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Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City for about £65m

Cameroon cruised to a 3-0 victory over tournament debutants Malawi to claim their first ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ...

Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Al Nassr training in Riyadh sporting a striking copper-yellow hairstyle, days after marrying ...

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has officially withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as FIFA ...

Premier League champions Arsenal have reportedly held talks with Turkish giants Galatasaray over the possibility of signing ...

The Super Falcons of Nigeria’s hope of qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup ended after losing to the Bayana Bayana of ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and his now-wife Georgina Rodriguez have been together since 2016 after meeting in Madrid; Ronaldo, 41, tied the ...

Nigeria's Super Falcons suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, and therefore failed to ...

Harry Kane has been awarded the European Golden Shoe for the 2025/26 season after finishing as Europe’s leading league ...

A new champion will emerge at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after defending champions Nigeria were eliminated ...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after an emphatic 6-2 ...

Real Madrid have made Vinicius Jr an improved contract offer as they look to keep the Brazil winger at the Bernabeu ...

Real Madrid and Portugal legend Luís Figo has called for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign, slamming his controversial ...

Arsenal are set to complete their protracted move for Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes

Mykhailo Mudryk made his first appearance for Chelsea in 20 months as a substitute in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat by Juventus in Hong ...

Serbia and Sweden on Monday joined Wales in withdrawing their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term, ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured that the state is ready to host this year’s CAF Awards after a five-man team ...

Chelsea have been fined £10m and given a suspended ban from registering new players for two transfer windows for breaching rules ...

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk is available to return to playing immediately after resolving his doping case with the Football ...

Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain's "example and integrity will be forever etched ...

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk is available to return to playing immediately after resolving his doping case with the Football ...

Real Madrid swooped to sign striker Carlos Espi from Levante on Thursday for a reported 25 million euro fee ...

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is set to leave the club with immediate effect

Bayern Munich have officially drawn a line under their summer transfer business, according to its Sporting Director Max ...

Chelsea have completed the signing of France defender Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace in a deal worth £52 million ...

Nigeria’s quest for a record-extending 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title suffered a major setback on Tuesday as tournament ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be sidelined for a "short period of rehabilitation" following back surgery ...

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team ...

Sidny Lopes Cabral’s sensational strike for Cape Verde against Argentina has been voted the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament at the ...

Real Madrid have reached an agreement in principle with RB Leipzig for the transfer of Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, with the ...

Barcelona signed forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund on Thursday for a reported fee of 29 million euros including ...

Arsenal have completed the signing of Greece international forward Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for a reported fee of ...

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Crystal Palace to sign France defender, Maxence Lacroix in a major move to strengthen their ...

Pep Guardiola has rejected the chance to become the next head coach of Italy, with the decision reportedly driven by personal ...

Jurgen Klopp has warned that he could walk away from his role as Germany head coach if the media fails to respect his family’s ...

Real Madrid players finished as the most prolific goalscorers among all clubs represented at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, underlining ...

Inter Miami have completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder, Carlos Casimiro, on a free transfer following his departure from ...

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has signed a new four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2030 ...

Spain have become the first nation in football history to simultaneously hold the FIFA Men’s World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup ...

The landscape of international football has been completely rewritten following the dramatic conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup ...

Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75 following a battle with stage four cancer ...

FIFA has opened an inquiry into a scuffle between Argentine and Spanish players immediately after the World Cup final in New ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup featured a record prize fund of $871 million (£662 million), making it the most lucrative tournament in ...

Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the ...

Spain are world champions again for the second time, after dominating the World Cup final for the wole 120 minutes of the game to ...

When Spain and Argentina meet in Sunday's World Cup final, the thought of lifting the famous trophy will be the only thing on the ...

Football’s global governing body FIFA will assess match reports before deciding if they take any action over Argentina’s players ...

Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after their players celebrated Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final victory over ...

England manager, Thomas Tuchel, defended his tactics after the Three Lions’ World Cup dream ended in an agonising late defeat to ...

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente made history after guiding his team to beat France in the semifinal of the World Cup 2026 on ...

Video Assistant Referee decisions have continued to spark debate at the 2026 World Cup, with several calls dividing players, ...

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The half-time break in Sunday's World Cup final is expected to be the longest in the history of the FIFA World Cup, and will last ...

Plans for a 64-team men's World Cup are set to be assessed after the 2026 tournament, with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying the ...

FIFA has announced the match officials for Match 101 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with experienced Salvadoran referee, Ivan Barton, ...

