Louisa Thomas

Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA 's suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men's soccer team couldn't keep up with Belgium.

The match began as a snooze, then became a romp. But the brilliance of the French team, and of its biggest star, Kylian Mbappé, shone through.

Lamine Yamal, the team's wonderkid, is thrilling, but discipline and patience have seen them through to the final.

Tell the old story for our modern times. Book I Every translator of the Odyssey faces the same problem at the start: how to characterize its hero?

Gianni Infantino’s scheme to put the World Cup up for sale backfired—but the commodification of soccer is already well under way.

Teams get hot, then cold; they get lucky, then unlucky. Records rarely paint a full picture of a season—especially for fans determined to believe in another comeback story.

Teams get hot, then cold; they get lucky, then unlucky. Records rarely paint a full picture of a season—especially for fans determined to believe in another comeback story.

The W.N.B.A. has never attracted more attention. But, increasingly, the conversation around the league can overshadow the game itself—and its players.

The Clippers received the most severe punishment in N.B.A. history after the team was found to be circumventing the league’s salary cap. Louisa Thomas considers the strange case.

In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.