In September, the France national team will have a new face on the touchline for the first time in 14 years. By the time the appointment was announced on Tuesday morning, it had long been an open secret that Zinedine Zidane would succeed Didier Deschamps this summer. Talks between the former Real Madrid manager and […]
Pickford is the man in possession after helping England reach the World Cup semi-finals for only the fourth time this summer. Thomas Tuchel spoke of his admiration for both Trafford and Henderson after he was appointed England manager in 2024. Trafford made his England debut in the 1-1 draw with Uruguay in March but Pickford […]
European football’s governing body Uefa has reacted furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup. Fifa – the sport’s global governing body – said it intends to expand football development funding to more than $10bn (£7.5bn), which it claims is to grow the game – subject to […]
“This is a four-year commitment that must take us from here to the next World Cup in 2030, with a European Championship along the way,” Malago said when he announced Maldini and Leonardo’s appointments. But that commitment lasted little more than a fortnight as the relationship turned fraught over a series of failed appointments. First […]
New France head coach Zinedine Zidane produces a masterclass against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup. Source link
Martins won her first international cap in the first leg of the Wafcon qualifier against Mali last October, a 1-0 defeat in Praia. She travelled to Bamako for the second leg but missed a dramatic match through illness, with the Blue Sharks winning 4-2 after a floodlight failure in the second half. “When the final […]
England international Hannah Hampton has signed a new two-year deal with Chelsea. The goalkeeper’s contract was set to expire this summer and it was key that Chelsea kept her as part of an effort to bounce back from a disappointing 2025-26 campaign. After joining from Aston Villa in 2023, Hampton has become one of the […]
Kelly made a rapid start at Arsenal in the second half of the 2024-25 season, scoring twice and providing five assists, and helping the club win a second Women’s Champions League title. She then played an instrumental role in England retaining the European Championships that summer, including scoring the title-winning penalty against Spain in the […]
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the France national team. Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation’s semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, has been out of […]
Halliday says McInnes “knows the pressure cooker he’s stepping into”. It will be like nothing he has experienced in the dugout previously. Expectation may be high at Aberdeen and Hearts but the relentless need to win at the Old Firm is on another level. As a former Rangers player who was brought up supporting the […]