Corinthians striker Memphis Depay has explained why he was using a mobile phone while on the substitutes’ bench during a Brazilian top-flight match. The Netherlands forward was pictured by television cameras using a phone in the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Flamengo. Depay, 32, had been taken off in the 22nd minute of […]
John O’Shea says he is confident the Republic of Ireland can carry the momentum gained in November into Thursday’s World Cup play-off semi-final against the Czech Republic (19:45 GMT). In danger of missing out, the Republic of Ireland pulled off stunning victories over Portugal and Hungary to reach this stage. The 3-2 win in Budapest […]
Tottenham have offered condolences to interim head coach Igor Tudor following the death of his father. The 47-year-old Croatian did not undertake post-match media duties following Spurs’ 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest on Sunday for personal reasons. “Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Igor Tudor’s father, Mario,” […]
Assuming Paddy McNair will start regardless of Ballard’s injury, O’Neill has a number of options available to him. Norwich City’s Ruairi McConville is the most likely replacement for Ballard in Bergamo. The 20-year-old was also an injury doubt but played the full 90 minutes of the loss to Southampton on Wednesday, and again in Saturday’s […]
White has not played for England since a 3-0 friendly win against Ivory Coast in March 2022. He replaces Jarell Quansah in Thomas Tuchel’s expanded 35-man squad after the Bayer Leverkusen defender was ruled out with a thigh injury. Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was overlooked for the fourth successive England squad. After Real’s derby […]
Former France and West Ham attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet has retired, at the age of 38. Payet joined the Hammers from Marseille for £10.7m in June 2015 before he rejoined the French club in January 2017 for £25m. He scored 15 goals, external in 60 games as he became a fans favourite at West Ham […]
BBC Sport pundits Fara Williams and Nia Jones explain why Bunny Shaw is the best forward in the game right now, after the Manchester City forward scored the fastest hat-trick in Women’s Super League history against Tottenham Hotspur. Watch The Women’s Football Show in BBC iPlayer. Source link
BBC Sport NI’s Andy Gray There’s no way of sugar coating it – losing Dan Ballard is a massive blow to Northern Ireland’s hopes of reaching a first World Cup in 40 years. The Sunderland defender has been integral to the progress of Michael O’Neill’s young side and he has an impact in both boxes. […]
Mikey Moore insists he has “loved every single second” of his loan spell at Rangers, with the Tottenham Hotspur forward open to a return next season “if it’s right” for the teenager. The 18-year-old scored his sixth goal for the Ibrox club in Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Aberdeen. Danny Rohl’s side sit three points behind […]
Lindsay’s assistant Neil Smith has also left, and the club has made no announcement on who will take charge of the side in the interim – they next play on Saturday at home to 16th-placed Gillingham. Lindsay had led Crawley to promotion to League One via the play-offs in May 2024 before leaving the club […]