England manager Thomas Tuchel had revealed that his team will follow his predecessor Sir Gareth Southgate’s penalty shootout blueprint at the World Cup. Tuchel’s side face DR Congo in their first knockout game of the tournament on Wednesday, a scenario that opens up the potential for penalties. The match, which kicks off in Atlanta at […]
Right-backs Jarell Quansah and Reece James will miss England’s World Cup last-32 match against DR Congo because of injury. The pair did not take part in training on Tuesday before Wednesday’s game in Atlanta (17:00 BST), which is live on BBC One and iPlayer. England manager Thomas Tuchel could utilise Djed Spence at right-back again, […]
Kylian Mbappe becomes the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup knockout matches with after scoring twice as France crusie past Sweden 3-0 to set up a last-16 tie with Paraguay. Source link
Kylian Mbappe scores twice as France cruise to a comfortable win over Sweden in their World Cup round of 32 match at the New York New Jersey Stadium. Source link
Ronald Koeman has resigned as Netherlands manager after their World Cup exit, which led to “appalling” racist abuse aimed at players who missed penalties. Koeman’s side were knocked out by Morocco in a last-32 shootout after a 1-1 draw in Monterrey. Justin Kluivert, Quinten Timber and Crysencio Summerville all missed their efforts and were subjected […]
Pandur made an early professional debut for top-flight outfit Rijeka at the age of just 19 having been a youth cap for his country. It earned him a move to Serie A with Verona the following year, saving two penalties on his debut in a Coppa Italia win over Venezia. However, he would only make […]
Three of the clubs either sold infrastructure to directly linked companies, or players to associated teams. This was previously admissible under Premier League rules – it will not be from next season – but not by Uefa regulations. Chelsea sold Mathis Amougou to Strasbourg for £12m, while Aston Villa sold their women’s team. Newcastle posted […]
Ecuador have made a complaint to World Cup organisers over noisy local fans outside their team hotel before their last-32 match against co-hosts Mexico. Local media reported that around 1,000 Mexico supporters staged a noisy ‘serenade’ – a musical performance given to honour or express love – in Mexico City on Monday. The match is […]
Norway take the lead in their round of 32 tie against Ivory Coast after a brilliant strike from forward Antonio Nusa. Source link
Arsenal view Paris St-Germain’s Bradley Barcola as an alternative to Aston Villa‘s Morgan Rogers after receiving encouragement that the France forward might be available this summer. BBC Sport understands representatives of Arsenal, who have been tracking Barcola for some time, intend to watch him again in France’s World Cup last-32 match against Sweden on Tuesday […]