World Cup 2026: Africa’s greatest kits – pick your favourite

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 […]

The Wayne Rooney Show – Tim Cahill On The World Cup That Changed Everything

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 […]

World Cup 2026: Australia’s Jordan Bos tops Fifa sprint rankings

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 […]

World Cup 2026: Nike v Adidas – the brand battle

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. […]

Achraf Hakimi to stand trial for rape, French prosecutors confirm

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. […]

World Cup 2026: Why Mauricio Pochettino’s fluid midfield has USA thriving

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 […]

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