Available for over a year Half a century on from Pele’s infamous prophecy that an African nation would win the World Cup before the year 2000, could the continent finally deliver its first World Cup in 2026? The BBC’s Lee James is joined by the former Democratic Republic of Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani and the […]
Bellingham missed just 29 minutes of England’s Euro 2024 campaign, starting all seven matches, but his fortunes have changed under Gareth Southgate’s replacement. The 22-year-old missed two qualifying matches last September because of a shoulder injury but was overlooked for October’s international camp, including a qualifier against Latvia. He returned to the squad in November […]
As Rabiot predicts, celebrations in Lille are likely. In their previous game in Nantes on Thursday – a surprise 2-1 defeat by the Ivory Coast – fans paid tribute to Deschamps by holding up cardboard cut outs which bore his image during the match. But for the manager, he is not letting his own farewell […]
“He doesn’t like talking about his story,” John McGinn told the Scottish FA. “He’ll no like hearing it – but that’ll never happen again. Part-time football to go so quickly to Hull, Liverpool, Champions League winner, Premier League winner, captaining your country at a World Cup. That’s fairytale stuff. “It’s a documentary I can’t wait […]
Out-of-contract Australia midfielder Cammy Devlin is torn over big money offers from a club in Major League Soccer, one from the Turkish Super Lig and another in the English Championship as Hearts want him to stay on improved terms. (Daily Record), external Porto, PSV Eindhoven and Galatasaray are among the clubs interested in Rangers striker […]
Watch as Scotland thump Israel 6-0 in World Cup qualifying Group B4, with captain Caroline Weir scoring a hat-trick. Source link
Both from humble beginnings, BBC Sport looks at how Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo became two of the greatest footballers of all time. Source link
Do you have an affinity for world champions Argentina or perhaps a connection with debutants Uzbekistan? The World Cup starts on Thursday, 11 June and if you are a neutral in need of a team, or just fancy following a second side, we have got you covered. Answer our questions and we will tell you […]
Wilkinson reshuffled her starting side in Montenegro, with five changes to the team which began April’s win in Albania. The sense before the game was that Wilkinson omitted the likes of Rhiannon Roberts, Angharad James, Mared Griffiths and Ceri Holland to keep them fresh to face the Czechs. The feeling come full-time was that Wales […]
Countries far and wide have hosted the festival of football since the first tournament in 1930. How many countries can you name? Source link