As a person, Christian is someone who at first you might say is kind of a bit timid, but when you get to know him well, he really opens up. He is a very caring guy, who looks out for people, but he’s also someone who I’ve always had a really good laugh with. We […]

English referee Michael Oliver has been ruled out of his first match at the 2026 World Cup because of injury. The 41-year-old, who was due to officiate the Group E meeting between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia on Sunday (00:00 BST, Monday), has been replaced by Frenchman Francois Letexier. Fifa said Oliver is expected […]

The stage was set for the main event, but first, the dress rehearsal. Brown, ever a stickler for making sure his players were neat and tidy, led his team off the bus in St Denis on 10 June, 1998 wearing full kilts. “It was a big hit,” said Brown, whose side were visited the night […]

Available for over a year Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith have been to their first World Cup match. The pair were in Los Angeles to watch the USA’s opening game, a chaotic 4-1 win over Paraguay that featured goals, drama and one of the most bizarre and confusing cases of a yellow card you’ll ever […]

The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions. The BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the challenges facing this year’s tournament. Source link

If there were any doubts that the USA were ready to live up to the pressure of being one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, they were dispelled in 45 brilliant minutes against Paraguay on Saturday. Following a glitzy build-up which featured a performance from Katy Perry, watched on by Hollywood A-listers like […]

Folarin Balogun scores twice as the USA begin their World Cup campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory over Paraguay at the Los Angeles Stadium. Source link

Katy Perry, Tyla and Future are among the performers at USA’s star-studded World Cup opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium Stadium. Source link

Folarin Balogun scores his second and USA’s third goal before half-time in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay. Source link

England were victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday. The Football Association is trying to ascertain what was stolen, with balls and boots among the items feared to have been taken, after vehicles transferring equipment to their Swope Soccer Village base in Kansas City were broken […]