Ask locals and they will confirm that the stadium has long had a poor reputation. “For lack of a better word, the technical term for MetLife Stadium is ‘blah’,” says long-time New Jersey sports columnist Steve Politi. One of his readers once compared its appearance to a giant prison toilet, another to a big air […]

Former Spain international Joan Capdevila has made a plea to US President Donald Trump for help after he says he was denied a visa to enter the United States before Sunday’s World Cup final. Capdevila, 48, was part of the Spain team that defeated the Netherlands to win the 2010 World Cup final. The retired […]

The Crown Prosecution Service sees first-hand the impact that domestic abuse has on victims. It says that of every five cases the police refers to it, four result in charges being brought. Olivia Rose, the CPS’s National Stalking Lead, says it does not just see physical abuse. There is coercive and controlling abuse too. “It’s […]

Sunday’s World Cup final pits holders Argentina against Spain. The South American champions against the European champions. How do they compare? This is the story of the numbers. Since two of their games went to extra time, Argentina have played an hour of football more than Spain at this tournament – so we have taken […]

Real Oviedo and Egypt attacker Haissem Hassan, 24, is now a priority signing target for Celtic. (Sun, external) Manager Stephen Robinson has further targets as he continues to reshape the Aberdeen squad. (Press and Journal – subscription required, external) And Robinson expects departures from Pittodrie “in the coming weeks”. (Record, external) Motherwell have agreed to […]

Leeds United have signed defender Tarik Muharemovic for £34.1m from Serie A side Sassuolo. The 23-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina international has signed a five-year deal at Elland Road. He is a replacement for Pascal Struijk, who joined Brighton for £20m in June, and is Leeds‘ second signing of the summer after Harry Wilson’s free transfer from Fulham. […]

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 […]

It was former Aberdeen stalwart Jim Leighton and Rangers’ Andy Goram who first started to build real respect for Scottish goalkeepers. After a bit of a lull following their joint 1998 World Cup disappointment, with Rab Douglas and Neil Sullivan holding fort, Scotland entered another golden era of goalkeeping. Gordon was firmly at its heart […]

United States President Donald Trump has joined criticism of England’s tactics in their World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina, by questioning Harry Kane’s second-half “defensive” role. Manager Thomas Tuchel’s second-half substitutions have been criticised by pundits and supporters following the 2-1 defeat, as Argentina scored two late goals to set up Sunday’s final against Spain […]

Asked about how he viewed the last 35 minutes of the game having had time to reflect, Tuchel said he felt “the same way – that we were too passive”. “If you’re asking if I regret my decision, if this is the question, then I don’t regret my decisions,” he added. “I felt that the […]