Though New Zealand were unable to secure a first-ever World Cup win when they faced Iran earlier this week, the All Whites were able to create another piece of history. The introduction of 21-year-old defender Tyler Bindon in second half injury-time not only helped shore up the New Zealand back-line, but gave the World Cup […]

Former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has apologised after saying that Japan players “all look alike” during their 2-2 draw with the Netherlands. Van der Vaart, 43, was working as a pundit for Dutch broadcaster NOS TV when he made the remark after Micky van de Ven lost Koki Ogawa’s run for Japan’s late […]

England face Ghana in their second group game on 23 June at 21:00 BST. Bayern Munich’s Kane gave England the lead with a retaken penalty early in the first half, before scoring a powerful header to restore his side’s lead three minutes before the break. “I’m absolutely delighted that Kane equalled my record,” Lineker continued. […]

Wilkinson says Wales have learned from their experience at Euro 2025, when they stuggled to make an impact against three of the world’s best teams – Netherlands, France and England. “I think we all learned a lot through the Euros – myself, my staff, the players,” she said. “Do I wish I’d coached differently? Parts […]

Motherwell picked up 61 points in Askou’s one league campaign in Scotland, winning 16 of their 38 games. Johansson, who did not play professional football, began youth coaching in his homeland and worked as academy manager at Djurgardens. He was youth manager in the second of his spells with FC Copenhagen, progressing to Under-19 level. […]

The key measure for success is usually the ball-in-play time. Previously, the target was to get to 60 minutes, but that has proved very difficult to achieve. Even in Qatar, with all that added time, Fifa could only get up to 58:03 of actual football. So how does the 2026 World Cup compare? First off, […]

England have been drawn to play Greece in round one of the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-offs. The Lionesses must get through two rounds of home and away ties to qualify for the tournament in Brazil. Should England beat Greece, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine with the away fixture played first. […]

Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Ibrahima Konate on a four-year contract when the France centre-back leaves Liverpool. The 27-year-old is leaving the Reds on a free transfer at the end of June after the two parties failed to agree a new deal because of a gap between the defender and club over […]

As Cklamovski and Fleig sit in a quiet executive area in the main stand at the Peninsula Stadium, now undergoing a repaint as the club prepares to return to its original orange colours next season, the rationale for appointing someone with no direct experience of English football is sound. In announcing his appointment, Salford said […]

By starting the match, Ronaldo became the oldest outfield player to start a World Cup match at 41 years and 132 days of age. It was a surprise, therefore, that the veteran was left on the field for the duration of the match. Ex-Premier League striker Chris Sutton, commentating for BBC Radio 5 Live, was […]