Kylian Mbappé added another chapter to his remarkable FIFA World Cup career on Thursday after leading France to a 2-0 ...

FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer, Pierluigi Collina, has defended the independence of World Cup match officials following controversy ...

The Egyptian football federation said Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team who handled the Pharoahs loss 3-2 last-16 to ...

France coach, Didier Deschamps, revealed on Wednesday that an appeal against a yellow card shown to Michael Olise in the World Cup ...

Three African teams saw their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaigns end in heartbreak after surrendering winning positions in the knockout ...

United States, Mexico and Canada, joint hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, have all been eliminated from the tournament, following ...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion, shedding tears after his country completed a comeback to defeat Egypt ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career has ended after Portugal’s 1-0 loss to Spain in the round of 16 on Monday, in Arlington, ...

Brazil superstar Neymar indicated on Sunday that his international career was over after the five-time World Cup winners went out ...

FIFA “crossed a red line” with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun’s one game ban for a year, European ...

Lionel Messi has laughed off the physical treatment he received from Cape Verde during Argentina’s World Cup last-16 ...

FIFA has cleared United States forward Folarin Balogun to play in the country’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash against Belgium ...

Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz believes Colombia have weaknesses the Black Stars can exploit when both teams meet in the Round of ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has confirmed that the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026 will be his final tournament with the ...

Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye says he will be "taking a break" from playing for his country while the current management is in ...

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Introduction The 2026 Golden Boot race is the best in World Cup history, and it is not close. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are level on six goals each, separated only by assists. ...

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Introduction The group stage is done. The Round of 32 is nearly complete. From 4 July, the Round of 16 begins, and everything about how you bet on the World Cup changes. The draw is ...

Introduction Manuel Neuer stood in the mixed zone in Boston on Sunday night, eyes red, voice quiet. A reporter from ARD asked if that was his final ...

Introduction Lionel Messi now owns the record outright. Nineteen goals across six World Cups, surpassing Miroslav Klose's 16, surpassing Marta's 17, and with at least one more ...

Introduction Issa Diop headed in a 91st-minute equaliser. Yassine Bounou saved Crysencio Summerville's penalty. Ismael Saibari buried the winner low ...

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The captain of Cape Verde, Ryan Mendes, has been accused of rape by a team translator after he allegedly entered her hotel room ...

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has explained why Bafana Bafana were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup, saying his side could not ...

Brazil advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday with a thrilling last-gasp 2-1 victory over Japan as the tournament’s ...

The president of Saudi Arabia’s Football Federation, Yasser Al-Misehal, has announced his resignation after the Green Falcons were ...

France coach Didier Deschamps is to return home after his mother died and will miss his team’s final World Cup Group I match ...

Guinness World Records has highlighted four historic milestones achieved by Argentina captain Lionel Messi following his ...

Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with an ankle injury

A well-known Ghanaian traditional priest ‘babalawo’, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has declared that he is spiritually targeting England ...

Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history by netting his 17th tournament goal against Austria on ...

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room was the hero against Ecuador on Saturday, keeping out a barrage of shots to help the tiny Caribbean ...

At least three countries have been knocked out of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Lionel Messi show rolls into Dallas with the Argentine maestro on the cusp of more footballing history when the World Cup ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already produced the second-highest number of own goals in the tournament’s history, with eight ...

Co-hosts Mexico became the first nation to qualify for the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup with a narrow win over South ...

Ghana have become only the second African nation to record six wins at the FIFA World Cup after edging Panama 1-0 in their opening ...

The 2026/27 Premier League season schedule has been released, with all 380 fixtures set to run from Friday, August 21, 2026, ...

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Lionel Messi recorded the first FIFA World Cup hat-trick of his career after bagging all three goals as Argentina thrashed Algeria ...

Thomas Partey has been ruled out of Ghana’s World Cup opener after losing his appeal against a travel ban ...

Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw, insisted on Monday that the controversy of January’s Africa Cup of Nations final was firmly a thing of ...

Lionel Messi opened his record-breaking sixth World Cup with a hat-trick to become the tournament’s joint all-time top scorer on ...

Erling Haaland struck his first World Cup goals as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 on Tuesday in their first game at a major tournament in 26 ...

Spain are preparing for their FIFA World Cup opener against Cape Verde, but while at home Spanish striker, Rafa Mir has received a ...

Real Madrid have confirmed the reappointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach

Tunisia have reportedly sacked coach Sabri Lamouchi following their heavy 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening match of the 2026 ...

