World Cup 2026: Fifa appears to rule out moving Iran’s matches to Mexico

Fifa appears to have ruled out moving Iran’s matches at this summer’s World Cup to Mexico from the United States. The president of Iran’s football federation had said negotiations were under way to move fixtures in order to ensure their players’ safety. It comes amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which has responded with […]

Sam Kerr scores winner as Australia beat China in Asian Cup

Australia started strongly against China, with Chelsea’s Ellie Carpenter, Manchester City’s Mary Fowler and Arsenal’s Foord combining beautifully to give Australia the lead. Carpenter dazzled with her pace, bursting down the left to latch onto a Fowler pass before passing back to the Manchester City forward, who cut the ball back to Foord to score […]

Manchester United’s Tyler Fletcher earns first Scotland U21 call

His twin Jack, also a midfielder with United, played briefly for Scotland at Under-16 level but has been with England youth sides since. The brothers played against each other in November during a Under-19s European Championship qualifier. In July 2023, the pair signed for United from direct rivals Manchester City for a reported combined fee […]

Man Utd’s new academy chief Stephen Torpey outlines his vision

Sir Alex Ferguson famously refused to let the media speak to Ryan Giggs in his formative years. Only after the Scot retired did United fully embrace social media platforms. Now, it is a daily part of life for most young players. Almost all have their own accounts, upload posts after games and like those of […]

VAR error cost Brighton a penalty against Arsenal

Brighton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal on 4 March, the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has said. The Seagulls were trailing to Bukayo Saka’s ninth-minute goal when they pushed forward in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. After a cross was delivered from […]

Chelsea set to move pre-match huddle

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says his players “don’t want to antagonise and bring more noise on ourselves” by conducting their pre-match huddle in the centre circle. It follows the unusual scene before Saturday 1-0 Premier League defeat by Newcastle when referee Paul Tierney was standing over the ball before kick-off but did not move […]

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