The Players Tribune

Soccer

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Rome, to me, is the world. This club, this city, has been my life. Sempre.

Francesco Totti

World Cup winners, European championship winners and Champions League winners are now my teammates.

Joshua Kimmich

I love being on the soccer field. And literally, it was love at first kick.

Brandi Chastain

I don’t need to ask questions. I know what this means to everyone. And I want to fight for that same feeling.

Julie Ertz

Driving down the highway is no one's first choice for the moment when they find out if they've made the World Cup roster.

Crystal Dunn

I’m 10 years old, and at that moment, I know that I want to play on that pitch someday. In the English Premier League.

Brad Friedel

I'm a huge soccer fan. So when Copa América​ came to Houston, The Players' Tribune sent me to check out the tailgate situation.

DeAndre Hopkins

We’re used to the negativity at this point. Here’s what I say to that: Go ahead and doubt us. Go ahead and underestimate us.

Alejandro Bedoya

We know people are gunning for us because we’re the World Cup champions. We don’t have a superstar like Messi or Ronaldo, but we have 23 great players.

Jérôme Boateng

The Sounders’ fans were burying me under an avalanche of noise at CenturyLink Field. My ears began to ring. Welcome to Seattle.

Stefan Frei

We knew the home fans were going to cheer for us. But how could we get them to really believe in us? That was our biggest challenge.

John Harkes

From Tiger Woods to Kobe Bryant and even the President himself, the world's greatest athletes and celebrities took notice of Abby Wambach's retirement.

The Players' Tribune

Enjoy these behind-the-scenes images from an electric MLS Cup Final in Columbus.

The Players' Tribune

It was such a difficult decision for us to cancel our match vs. Trinidad and Tobago — and one that we did not take lightly at all. Here is what happened.

USWNT

Long-time teammates Christie Rampone and Megan Rapinoe wrote about what they'll remember most about Abby.

Christie Pearce Rampone

When the Ebola outbreak occurred in Liberia in 2014, one of the biggest cultural impacts was the government’s decision last June to ban all soccer play in an ef

Jim Tuttle

True American Hero and 2015 World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe answers questions directly from fans.

Megan Rapinoe

Eso es todo lo que pude entender. El señor con un traje elegante extendió la mano. La apreté y sonreí. Luego me dijo otra cosa, y me puse nervioso. ¿Me había pr

David Villa

There will be Mexican flags next to American flags. That’s the essence of soccer, and it’s a beautiful thing.

Jurgen Klinsmann