Soccer

Ahead of the 2018 World Cup, England striker Raheem Sterling sat down with The Players' Tribune.

I'm a professional soccer player, but this is not a sports story.

It was never a decision against Switzerland, it was just a decision for Croatia.

Neymar and Gerard Piqué discuss their thoughts on World Cup winner Kylian Mbappé.

What makes the World Cup winning French squad so strong? Benjamin Mendy reveals all.

Dani Alves talks about what makes his PSG teammate and World Cup winner Kylian Mbappé great.

Portugal's Bernardo Silva, says his former Monaco teamate Kylian Mbappé drew attention at only 15 years old.

Leading up to the World Cup, Oswaldo Sánchez and Pável Pardo heard from members from the Mexican National Team, and things got interesting.

I called a bunch of coaches in men’s soccer. They told me that there was no way I was ever going to play on a men’s team. They were wrong.

The first time I played there was with England. That was amazing. The boy's come home.

This will tell you everything you need to know about my family in one quick story.

Meu pai era maluco, da melhor maneira possível. E, sendo honesto, sou muito mais parecido com ele do que gostaria de admitir

Going from China to Barcelona is incredible, but it’s not a miracle.

As pessoas ouvem a minha história e dizem, “Cara, você foi da China pro Barcelona. Você está indo pra Copa do Mundo. Como você pode explicar isso?”

从中超到巴萨确实很不可思议，但是并不算是个奇迹。

The best photo from each day of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage, curated by The Players' Tribune.

I fulfilled my dream, but I lost that freedom that you have when you're a kid.

In many ways, you are living a dream. And in many ways, you are a prisoner of that dream.

De Uruguay. De Salto. Vives el fútbol de una manera diferente.

For six months, my best friend wasn’t anyone in Lisbon. It was Vincent Chase.

Our aim is not to beat Argentina. Our aim is to win the World Cup.

Emil Forsberg tells The Players Tribune how his wife Shanga (aka The Sheriff) is responsible for giving him the strength to succeed.

We were a few blocks from our street when we looked up … and saw the plane falling to the earth.

At the end of the day... football is still a rectangle, a team, and a ball.