As the FIFA World Cup begins, Emir Kusturica’s documentary revisits Diego Maradona’s brilliance, politics, struggles, and enduring global appeal.

In soccer, memorable goals are generally linked to the players who scored them. Few can be recalled without mention of the ...

The Australian star sheds his Wolverine skin for a very different take on the outlaw legend at this year’s festival.

“I’m constantly on edge and hyper vigilant and expecting things to go wrong all the time, so it’s hard for loved ones and ...

IT’S the kind of scheme you dream up with your mates in the pub after a few too many beers. “We’ve all lost our jobs…  rather ...

A group of England fans who went to the 1986 Mexico World Cup and never came back are to be reunited at this summer’s tournament. Gary Allen, Stuart Bates, David Arnold and Garry Hardwicke were among ...

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Why did Britain replace the legendary L1A1 SLR with the SA80? For nearly 30 years, British soldiers carried the L1A1[...] ...

Controversial Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC after getting into a "fracas" with a producer on the show.

On August 14, 1670, a 25-year-old man stood up in Gracechurch Street, in the City of London between Eastcheap and Bishopsgate ...

Steve Hodge kept the shirt for 35 years. He hadn’t meant to be part of any of it. In the 51st minute of a World Cup quarter-final in Mexico City, he had tried to clear a ball, got it badly wrong, and ...

It was June 22, 1986, and Argentina were facing up against England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Mexico. The ...