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 […]
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee while playing for Belgium at the World Cup. The 24-year-old was substituted 21 minutes into his side’s 4-1 win over the United States in the last 16. Onana had gone down clutching his right knee after trying to get […]
Argentina survive an almighty scare before delivering a scarcely believable second-half comeback to break Egypt hearts and reach the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup. Source link
Would Messi have been lost to the World Cup forever had Argentina lost? He would be 43 – the oldest outfield player to play at a World Cup – if he carried on to the next, though the lure of games being played in his home country may have sustained him. Instead, Messi can look […]
Watch the full penalties as Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 in the shootout to advance to the quarter-finals. Source link
Gregor Kobel is Switzerland’s penalty hero, after pulling off a stunning shootout save from Colombia’s Cucho Hernandez to help set up a quarter-final clash with Argentina. Source link
Fulham have appointed Alvaro Arbeloa as their new manager on a three-year contract. The former interim Real Madrid boss, 43, succeeds Marco Silva after he agreed to join Benfica. “It is a real honour for me to be embarking on this new stage at Fulham FC, the oldest club in London,” he said. “I feel […]
With 12 minutes of normal time remaining Egypt stood on the cusp of their greatest ever World Cup result. The Pharaohs led Argentina, the reigning world champions, 2-0 in Atlanta Stadium. A quarter-final spot – their first – beckoned for the football-mad African country. Then it went wrong. Horribly wrong. When Cristian Romero reduced the […]
Arsenal make Morgan Rogers their main target, Liverpool interested in Mexico teenager and Everton eye England defender Spence. Arsenal have made 23-year-old midfielder Morgan Rogers their top target and want to sign the England international from Aston Villa (The Athletic, external). Liverpool have enquired about the possibility of signing 17-year-old Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora from […]
Wayne Rooney believes Jude Bellingham’s performance against Mexico was reminiscent of heroic Champions League displays from Steven Gerrard and Roy Keane. England midfielder Bellingham, 23, scored twice in 98 seconds as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Mexico 3-2 despite finishing with 10 men in an epic World Cup clash at the Azteca. The hard-fought victory set […]