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FIFA president Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election in March, says football's world governing body ...

Lamine Yamal was the superstar for Barcelona, as they maintained their perfect start to the season with a rampant 5-0 win against ...

Manchester City highlighted their early season credentials by maintaining their 100% winning record after three Premier League ...

Cesc Fabregas has become the third non-Italian manager to win the Serie A Coach of the Year award after being honoured for his ...

The Argentine Football Association has announced that every match across its men’s and women’s competitions on the next matchday ...

Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings against defender Raul Asencio, who was last month convicted of drink-driving, ...

The 'here we go' is on hold, the 'bombas' are done and dusted and the window panes are reverberating after being forcefully closed ...

Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has completed a season-long loan to Borussia Dortmund, while Manchester City have officially ...

Manchester City completed the signing of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández from Chelsea on Tuesday as the summer transfer window ...

Argentina great Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but ...

Free-scoring Chelsea extended Xabi Alonso’s perfect start as manager with an eye-catching 4-3 win against Brighton on ...

Bruno Fernandes’s hat-trick inspired a Manchester United fightback from a goal down to thrash Ipswich 5-2 and get their Premier ...

Barcelona are closing in on a move for Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus worth £8.6m

Real Madrid maintained their 100 percent start to the La Liga season following a impressive 4-0 victory over Malaga in their third ...

Unai Emery has insisted that there are no "good relations" between Chelsea and Aston Villa after a series of transfers between the ...

Raphinha continued his strong start to the season as he helped Barcelona make it two wins from two in La Liga with victory over ...

UEFA is preparing criminal legal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the now scrapped plan to sell off stakes ...

Nottingham Forest have agreed a club-record fee worth around £50m to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw have won the Professional Footballers' ...

Manchester City have agreed to sign winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras in a deal worth up to £34.2m

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal over the sale of Gabriel Martinelli for at least £50m ...

Manchester United have signed Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba from Brighton in a £70m deal

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City for an initial £75m

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho says Vinicius Jr needs "great emotional control" after claiming the winger is being bullied on the ...

Mohamed Salah scored twice on his first Turkish Super Lig start for Trabzonspor - and almost had a hat-trick - as they beat ...

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for ...

New signing Carlos Espi scores a late winner as Jose Mourinho begins his Real Madrid return with a win at Espanyol ...

Hull City stunned Manchester United on a dream return to the Premier League after nine years away with a first ever top-flight win ...

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi has been fined for slapping Philadelphia Union's Quinn Sullivan during their side's Major League Soccer ...

Mikel Arteta has played down the severity of Bruno Guimaraes and his groin problem after the midfielder missed Arsenal’s 3-0 win ...

Brazil international Joao Pedro has signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2034

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to action with a goal as Al Nassr cruised to a 4-0 victory over Al Riyadh on Friday ...

Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab have confirmed the signing of Ghana international Thomas Partey

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho says it will be hard to find the "perfect set-up" to fit Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Jude ...

Tottenham have agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign winger Savinho for £75m, with a further £10m in potential ...

Tottenham have agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign winger Savinho for £75m, with a further £10m in potential ...

Arsenal made the perfect start to their Premier League title defence with a stylish 3-0 win against Coventry in the opening game ...

Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over a double deal for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush

Arsenal have agreed a deal worth more than £50m to sign Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri said he was ready to “feel that excitement again” after completing his move to Barcelona ...

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during a match ...

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has said he is set to start negotiations to extend his contract with the Bundesliga champions ...

Cristiano Ronaldo says this season is likely to be his last as a player after a glittering career

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, ...

Introduction The four most expensive squads left in the 2026 World Cup just met in the semi-finals, and the gap between what the transfer market ...

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 ...

Introduction The group stage is done. Forty-eight teams played 72 matches across 17 days. Twenty-four went home. Thirty-two advanced: 12 group ...

Introduction Vinicius Junior has scored in every group-stage match at the 2026 World Cup. One against Morocco. One against Haiti. Two against ...

Introduction Half a million people. Ten islands in the Atlantic. One goalkeeper who went from 500,000 Instagram followers to 17.4 million in two weeks. And now, a Round of 32 match ...

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. ...

Hakimi is trending at BREAKOUT in Nigeria. Let me research his tournament stats.# Achraf Hakimi: Morocco's World Cup Machine While the world talks about Messi and Mbappe chasing ...

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 ...

Introduction The group stage is done. Thirty-two teams survived. The bracket is locked. And if you are a bettor in Nigeria trying to work out who plays ...

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, ...

Introduction The 2026 FIFA World Cup ...

Introduction The 2026 World Cup offers more betting markets per fixture than any ...

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Introduction The 2026 World Cup has 48 teams, 104 matches, and a brand-new knockout ...

Introduction Argentina and Algeria have played each other exactly once in the history of ...

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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 ...

Introduction Kylian Mbappe has scored 12 World Cup goals in 14 appearances. He is 27 years old, captaining France at his third tournament, and four ...

Introduction The 2026 FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow, and if you are in Nigeria, you need a plan. Between pay-TV, free-to-air options, mobile streaming, and kick-off times that range from ...

Introduction On 11 June 2010, Mexico and South Africa kicked off the World Cup in Johannesburg with a 1-1 draw. Siphiwe ...

Introduction In Seoul on 31 May 2002, the defending champions France lost 1-0 to a Senegal side making their tournament debut. Pape Bouba Diop scored ...

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 ...