Berlin is united by football. Cologne is united by football. Dortmund is… you get the idea. “United by football” has been Germany’s tagline for Euro 2024 since the country announced its bid to stage ...

Manchester’s football heavyweights are on a transfer collision course over their respective pursuits of two of Croatian football’s finest up and coming stars. It is the latest attempt from Manchester ...

The fifth in our 'recent nostalgia' series, looking back at the behind the scenes World Cup stories from our journalists ...

Dani Olmo was one of Spain’s most influential players in their successful UEFA Euro 2024 campaign, with the Barcelona playmaker emerging as one of their key sources of goals and creativity. At age 26, ...

The Athletic is attending some of the most ferocious derbies across Europe, charting the history of the continent’s most deep-rooted and volatile rivalries. The series began last season, covering 10 ...

Alexandria, Virginia, has been selected as the Croatian national team’s base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Episcopal High School serving as its private training facility.

BERLIN, June 15 (Reuters) - Having dominated international football for years with their possession-based "tiki-taka" style, Spain's switch to a faster, more direct approach saw them cruise to an easy ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has joined forces with global luxury brand MACKAGE, appointing the brand as the official sponsor of the Croatian national ...

Mamic, considered the most powerful figure in the sport in the former Yugoslav republic, has been charged with abuse of power and bribery between 2008 to 2012. Croatia's anti-corruption office (USKOK) ...

Football was Celestine Olisa’s life as he was growing up in Nigeria, where his skill at the game earned him the nickname “Boban” after his hero, the Croatian captain Zvonimir Boban. He was good enough ...

Will it be more of the same after a parliamentary election in the spring, or can the far-right Homeland Movement muscle its way into Croatia’s government? The coming year in Croatia will be one of ...

An Osijek court has sentenced four fans to short prison terms for singing fascist songs at a match, as Croatia continues to wrestle with the problem of football fan violence and misbehaviour. This ...