Hugo Pérez reflects on his unique journey, becoming the only American athlete to compete in both the 1984 Olympics and the ...

It is somehow barely a year until the actual World Cup takes place next summer in North America, so we've gone early with the ...

1626: An explosion at the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory in Beijing destroys part of the city and kills 20,000 people. 1640: Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens dies aged 62.

On May 29, 1985, 39 people went to the biggest club game in soccer and never returned home. Heysel Stadium in Brussels was ...

The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team ...

Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a ...

Simulacro,' a political-sports thriller based on Chile's 1989 World Cup scandal, finds backing at the Marché du Film.

Luis Galvan, who played in every match in Argentina's 1978 World Cup ... with him in the 1982 title defence -- Diego Maradona about the only new face in the line-up -- his 34-year-old legs unable to ...

They played out a goalless draw at the 1978 World Cup, before Brazil claimed a 3-2 victory when the two nations faced off in the 1982 tournament. Argentina finally clinched their first World Cup ...

THE image of Dino Zoff – the legendary Italian goalkeeper – hoisting the Fifa World Cup trophy up high in 1982 will remain etched in my memory ... the likes of Argentina’s Diego Maradona and Brazil’s ...

In a World Cup classic, they were beaten by an Italian side waking up from the slumber of the first round. Paolo Rossi struck a hat trick as Brazil, despite classic goals from Socrates and Falcao ...