World Soccer

Football’s 50 WONDERKIDS

JOHN ROBERTSON OFC PRO LEAGUE FIFA ARAB CUP GARY LINEKER Q&A WOMEN’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2025 IN REVIEW

Yamal & Dembele: who came out on top? People of the Year: McTominay, Fishlock & more

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

TOP TALENTS

★ NWANERI: SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARSENAL TEENAGE TYRO ★ EKITIKE: THE FRANCE & LIVERPOOL HOT-SHOT IN FOCUS ★ MORA: MEXICO’S NEXT BIG HOPE MAKING HEADLINES

International focus:

The new crop of attacking talent Spotlight on starlet Sverre Nypan Arctic Circle Derby EyeWitness

2025-26 season preview

Your essential guide to the new European campaign

DIOGO JOTA TRIBUTES & DEDICATION

UNION SAINT-GILLOISE

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it Congratulations on winning the Belgian...

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Tournament preview and 6 of the Best

NORTHERN SUPER LEAGUE

PLUS

BRAZIL SEASON PREVIEW CLAUDIO RANIERI UEFA & CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE TAIWAN ASIAN CUP 2027 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

THE WAR

Had Syria beaten China in June 2017 then they would have qualified for the 2018 World Cup ahead of South Korea. Just one goal would have been enough. That didn’t happen and instead they went into the Asian play-off to take on Ange Postecoglou’s...

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AWARDS

MEN & WOMEN’S WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR MEN & WOMEN’S WORLD MANAGER OF THE YEAR MEN & WOMEN’S WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

KAI HAVERTZ PLAYER BIOGRAPHY

How the Arsenal star is reinventing himself as an unnatural but effective No.9

SAUDI PRO LEAGUE

• The SPL’s transfer strategy • Foreign player impact • Growth off the pitch

HENRY WINTER REMEMBERS SVEN

NEW SEASON

HENRY WINTER COLUMN LAMINE YAMAL BIO AFCON 2025 ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OLYMPICS CARIBBEAN SHIELD

People on the move Ins & outs and the biggest summer transfers

EUROPE ENZO BARRENECHEA & SAMUEL ILING-JUNIOR Aston Villa signed the young duo from Juventus for a combined fee of £18.6m. ROSS BARKLEY Villa also signed the Luton man for £5m. MARC GUIU Chelsea paid £5m to activate the young Barcelona striker’s...

2024 OLYMPICS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Lowdown on the men and women’s tournaments in Paris