Wales manager Craig Bellamy says he’s “disappointed” his side couldn’t hold on for victory in their World Cup play-off semi final against Bosnia-Herzegovina, as they conceded an 86th minute equaliser, before going on to lose on penalties after extra time. READ MORE: Wales suffer agonising World Cup play-off shootout loss to Bosnia Source link
Substitutions did not help Wales’ cause. With the dangerous Daniel James, scorer of Wales’ spectacular long-range goal, and David Brooks taken off, their replacements Liam Cullen and Mark Harris struggled to influence the game. “I don’t think that’s fair,” Bellamy said. “No, we make changes all the time and we have to. “We have a […]
After 120 minutes and a penalty shootout, the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dream came to a crushing end in Prague with “pain” the overriding emotion for manager Heimir Hallgrimsson. From the high of their stunning last-gasp victory over Hungary in November that sent them into the play-offs, the mood was in stark contrast for […]
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola, who was at the game for BBC Sport, was particularly impressed with the Charles brothers, Shea and Pierce, who he described as “brilliant”. “This national team has a very good future, they have potential and they need to keep growing and improving. “When they get something more in the final third […]
Northern Ireland captain Trai Hume speaks to BBC Sport NI’s Gavin Andrews after his side lose their play-off semi-final 2-0 to Italy in Bergamo, bringing their hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup to an end. Source link
Graham Potter’s Sweden are one win from qualifying for the World Cup after Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick in their 3-1 play-off semi-final win over Ukraine. The Arsenal forward had not scored in 2026 qualifying before Thursday’s game in Valencia, Spain. But Gyokeres went home with the match ball after scoring in the sixth and […]
Thomas Tuchel says Ben White must “clear the air” with his England team-mates after returning to the squad for the first time in four years. The Arsenal defender last played for his country in March 2022 and was called up for the Qatar World Cup later that year, but left the camp for “personal reasons” […]
Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season’s Premier League. The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel declared another four errors by referees in its latest report, taking the total to 54. At the same stage last season there had been 44 wrong […]
Arsenal captain Kim Little has signed a one-year contract extension with the club. The 35-year-old is one of the north Londoners’ most successful players of all time and has spent almost 15 years at Arsenal during two spells. She led the squad to Women’s Champions League glory last season as they defeated Barcelona in Lisbon […]
Fifa has begun disciplinary proceedings against three senior members of Congo-Brazzaville’s football federation, Fecofoot. They include Fecofoot president, Jean-Guy Mayolas, who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment, along with his wife and son, after being convicted of embezzling funds provided by the world governing body. Mayolas and his family were tried in absentia, with their […]