London City Lionesses have signed two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas on a three-year deal in one of the biggest scoops in women’s football history. Spain midfielder Putellas, widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest players, left Barcelona after 14 years in May and attracted interest from almost every top club in the world. […]
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has urged patience during what he describes as a “slow” summer transfer window. The Championship club, which travels to the United States later this month for three pre-season games, is yet to make a new signing. Parkinson said there would be further departures from the Stok Cae Ras following the exit […]
Zlatko Dalic has stepped down after nine years as Croatia’s head coach following their defeat against Portugal in the World Cup. The 59-year-old took charge in 2017 and guided Croatia to the final of the 2018 World Cup and third place four years later. Croatia exited the delayed 2020 European Championship in the last 16 […]
Norway v England, Miami Stadium, Saturday 22:00 BST What to watch out for: Norway goal machine Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in four games at the World Cup and was at his clinical best in netting twice to knock out five-time winners Brazil in the last 16. The Manchester City striker has 62 goals […]
Erling Haaland will be the man England fear most when they face Norway in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday (22:00 BST) – but things could have been very different. The Manchester City striker was born in Leeds, so would be lining up for the Three Lions if he had opted to represent the country […]
England and Norway renew a rivalry better known for one famous piece of commentary rather than football when they meet in the World Cup quarter-finals in Miami on Saturday. It was 45 years before Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland were illuminating the current tournament that a Norwegian by the name of Bjorge Lillelien delivered the […]
Available for over a year Argentina came from 2-0 down with just 11 minutes remaining to beat Egypt 3-2… but the biggest talking point afterwards was VAR. Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are joined by the BBC’s Football Issues Correspondent Dale Johnson to dissect the controversial decisions that overshadowed an extraordinary comeback and ask whether […]
Rangers linked with midfielders in Norway and Serbia and would former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager be interested in Scotland job? Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has refused to rule out becoming Scotland head coach, saying he is open to international football. (TalkSport), external Lyon are preparing an offer worth £17.1m, including add-ons, for 22-year-old […]
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 […]
Sides from Europe have really built up a head of steam as this World Cup has gone on, but there were some eyebrows raised at their initial slow start as seven of the first 10 European sides to play their first group stage games failed to win. The heat in North America had been a […]