Iranian officials say technical staff have been denied visas, hours after the US said players could enter the country. Source link

West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down from his position as joint chairman and director of the club with immediate effect “having been made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations”. Sullivan has denied any “illegal conduct” and the Hammers say he is leaving “in order to avoid disruption to the […]

Wales travel to Bucharest to face Romania for the first time since their World Cup qualifying defeat in May 1992. Gheorghe Hagi was Wales’ main tormentor – scoring three of seven goals across two matches. And he will be back to haunt Wales as he takes charge of Romania on home soil for the first […]

He said: “Whether you’re cheering on the home nations, your sweepstake side, or for me – wishing Wales were there – this year’s World Cup has more games than ever before, meaning we’re likely to see a surge in electricity demand across the longer tournament. Source link

Ordabasy Shymkent and FC Tobol are expected to make offers for Hearts winger Islam Chesnokov, 26. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription required), external Celtic have an interest in Rodez forward Tairyk Arconte, 22. (Foot Meracto – in French), external Meanwhile, last season’s top scorer, Sweden midfielder Benjamin Nygren, 24, is not ruling out a Celtic […]

When Norwich midfielder McLean scored that goal against Denmark in November, Kelly was one of the first to empty the Scotland bench and lead the chasing pack. He shares a strong bond with the 34-year-old and other senior figures within the group, such as Andy Robertson. He sits beside the captain on international commutes. Nobody […]

Football came to Armstrong, via a television set, in suburbia. His family moved from the Southeast part of Washington DC when Armstrong was young and later settled in a largely white neighbourhood in Maryland, where he befriended a soccer coach’s son. One afternoon, the coach called Armstrong over to the television. He was pointing to […]

Harry Kane’s final task of the finest season of a magnificent career is to attend to unfinished business as England’s World Cup captain. Kane is England’s ‘Mr Irreplaceable’ – as proved when Thomas Tuchel’s side were ominously toothless when drawing with Uruguay then losing to Japan in March friendlies at Wembley. The 32-year-old’s fitness will […]

Former captain Marissa Callaghan said that Turkey striker Busem Seker “had to be sent off” after she controversially handled the ball before later scoring the winner in their 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland. Michael McArdle’s side were trailing 1-0 in the closing stages of a quiet first half in Istanbul when the game sparked to […]

Scotland rarely seem to have major ups without a corresponding down and this was another of those occasions. Some of the gloom as they awaited news of the extent of Cuthbert’s injury would have been lifted by the result from the later kick-off at Den Dreef Stadion. While Belgium recorded an expected victory at home […]