The Newcastle chiefs’ goal to fight for the biggest prizes in the game by 2030 feels a long way away right now, with the club in 14th place in the Premier League. But it has been very much “business as usual” at St James’ Park this week following PIF’s reassessment of priorities elsewhere. That was […]

Keira Walsh became the latest player to join the 100 club when she took part in England’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Spain on Tuesday. In doing so she became the 15th most-capped player in England history – can you name the other 14? Test yourself with our quiz below. Good luck! Source link

Available for over a year As domestic football seasons come to a close across Europe, nerves are setting in for players, managers and fans. Arsenal and Manchester City are in a two-way fight for the Premier League title, while in the Scottish Premiership, Hearts have been trying to hold off the challenge of Rangers and […]

Aalesunds chief executive Tarjei Gjendemso Omenas says there were clubs in Norway’s top flight and other parts of Scandinavia interested in Claudio Braga before the 26-year-old forward’s move to Hearts last summer. (Edinburgh Evening News), external Hearts head coach Derek McInnes says he went against his usual policy of avoiding loan deals to sign Marc […]

MetLife Stadium – which will be named New York/New Jersey Stadium during the World Cup as part of Fifa’s policy on corporate sponsored names – will host eight matches, including an England group game, and the final on 19 July. Train fares for matches at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, outside Boston, have also been […]

Topping the table with essentially the same squad highlights Lampard’s powers of recovery. It has allowed him to finally feel like a manager first, rather than player, for the first time when he has been speaking with staff. To observers Lampard seems more comfortable in his skin at Coventry, not carrying the weight of expectation […]

Barnsley head coach Conor Hourihane is to leave the club at the end of the season by mutual agreement. The former Aston Villa and Derby County midfielder was appointed on an interim basis in March 2025 following the sacking of Darrell Clarke and given a two-year contract the following month. This season, though, has been […]

With England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland continuing their World Cup qualifying campaigns this weekend, here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of the tournament. Nations from four of the world’s continents have played host to international football’s biggest tournament since the first women’s edition was contested in 1991. In 2027, the world’s best players […]

England’s Lionesses are no strangers to making history. The past decade has been rich in landmark moments; a first tournament medal, a first major trophy, and a first title defence – on foreign soil to boot. When Sarina Wiegman’s side play Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday (17:30 BST) they will reach another milestone – the […]

Supporters have good reason to be anxious heading into the final part of the title race after three successive second-place finishes and a 22-year wait for a top-flight title. It is strange for a side top of the table by six points to be having questions asked about why things are not going well, but […]