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The unrivalled authority on the game of soccer around the world, World Soccer calls upon journalists from the globe's great soccer capitals. The best writers, analytical features and the ability to deliver the inside-track on domestic and world football have made World Soccer an institution. With stunning images and a website delivering up-to-the-minute global results and authoritative insights into the players, politics and power-struggles, the brand constantly looks behind the score-lines. Its insightful writing reaches to the heart of the triumphs, scandals and controversies that constantly emerge in the greatest international sport of them all.

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World Cup boycott? Not likely • Calls to stay away from this summer’s bonanza in the United States will fall on deaf ears

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Mystifying negativity, experimental formations and retro tactics • A tactical review of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Hakim ZIYECH (Wydad Casablanca)

The month in numbers • The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month…

OBITUARIES

12 MOVES you might have missed… • TRANSFERS ★ LOANS ★ SACKINGS ★ HIRINGS ★ SWITCHES ★ RETIREMENTS

JANUARY 2026 TRANSFER WINDOW

January transfers • Jamie Evans on some of the more intriguing moves from the January transfer window

Edoardo Bove • Promising Italian midfielder is ready to reignite his career after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game

Kazuyoshi Miura • The story behind the world’s oldest active footballer, as the former Japan forward embarks on his 41st season as a professional

Indian Super League • After months of delay, India’s top flight is finally given the green light for 2026

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND 2026

Irish young guns • The next generation of Irish talent is showing plenty of promise. Jamie Evans picks out six players that World Soccer will be keeping a close eye on

“I’m probably in my prime as a manager now” • The former Republic of Ireland manager looks back on his lengthy career, assesses the next generation of Irish talent, and looks ahead to the new season with St Patrick’s Athletic

BOLT FROM BRAZIL • Igor Thiago’s rise from the lower reaches of Brazilian football to challenging at the top of the Premier League scoring charts

BRA ZIL’S NEXT NO.9 • This summer will mark 20 years since Brazil last had a world-class centre-forward. Who will lead the line for the Selecao at the 2026 World Cup?

THE NUMBERS GAME • The best facts and stats from the league phase ahead of the knockout rounds

THE NUMBERS GAME • The best facts and stats from the league phase ahead of the knockout rounds

THE NUMBERS GAME • The best facts and stats from the league phase ahead of the knockout rounds

UEFA CLUB COMPETITIONS Knockout round draws • The key dates for the knockout rounds of Europe’s three elite club competitions

AFRICA’S UNDERACHIEVERS READY TO DELIVER

GOD SPEID TO THE REGGAE BOYZ

OCEANIA’S OUTSIDERS AIMING FOR ‘1% SHOT’

LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA ROARING AGAIN

BOLIVIA AIM FOR ANOTHER WORLD CUP ON US SOIL

SURINAME TARGET FINAL SURPRISE IN PLAY-OFFS

ITALY FEAR THE WORST AHEAD OF ANOTHER WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF

POTTER TASKED WITH SWEDISH REVIVAL

HOME ADVANTAGE GIVES SLOVAKIA THE EDGE

PARROTT IRELAND’S MAN OF THE MOMENT

“The main goal remains World Cup qualification, after more than 50 years of waiting” • After guiding his team to the knockout...