Dave Hannigan: The World Cup is proving football has become ridiculously overcomplicated
Many of us pine for the days when there were no such things as cutaway socks or freekick draught excluders
Rich kids and soccer dads: Why the US national team can never seem to make headway
Behind the hype and hoopla of this tournament is the reality that millions of young Americans are excluded from the sport
Jimmy Greaves’s 25,000km spin to Mexico in 1970 puts England’s challenges into perspective
The famous striker knew his playing days were winding down when he agreed to take part in the World Cup Rally
They say men have trouble expressing their feelings. Yet we all speak fluent Messi
Continents may divide us, but his greatness is an enduring sporting bond, bridging oceans, obliterating time zones
The Armagh man who became the most influential character in history of US soccer
Joe Barriskill performed a variety of roles, from fundraiser to team manager - and even dipped into his own pocket
‘He did what?’: Alex Freeman, son of an American football great, becomes a World Cup hero
The right back was unknown even to some of his team-mates when first called up to the US squad a year ago; but he is certainly making a name for himself now
Dave Hannigan: Why was Conor McGregor cheered whereas a World Cup star was jeered?
How strange that in one state a man found civilly liable of sexual assault was welcomed while up the road Achraf Hakimi, who is awaiting trial on a rape charge, was booed
‘This place was crazy’: Visiting World Cup fans give Americans cause for celebration
People in the US are getting a kick out of seeing European football fans explore their country, from a German embracing junk food to Scots livening up a baseball game
Brand it like Beckham: how football’s most shameless shill is cashing in on the World Cup
David Beckham is appearing in a lot more advertisements in the US than anyone actually playing in the tournament
The US Open golf course was carved out of sacred Native American burial grounds
Celebrated venue is built on stolen land, desecrated graves and forged documents
Six ways Katie Taylor’s camp can avoid the problems that befell Muhammad Ali’s Croke Park fight
The meeting of Ali and Al “Blue” Lewis on a hot July night in 1972 proved a financial and logistical disaster
Under-3s training for $165: Why the US is the only World Cup nation where soccer is a country club
Parents of most youngsters taking up soccer in the US are well placed to afford the high sums it takes to put them in competitive arenas
New York collectively loses its mind as the Knicks reach NBA finals
Streets and subways are suddenly a blur of blue and orange shirts as the Knicks seek their first NBA championship since 1973
‘Kyle Busch is an American badass’: The sudden death of a 41-year-old Nascar star
Notoriously unfiltered, the driver nicknamed Wild Thing revelled in his ‘badass’ persona on the racetrack
Fifa’s fleece ’em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup fever
Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices