As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

The president again appeared to confuse the birthplaces of his father and paternal grandfather at a media briefing on Tuesday in Washington Anna Moneymaker/Getty President Donald Trump held a ...

Germany is preparing a major shift in its defence posture, introducing mandatory screening for all 18-year-old men as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s armed forces amid rising geopolitical ...

For weeks, a possible DFB return for Manuel Neuer for the World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada has been a topic of discussion. 'Sky' reignited that debate today with breaking news right in the ...

The IRIS-T air-defense system is undergoing significant enhancements by the German firm Diehl Defence. With a new ...

What has Petra, Jordan, got to do with the World Cup? Read on to find out... STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images The draw for the 2026 World Cup, the biggest edition of the tournament yet, takes place on ...

It is mid-October in the small southern German town of Burladingen, and the harvest of the day is apples — hundreds of them. Their peeling and cutting requires all hands on deck. At large tables ...

A society governed by regulations, yet lacking individual moral judgment, is more dangerous than one with none at all. A society that values obedience without ...

If only, if only! The German team could have been facing France today in the World Cup round of 16, but instead all football ...

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with Sadeqa Johnson about her new novel THE KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN and discovering the story of mixed-race children who were left in German orphanages following World War II.