league-soccer) added fire to the nation's passion for the sport. MLS, which began with 10 teams, has since expanded to 30 clubs. [![Christian Pulisic (center) warms up with other members

Success over Spain - but how can England get best out of classy James?

2023 Women's World Cup. However, her England career has been a mixed bag, largely due to disruptive injuries, as well as her [high-profile sending off](/sport/football/66427469) during England's win over Nigeria

Why was Neymar angry at his substitution and will he play in the World Cup?

2023 and is in a race against time to prove his fitness before the tournament squad submission deadline. Neymar, who plays for the Brazilian top-tier club Santos, has endured an injury-plagued career that

Villa's Staniforth 'at ease' with decision to retire

Cup finalist, with Sunderland in 2009 and Bristol Academy in 2013. But having been plagued by injuries, she is ready for life after football. "To me, it's really exciting. It's not something

Man City's world falls apart in 24 hours of despair

world fell apart in the space of 24 hours as they surrendered the Premier League title - following on from the bombshell news of manager Pep Guardiola's impending departure.** The headlines every City fan feared

Which teams will make their debut at World Cup 2026?

2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which included Ghana, reaching the quarterfinals where they [lost on penalties](/sports/liveblog/2024/2/3/live-cape-verde-vs-south-africa-caf-afcon-2023-football) to South Africa. Although they failed to reach AFCON 2025, they again topped their group in 2026 World

The Women's Six Nations is faster and smarter - but is it better?

2023 Six Nations, saw the change firsthand. "The women's game doesn't want to be the men's game - and that's how it should be," he said. But, first, what do the numbers

Shakira returns to official World Cup song duty, this time with Burna Boy

2023](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/burna-boy-concert-new-york-1234785173/z7a_1635/)). And Shakira is no stranger to making World Cup music. ![Shakira performs "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" with the South African band Freshlyground at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South

North Korea's powerhouse women footballers are in Seoul to fight for title

2023, he formally abandoned Pyongyang's long-standing goal of reunification with the South and has since designated it a "hostile state". But the team arrived as expected, the first athletes to travel south

Sutton's predictions v Race Across the World podcast host Alfie Watts

World: The Detour is on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds every Thursday at 21:00 BST Alfie is a qualified referee who officiates at step three and four of the football pyramid - the Isthmian League

How could extreme weather affect World Cup 2026?

teams and venues, but to the weather.** Heat, thunderstorms and even poor air quality from wildfires are all features of summer across the United States, Canada and Mexico, where the tournament will be held. Humidity

Parlour? Villa? Gerrard? Ranking best FA Cup final goals

many goals come close to producing as big a shock as Wigan Athletic's win over Manchester City in 2013. That the winner came in the 91st minute only added to the drama, Ben Watson

How Leicester went from Premier League champions to League One in a decade

world](/sport/football/35988673) to the devastating loss of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash two years later, the Foxes have experienced every emotion in the past decade. In 2016-17 they played Atletico Madrid

Texas primary runoff takeaways. And, DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases

many across Texas and the country, was centered around a potential changing of the guard**, Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider tells *Up First*. Cornyn represents the establishment wing of the Texas Republican Party

Friday briefing: ​As Israel’s coalition collapses, can its prime minister hang on to power?

2023, Netanyahu has orchestrated a campaign of violence in Gaza, wiping out [more than 10% of the population](https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/HumanTollGaza), and flattening the strip in what the [UN has declared a genocide](https://www.theguardian.com

Forty years of the EFL play-offs - choose your favourite memories

World Cup qualifier against Romania. ## Bolton fight back to win classic final Image source, Shutterstock Image caption, Bolton finished third