Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni leaves his post-match news conference in tears when talking about his future after Sunday’s World Cup final defeat by Spain. Source link

Phil McNulty, BBC Sport chief football writer Mexico. The sheer passion and love for their team and football was incredible. Also such friendly, welcoming fans and people. Incredibly warm and gracious in defeat. We were in a restaurant in Mexico City the night before they played England, and an MC went around each table asking […]

Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian await news of potential European opponents on Monday when the third qualifying round draws are made for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Should Hearts progress against Sturm Graz in the top tier tournament they will meet one of Olimpiacos (GRE), Lyon (FRA), Bodo/Glimt (NOR) or Fenerbahce (TUR)/Gornik […]

Suggestions around Rashford have been that he is relaxed about the prospect of returning to training at United. For a start, there is not the same confrontational relationship between the player and his coach. Ruben Amorim fell out with the forward within weeks of his arrival from Sporting Lisbon. Amorim eventually exiled him, which triggered […]

Available for 29 days Spain are world champions – but beyond the trophy lift, what lasting changes could this World Cup mean for the SPFL? Have hydration breaks become football’s version of a tactical timeout? And should Scottish football be looking closely at how referees and VAR have been used on the biggest stage? Back […]

Arsenal are weighing up a move for John Stones as a replacement for the injured William Saliba, Chelsea hold formal talks over Maxence Lacroix, while Hull City want to sign Leon Bailey from Aston Villa. Arsenal are considering signing 32-year-old England defender John Stones on a free transfer if 25-year-old France defender William Saliba’s injury […]

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 […]

Fernandez was first shown a yellow card for dissent, then a second for a spectacularly late challenge that sent Cubarsi somersaulting. After the full-time whistle, Paredes was involved in scraps with Rodri, Gavi and Borja Iglesias and team mate Nahuel Molina was seen throwing a punch at a passing Spain player too. “Embarrassing, seeing that […]

As well as Trump’s appearance, the other big talking point in the lead up to the final was the Super Bowl-style half-time show. While the mid-game break is usually for players to recover from first-half exertion, coaches to give a team-talk and fans to buy food and drinks, this time it was extended to allow […]

When Spain appointed Luis de la Fuente as head coach in December 2022, few expected him to deliver the Nations League (2023), European Championship (2024) and World Cup (2026) in so short a time frame. Spain had just been knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16 in Qatar and the […]