Referee Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement with immediate effect, highlighting the impact of the “intense” pressure of the role. Taylor, 47, enjoyed a 20-year career spanning 831 matches, with his final game being Spain’s 1-0 win over Portugal in the World Cup last 16 on 6 July. A prison officer before becoming a professional […]
Everton have signed Holly McNamara on a free transfer after the Australia striker’s Melbourne City had expired. The 23-year-old has won the Golden Boot in Australia’s A-League on two occasions. Everton say they beat “a wide range of top clubs across Europe and the United States” to sign McNamara. She becomes Everton’s fourth signing of […]
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez says he is considering whether it is “time to step aside” from international football after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup final. The 33-year-old has won 67 caps for his country and played every minute of Argentina’s eight World Cup games, keeping two clean sheets and conceding […]
Available for over a year Erling Haaland’s Norway went out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage – but on social media, he’s arguably been the tournament’s biggest winner. From shopping for a cowboy hat in Texas to coming home with a taxidermied raccoon, Haaland’s American adventures have seen his online following explode, and […]
All kick-off times GMT. Sunday, 26 July Group A: Algeria v Senegal, Olympic Stadium, Rabat, (17:00 GMT) Group A: Morocco v Kenya, Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, (20:00 GMT) Monday, 27 July Group B: South Africa v Tanzania, Moulay Rachid Stadium, Casablanca, (17:00 GMT) Group B: Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso, Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, (20:00 […]
Aston Villa have signed Japan goalkeeper Akane Okuma, subject to visa approval. The 21-year-old joins the Women’s Super League side from Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa, where she had played since 2024. Okuma began her senior career at JEF United Chiba. She represented Japan at youth level and was part of the senior squad that […]
Parkinson was born in Singapore to an English father and a Japanese mother, and is eligible to represent both nations, as well as Portugal, where she spent most of her playing career. She was with Leixoes from the age of 10 and had some involvement with Benfica before breaking into Valadares Gaia’s first team in […]
Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has rejected a new contract with growing Premier League interest in the England Under-21 international. The Cherries have made it a summer priority to tie Scott down to fresh terms but as things stand there is no agreement. The development comes amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Manchester City and […]
In some ways, MLS is already up there with the big leagues across the world. There were 45 MLS players represented at the 2026 World Cup – including two in the final for Argentina, Messi and Rodrigo de Paul. MLS has a reputation for being almost a retirement home for superstars – a lucrative place […]
Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points. Three […]