World Soccer - 1 Jan 2026
2025 IN REVIEW
AWARDS
AFCON 2025
WORLD CUP 2026 DRAW
MAGIC MBAPPE
FLAMENGO TRIUMPH
LEAGUE WRAPPERS: CANADA, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, CHILE & NWSL
OBITUARIES: TRIBUTE TO WEST HAM UNITED LEGEND BILLY BONDS
REVIEW: 2025 EUROPEAN SUMMER LEAGUES
UNDER-17 WORLD CUP: STANDOUT STARLETS
IN THIS ISSUE…
Henry Winter
Samindra Kunti
Jonathan Wilson
Keir Radnedge
On the radar
Face to face
Moves you might have missed
Group guides & team profiles
6 of the best
Face to face
William Troost-Ekong
Overview & schedule
Obituaries
Kylian Mbappe
NWSL review
In numbers
Peru/Brazil
CONCACAF
In pictures
Europe
ESMXI
Africa
Asia
In Pictures
In Pictures
World Cup draw turns into the Trump show
World Cup countdown begins
Remembering Billy Bonds
Putting Pachuca back on the map
THE GLOVESMEN OF GOODISON
BRING ME SUNSHINE
More set-plays, less fluency; more target-men, fewer poachers
ANISIO Cabral
“Billy Bonds epitomised everything that West Ham United Football Club stands for. Honesty, integrity, commitment, courage and character. He was a gentleman off the pitch and a warrior on it”
“This will be the first time that ‘The Red Wall’ – our passionate Wales fans – will experience a major international tournament on home soil. It’s a truly historic occasion”
The month in numbers
Brazil’s finest
Brazil’s finest
THE RESULTS OF OUR 44TH ANNUAL AWARDS – AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHAPE THE GAME OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS
DEMBELE PIPS YAMAL
Previous World Player of the Year winners
2025 WINNERS
OUSMANE DEMBELE
OUSMANE DEMBELE
FACT FILE
LUIS ENRIQUE & PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
MARIONA CALDENTEY
MARIONA CALDENTEY
SARINA WIEGMAN & ENGLAND
JESS FISHLOCK
BUBISTA
SCOTT McTOMINAY
ROUND-UP PEOPLE OF THE YEAR
FAREWELL TO...
GOODISON PARK
“I want to win everything”
Morocco’s time?
Morocco’s time?
“We might cause a surprise”
“It will be the AFCON of surprises”
2025 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
2025 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
DR CONGO
BENIN
SENEGAL
BOTSWANA
Morena Ramoreboli
Pape Bouna Thiaw
Gernot Rohr
Sebastien Desabre
Tumisang Orebonye
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Steve Mounie
Ismaila Sarr
ALGERIA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
SUDAN
BURKINA FASO
Brama Traore
Vladimir Petkovic
Juan Micha
James Kwesi Appiah
Mohamed Abdelrahman
Dango Ouattara
Iban Salvador
Mohamed Amoura
CAMEROON
MOZAMBIQUE
IVORY COAST
Emerse Fae
David Pagou
Chiquinho Conde
Thierry Mouyouma
Franck Kessie
Denis Bouanga
Carlos Baleba
Geny Catamo
6 of the best AFCON ones to watch
Iliman NDIAYE
Brahim DIAZ
Houssem AOUAR
Mbekezeli MBOKAZI
Yan DIOMANDE
Kamory DOUMBIA
DR CONGO DELIVER Congolese see off continental heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria to seal Africa’s spot in the inter-confederation play-offs in March
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
DR CONGO DELIVER Congolese see off continental heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria to seal Africa’s spot in the inter-confederation play-offs in March
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1998
PLAY-OFF REDEMPTION
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1998
CURACAO MAKE HISTORY
IRAQ EDGE OUT UAE
5 Things...
5 Things...
5 Things...
5 Things...
5 Things...
5 Things...
‘Icycle Kick’ gives Atletico Ottawa famous title win
‘Icycle Kick’ gives Atletico Ottawa famous title win
SEASON’S BEST
Portugal win biggest-ever Under-17 World Cup
Portugal win biggest-ever Under-17 World Cup
Aiming to thrive after overcoming coaching upheaval
Tales from the 211
COMING UP...
William Troost-Ekong
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