Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps does not know if she is ready for the spotlight again after signing for the London City Lionesses. After two years with Paris St-Germain, the 33-year-old has returned to the Women’s Super League, and what she called “the craziness of England” in a BBC interview last year. Like many high-profile […]

The oldest, and possibly boldest, of our kits, this vision in yellow and green was very much of its time. While the shirt had a big collar and deep V-neck, what really made it stand out was the decision to put both the name of the country and the team’s Leopards nickname and logo on […]

Available for over a year What’s it like to score your country’s first-ever World Cup goal? What separates World Cup winners from everyone else? And can England finally go all the way? Tim Cahill sits down with Wayne to relive Australia’s plucky 2006 World Cup campaign, what life was like under Guus Hiddink and reveals […]

Scotland face Morocco in their second group game of the 2026 World Cup. BBC Sport takes a look at the Morocco players to look out for. Source link

His story also carries a distinctly Dutch flavour. Jacco Bos grew up supporting Feyenoord before moving to Australia after a backpacking trip in 1997, where he met Jordan’s mother Sandra. A childhood photograph of Jordan wearing Feyenoord’s famous red-and-white shirt has since become popular among supporters. Years later, he is living out the dream his […]

Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James are just some of the names who feature in Nike’s Rip the script World Cup advert. Adidas’ Backyard Legends offering doesn’t scrimp on A-List talent either with Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane all included. Even an AI David Beckham makes an appearance. […]

Until three years ago, there was no guarantee Balogun would end up playing for the United States. Having appeared for the US and England at Under-18 level, he was at the heart of Lee Carsley’s England Under-21 plans – scoring seven goals in 13 appearances as they geared up for the 2023 Under-21 European Championship. […]

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, French prosecutors have confirmed. A woman accused the Paris St-Germain defender of raping her at his home in the French capital in 2023, when she was aged 24. The public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, began a preliminary investigation in March 2023. […]

There will be a change in the way Premier League referees judge hair-pulling next season after three players were sent off for the offence in 2025-26. All three red cards for hair-pulling came through a video assistant referee review, but from next season, not every time a player is seen to pull an opponent’s hair […]

For the past couple of seasons, many teams looking to dominate the ball have done so in a rigid manner. A very common shape in possession has been the 3-2-2-3 set-up, with a box in midfield – teams such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal have moved a full-back into midfield to achieve this. In […]