Soccer

Before he became Spain’s top all-time goalscorer and a World Cup champion, David Villa was just a kid from the small Spanish village of Tuilla.This is his story

David Villa has won a World Cup, a European championship, a Champions League title and three La Liga titles. Now he’s on a new mission:...

You hear many stories about the academies of Barcelona and Real Madrid, where children are basically already treated as professionals. This was definitely not m

Before he became Spain's top all-time goalscorer, a World Cup champion and the face of New York City FC, David Villa was just a kid from...

San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski explains his job.

When I started swallowing the seawater and felt it go into my lungs, I experienced a fear that I will never be able to fully describe.

I remember walking out onto the pitch for the 2010 World Cup Final and being blown away by the flashes of cameras and mobile phones. There were 84,000 people in

You might think that starting my career so young, I got sick of football at some point, or considered doing something else.

E pra ser sincero, aos cinco anos de idade, eu já via a minha vida em torno do futebol. Eu não sei como posso explicar isso, mas eu simplesmente me conectei com

And honestly, by the time I was five years old, I already saw my life around football. I don’t know how to explain it, but I just connected with the sport right

Listen as Shannon talks about the state (and potential) of women's soccer, saying goodbye to the game (and what's next) and the spoils...

Everyone eventually finds their own path. Mine has taken me to places that I never thought possible. And now, 15 years later, it’s...

How do you end a chapter of your life that has defined you for over 20 years, when the conclusion to that chapter seems very much unresolved?

After winning the World Cup on Sunday, the United States National Women’s Soccer Team was treated to a ticker tape parade down New York City’s Canyon of Heroes.

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”

On Sunday, the U.S. Women's National Team captured its first World Cup title in 16 years -- on the day after July 4th, no less. The Players’ Tribune was on scen

Behind a hat trick from Golden Ball Award winner Carli Lloyd, the USWNT raced out to an early 4-0 lead vs. Japan in the World Cup final,...

Just like on the first day of elementary school, we ask athletes to answer a handful of basic questions about themselves so you can get...

Each summer, the Steve Nash Foundation hosts the Soccer Showdown in NYC, an evening where NBA stars and soccer legends mix it up on the pitch to benefit childre

Dolphins wide receiver and avid U.S. soccer fan Kenny Stills reviews the last 10 kits from both the Men’s and Women’s sides.

The number thing. I’ll be honest, the number thing gets to me a little bit. This month during the World Cup, you’ll hear it again and again — from analysts, com

It doesn't happen overnight. Every win — whether it's at the World Cup or just an international friendly — is the culmination of months and years of pain and sw

I have a weakness: I never feel like I’m good enough. I have a strength: I never feel like I’m good enough.

Brandi Chastain talks FIFA politics, athlete diets and "Bossy Girls" with Ben Lyons on his Real Fan Life podcast.