Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign England defender Niamh Charles from Chelsea. The left-back is set to depart after six years at the club in which she has made 173 appearances. During her time at Chelsea, Charles has won five Women’s Super League titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups. She was […]

Celtic have got in their own way in the transfer market. All of that must have been galling to O’Neill. As part of his negotiations to stay on he surely raised it as a big issue. Under O’Neill, Celtic signed five players on loan – Benjamin Arthur, Joel Mvuka, Junior Adamu, Tomas Cvancara and Alex […]

Two defeats in two games left Scotland needing to beat Uruguay to advance to the last 16 and Ferguson with a decision to make. Captain Souness, by then 33, had struggled with the heat and the altitude and, after a meeting of the coaches, it was agreed he would be left out. The manager went […]

The planned takeover of Colchester United by a consortium including former Chelsea and England defender John Terry has collapsed. It was understood that U’s owner Robbie Cowling was on the verge of selling to the group, but the club have confirmed that this process has now ended. A statement, external from the Essex side said: […]

Wolves have sacked head coach Rob Edwards after just seven months following their relegation from the Premier League. The club had previously put on a united front and insisted they were behind the 43-year-old, appointed last November. Cesar Peixoto, who guided Gil Vicente to sixth place in Portugal’s Primeira Liga during the season just completed, […]

Celtic have opened talks with the agent of Elias Filet and are seen as favourites to win a keenly contested race to sign the striker from Swiss second-tier club FC Aarau. (TeamTalk), external Celtic have yet to reach an agreement with key members of Martin O’Neill’s backroom team despite the interim boss agreeing to become […]

Christie isn’t the only one to have such hopes. A nation is waiting patiently. It’s down to the standards set by Christie, his team-mates and head coach Steve Clarke – who “completely changed the set-up” of the national team. “When I first joined international football, I know I was a bit younger and probably a […]

They were two iconic shirt celebrations that came to define a rivalry like no other – but how much did Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo drive each other? Hear from leading journalists on how two of football’s greatest players reached unprecedented heights. Watch Rivals: Messi v Ronaldo now on BBC iPlayer and listen to Sporting […]

Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after their shirt, depicting a war scene, failed to comply with Fifa rules. An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, which secured Haiti’s independence, with the country’s flag had been embedded on the shirts worn […]

When Infantino sat down at the Azteca he knew exactly which questions would be coming his way. How could he not? The expulsion of Artan after an 11-hour interrogation at Miami International Airport had come just hours earlier, accused by a US official of having links to terrorists in his homeland. “It is unfortunate what […]