The game is getting faster, the obsession with big-bodied midfielders is waning, and elite kicking skills have never been more in vogue.

Christian Letourneau reported from Kolkata, India, exploring every level of the country’s football ecosystem. He and Rory Smith canvassed dozens of executives, fans, players and coaches to ...

Fifteen-year-old Noel Urbaniack, who helped Kimmich with a quick ball delivery for the goal, was handed a signed football from the German team. "It is unbelievable. I have never been involved in ...

The latter laid out a target that seemed much more likely for a nation of 1.4 billion people - and the football world took notice. In a written interview with the news agency Reuters, President Xi ...