July 2026

We pick six of the best analysts to feature at the World Cup in North America on screens in the UK, US and Australia Joe Hart
There’s long been a feeling that, when it comes...

Carrick set to welcome player back after World Cup Club preference is to ease wage bill by offloading player Marcus Rashford is set to be re-integrated at Manchester United following the World Cup, with...

The pain of the penalty shootout is the cruellest fate in football. A single spot kick can easily decide the outcome of a game at a World Cup, making any advantage in taking a...

Give or take the odd error, officials have got it right on most occasions, while VAR has helped them when they haven’t Thomas Tuchel was critical of the refereeing at the World Cup after...

We assess the teams who played in the tournament’s last 16 before the next round of games begins A very different side of France came to the fore, proving they are not mere showboaters,...

Plus: national team colours that are different from flags; Senegal’s goal difference record setters; and Scotland’s unbeaten 1974 tournament Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Neymar’s consolation penalty against Norway...

⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email us Fulham have named Alvaro Arbeloa as their new head coach on a three-year deal....

Losses increase between 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons Transfer spend and lack of one-off sales account for rise The combined pre-tax losses of Premier League clubs climbed from £135m in the 2023-24 season to £948m...

Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. And by the end, the rest of the Colombian team were on the grass as Switzerland danced, nearly alone in a...

Pochettino awaits talks over future with US team Federation backs coach but leaves door open Spend any time around US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino and you’ll likely notice a medallion hanging...