This is the third in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup, from Uruguay in 1930 through to ...

Mario Gotze scored a wonderful team goal, true, but with a level of professional excellence that would have guaranteed Messi the Golden Ball had it came from his foot to win ... World Cup. The 65 ...

Roma defender Mats Hummels has confirmed he ... won the World Cup in 2014 and started Germany’s final victory over Argentina. The 36-year-old joined Roma as a free agent last summer and has made ...