It’s one of the moments when you realise the World Cup is coming up faster than you think: when the first kits are unveiled. Adidas has launched its ‘home’ jerseys for the 2026 tournament, and there is a lot to digest. Not only all 22 shirts, but also the colours, the intricate designs, and, well,…
LOS ANGELES — David Aguilar has been a Los Angeles Dodgers fan for 50 years, but not once did he think he’d experience something like this. The Dodgers were trailing the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 3 of the World Series. Shohei Ohtani, who was 3-for-3 with…
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer raced around the basepaths after his latest “Springer Dinger,” pointing to the sky and pumping his fists, showing off a pair of Kelly green and blue Nike custom batting gloves inspired by the Hartford Whalers. The former World Series MVP was celebrating his Game 7 go-ahead home run against…
The New York City area has never hosted a World Cup final in the history of the tournament and it’s not a given that it will ever happen again following the next year’s final on July 19, 2026. That’s why organizers for Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 figured why not go bigger for the world’s biggest…
With eight months until the 2026 World Cup, the tournament’s official match ball is here. Adidas on Wednesday unveiled its latest creation, named “Trionda,” which will take center stage across 104 World Cup fixtures in North America next year. Intentionally designed to pay homage to the World Cup’s three host nations, the ball is also…
Over the past six months, Lamine Yamal’s trading cards have boomed by almost 200 percent as he’s become one of the most collectible soccer stars this year. And after winning the Ballon d’Or’s Kopa Trophy (given to the world’s best player under 21) in back-to-back years, the 18-year-old sets his sights on a Champions League…
Brace yourself. Daniel Jones, yes that Daniel Jones, ranks No. 1 in the NFL in total EPA (expected points added) by a quarterback through the first three weeks of the 2025 season. The Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback also ranks first in third down passing conversions (47.6 percent), second in EPA per dropback (0.36) and third…
Rasheda Ali Walsh was trying and failing to fight off the tears. She was putting herself back in that hospital room in the Arizona desert, in early June of 2016, when her best friend was dying and that truth was impossible to accept. “Daddy was Superman,” Ali Walsh said. Muhammad Ali was the greatest, toughest,…
THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Morgan Riddle used to sit on Wimbledon’s “Henman Hill,” sipping Pimm’s and watching tennis on the big screens in peace. Now she can’t take a step at the All England Club without being recognized. “I wasn’t on social media, so nobody knew who I was,” Riddle says during an…
This article is part of our Kitted Out series, an exploration of the impact of soccer kits on culture and fashion. Mexico 86 was the last of the innocent World Cups. Played in searing heat on terrible pitches, it gave us the joy of Josimar, the Hand of God, that shadow of the spider camera and some…