Photo Essays
David Beckham Announces Retirement
The former Manchester United and England soccer captain calls it a day at the age of 38. He's the only English player to have won championships in four...
Fergie Time: Alex Ferguson’s Illustrious Career in Photos
From Scottish soccer pro to knighted manager of the world’s most valuable sports team, Alex Ferguson, who announced his retirement on May 7, enjoyed astounding...
Joe Frazier: Remembering a Warrior
The universe of sport is built on rivalries. It doesn’t really matter if the rivalry involves two teams (Michigan and Ohio State, Liverpool and Man U), countries...
Russia's Soccer Hooligans
Violence in the stands spreads to the street as Russian soccer fans vent their anger over the killing of one of their own in a protest with nationalist overtones...
Soccer in the Time of Swine Flu
Fear of the illness leads Mexican authorities to close the country's football matches to fans.
UEFA Euro 2008 Soccer Championships
All 16 teams have now shown off their skills in arguably the world's 2nd biggest soccer tournament, taking place in Austria and Switzerland
Animal Soccer
How our furry, feathery and scaly friends play the beautiful game
Diego Maradona's Quest for the World Cup
The frequently controversial and always amazing soccer superstar has performed as both a player and now a coach. But while the Hand of God has resurrected...
What Soccer Means to South Africa
The beautiful game is deeply woven into the culture and politics of the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Photographs by Dominic Nahr / Reportage by Getty...
A Brief History of the World Cup
Since 1930, the planet's most popular sport — soccer — has played host to a magnificent month of action every four years. In anticipation of the 19th World Cup,...
Faces of Football
A photo portfolio of some of soccer's top stars by Finlay MacKay
Die-Hard Fans: For the Love of Soccer
World Cup fans go to extraordinary lengths to prove their commitment to the national team
Johannesburg Prepares for Soccer's World Cup
The South African city and surrounding townships unify and expand to prepare for the 2010 tournament.Photographs for TIME by Benedicte Kurzen / VII Mentor
FIFA Women's World Cup -- China 2007
After Germany become the first team to retain the Women's Soccer World Cup, a look back on the best of the action from this year's tournament.
World Cup Stadiums: Homes of the Beautiful Game
As FIFA, soccer's governing body, awards the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively, TIME takes a look at some of the stadiums that hosted...
Zimbabwe Youth Escaping to South Africa
As the world watches — and descends upon — South Africa for the World Cup, thousands of Zimbabwean children have risked their lives crossing the border. Not so...
In Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o Reigns as Uncrowned King
Football fever grips the residents of the soccer star's hometown Douala Photographs by Ed Ou / Reportage by Getty Images for TIME
RoboCup 2007
The RoboCup Federation's annual competition, held this year at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, invites scientists and amateurs to construct a robot team capable of...
