This is Legacy, GOAL’s podcast and feature series tracking the countdown to the 2026 World Cup. Each week, we explore the ...

The evening of 12 July 1998 was a unique and unforgettable one for French football. Flags waved and a nation celebrated as one as Les Bleus became world champions for the first time in their history.

In 1997, Brazil-born forward Wagner Lopes became a Japanese citizen, having spent the previous 10 years lighting up domestic football in the east Asian country. He quickly became an important part of ...