President Donald Trump will not be in attendance when the United States opens its World Cup competition against Paraguay on Friday ...

Qualifying for the FIFA World Cup is often considered routine for football powerhouses such as Brazil, Germany and ...

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss his country’s opening World Cup match against Panama in Toronto after being denied entry ...

Real Madrid have confirmed the reappointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach

Three players were sent off as World Cup co-hosts Mexico defeated South Africa in a dramatic opening match at a packed Azteca ...

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Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber has been ruled out of the Netherlands' World Cup campaign with a groin injury and replaced by ...

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied ...

England open their tournament against Croatia. Ghana brings ...

Portugal open their tournament against DR Congo. Colombia brings ...

Argentina open their tournament against Algeria. Austria brings ...

France open their tournament against Senegal. Norway brings ...

Spain open their tournament against Cape Verde. Uruguay ...

Belgium open their tournament against Egypt. Iran brings strong ...

Netherlands open their tournament against Japan. Sweden brings ...

Germany open their tournament against Curaçao. Ecuador brings ...

Co-hosts United States open their tournament against Paraguay. Australia brings ...

Brazil open their tournament against Morocco. Scotland brings ...

Co-hosts Canada open their tournament against Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Co-hosts Mexico open the tournament against South Africa. South Korea brings ...

France international Ibrahima Konate has agreed a four-year deal with Real Madrid after leaving Liverpool ...

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice will be England’s vice-captain for the World Cup

Christian Eriksen collapsed for the second time during a football match on Sunday during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine in ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico, features a massive 48-team field packed with global ...

Global football governing body, FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into ...

FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force ...

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The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has initially agreed to increase the value of prize money and ...

The FIFA World Cup has long been football’s grandest stage, a tournament where heroes are made, nations unite, and moments become ...

World Cup-bound South Africa has delayed its departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team’s travel ...

Iran’s football team still lacks US visas and is not competing in World Cup on “equal terms” because of its difficulty in training ...

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that he will not drop Neymar from his 26-man World Cup squad, despite the forward ...

Players at the 2026 World Cup will be stopped from going to the technical area to talk to coaches when goalkeepers are injured, ...

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has disclosed that he is fit and ready for the 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi will play in a sixth World Cup as he captains holders Argentina at the 2026 tournament

Jose Mourinho has signed a three-year deal to become Real Madrid's new head coach

Iran’s sports minister said FIFA has promised the country’s men’s football team will receive visas to play in the United States at ...

Manchester City have confirmed the appointment of Enzo Maresca as the club’s new head coach on a deal running until June ...

Lionel Messi was substituted during Inter Miami's latest Major League Soccer match because of "muscle fatigue" in his left ...

Iran’s sports minister said FIFA has promised the country’s men’s football team will receive visas to play in the United States at ...

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to allow Iran to be based in the country during the World Cup, claiming the US was ...

Lionel Messi was substituted during Inter Miami's latest Major League Soccer match because of "muscle fatigue" in his left ...

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Arsenal already won the Premier League after 22 years, while another London side got relegated, Bruno sets new EPL assist record, ...

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City need "new energy" as he brought an end to his 10-year reign as manager ...

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has been named captain of Norway national football team’s 26-man squad for this summer’s FIFA ...

Austrian defender David Alaba will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season when his contract expires, Los Blancos said on ...

Arsenal Football Club were crowned English Premier League champions on Tuesday for the first time in 22 years after Manchester ...

Portugal national football team have confirmed their squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, with Cristiano Ronaldo set to ...

Pep Guardiola is set to bring his trophy-laden decade in charge of Manchester City to an end this weekend, according to multiple ...

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele needs treatment for a right calf issue, the French club said Monday, ahead of the ...

Brazil forward Neymar has been included in head coach Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup ...

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier have been left out of the France squad ...

Chelsea Football Club has appointed former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as manager of its men’s ...

Chelsea Football Club has appointed former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as manager of its men’s ...

It was another weekend of victory and heartbreak, as Celtic broke the heart of Hearts FC fans, while Barcelona set a stand alone ...

Michael Carrick has been confirmed as the permanent manager of Man United after agreeing terms on a new long-term contract with the ...

Kylian Mbappe says he is the fourth-choice striker at Real Madrid after he was left out of the starting line-up for their 2-0 ...

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Transport costs for matches at the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 have been reduced after strong backlash from fans over what ...