Only eight players aged 40 and over have ever featured in men’s World Cup games in the tournament’s 96-year history – and plenty more could be added at this summer’s tournament. Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary holds the record for the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup match, at the age of […]
So who are the losers, besides fans who have forked out high prices for tickets to see free-flowing, entertaining football – only for the game to be stopped in each half? Well, World Cup debutants Curacao were in dreamland after equalising to make it 1-1 against Germany shortly before a first-half drinks break in Houston […]
Cape Verdeans arrived in Massachusetts in waves of migration from the 1850s as whalers and seamen. The state is home to the largest Cape Verdean population in the United States, with estimates ranging from roughly 70,000 to over 90,000 residents. Alves regularly returns to his homeland to support the team and was in the 15,000-capacity […]
With four signings already in place, Heart of Midlothian will make up to six more by the time the summer window closes and there will very likely also be one or two departures. (Edinburgh Evening News), external A striker and centre-half are Hibernian’s priorities in the summer transfer window. (Edinburgh Evening News), external Cove Rangers […]
When Graham Potter strode out to Sweden training last week donning a Stetson, it was a bit of fun to get into the World Cup mood as they prepared for the tournament in Texas. Some might have quipped that the cowboy hat was fitting for a manager who was maybe drinking in last-chance saloon following […]
Watch highlights as Sweden get their World Cup campaign off to an emphatic start, scoring five goals in a win over Group F opponents Tunisia. Source link
Yasin Ayari scores a stunner for Sweden against Tunisia but refuses to celebrate. The Brighton midfielder could have represented the opposition as his father is Tunisian. Source link
England’s Jordan Henderson says he finds it “hard to read” what is written about Jude Bellingham but believes the midfielder can be the team’s “X-factor” at the World Cup. One of the biggest talking points before England’s first game of the tournament against Croatia on Wednesday (21:00 BST) has been whether Bellingham or Morgan Rogers […]
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo scored a superb 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast beat Ecuador in Philadelphia. Source link
Watch how Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo wins their Group E match against Ecuador in the 90th minute at the 2026 World Cup. Source link