June 2026

Club América star did not appear in first two US games Dual-national was surprise pick to Pochettino’s squad Dead-rubber Turkey match could be time for debut As his US teammates finished off group-clinching wins...

Rade Bogdanovic made comments on public broadcaster Questioned over the remark, former player doubled down The former Yugoslavia and Atlético Madrid striker Rade Bogdanovic has sparked controversy on Serbian TV after saying that “Black...

French media outlet distanced itself from criticism of Doku’s plan to fly back from World Cup for birth of first child The French media outlet L’Équipe has apologised to the Belgian footballer Jérémy Doku...

Pet in a replica shirt is unofficial mascot of the World Cup Merlin’s owner, Karla Gómez, says it was ‘an honour’ Merlin, the pet duck in a mini Mexico shirt who has ⁠become a...

Carlos Queiroz’s squad hope to repeat the form that almost made Ghana the first African team to reach the semi-finals Antoine Semenyo was only 10 years old when Ghana came within a Luis Suárez...

It had to be Lionel Messi, it had to be on this day and perhaps it even needed to be in Dallas too. History was made in the way he knows best, a clinical...

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm ET/10pm BST/7am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Tim Evening everyone and welcome to the Kylian Mbappé show. He’s the captain of France, he’s the...

Head coach wants players to use energy in the right spaces and is also getting the best out of an in-form Harry Kane It didn’t take long for one wag in the travelling England...

Miguel Almirón’s dismissal was unusual but there’s nothing new about players losing their cool on the biggest stage After a fairly pedestrian first half of the opening match of the 2026 World Cup, the...

There are twice as many teams from Caf at this World Cup than in 2022, but their results so far have been hit and miss • Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download...