As World Cup anticipation grows, soccer documentary screenings in Houston return

Monday Night Fútbol, a program that screens FIFA World Cup documentaries, is back for another year in Houston.
Soccer America

World Cup host Atlanta: Through the eyes of Jason Longshore

Watching the 1986 World Cup on TV from his Georgia home sparked 9-year-old Jason Longshore’s determination to make soccer part of his life. It wasn’t an easy era to pull that off, but Longshore ...
FIFA

Burruchaga on his title-winning goal, the trophy and Maradona

Jorge Burruchaga discusses Diego Maradona’s genius, winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup for Argentina and why holding the trophy is incomparable. The men in blue and white stripes felt like they’d been ...

Sepp Piontek, coach of the exciting Denmark team of the mid-1980s, has died at 85

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sepp Piontek, the German coach who led the exciting Denmark team in the 1980s, has died, the Danish soccer federation said on Thursday. He was 85. Piontek took a team ...
The New York Times

A lesson from history: The warmer the climate, the better the World Cup

The 1970 World Cup, won by Pele and Brazil, was entertaining despite 'abominable' temperatures Mirrorpix/Getty Images The World Cup 2026 draw is complete, the schedule has been released, and yet there ...