Benin, Cape Verde, Gabon and Mozambique all moved top of their 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying groups as the fifth round of the African campaign continued following a nine-month hiatus. Among nine games on Thursday, Mali revived their challenge as Kamory Doumbia scored twice in their 3-0 away win against Comoros in neutral Morocco. The...
England captain Harry Kane says he is “taken for granted” and feels people have become “bored” of his goalscoring record. Source link...
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Manchester United have set their sights on Jarrad Branthwaite this summer, Liverpool target Xavi Simons and Newcastle want Dean Huijsen. Manchester United are ready to go all out to sign Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, this summer for around, but a deal may hinge on Champions League qualification. (Sun – subscription required), external...
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says that his side can “do a little bit better” after their comeback 2-1 victory against Bulgaria in the first leg of their Nations League play-off. Source link...
Williams was in tears after the game as he pointed to the sky in tribute to his grandfather, who would have been proud of his performance in the 1-1 draw against the United States. To honour that moment, the full-back had the date of the game added to an existing tattoo on his hand that...
Watch Scott McTominay win and score a penalty to give Scotland a Nations League play-off first leg win in Greece. Source link...
The accounting model makes some sense as the long contracts and amortisation – spreading the cost of a transfer over an extended period – have enabled Chelsea to get players like Caicedo on comparatively ‘lower’ £180,000-a-week wages, despite him costing a British transfer record £115m when joining in 2023 from Brighton. Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk...
Michael O’Neill says his youthful Northern Ireland side are “in a good place” ahead of Friday’s friendly with Switzerland in Belfast. Source link...
Jordan Ayew says he “believes in destiny” after being named captain of Ghana for this month’s 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. The Leicester City forward will lead the Black Stars under a revamped national team structure which includes Winfried Schafer as technical advisor of the Ghana Football Association. Football runs deep in the Ayew family,...
World Sevens Football are in talks with leading clubs about a new seven-a-side women’s football series that is scheduled to start in May. Games in the new “revolutionary grand slam series” will be played on a field half the size of a typical football pitch and involve two 15-minute halves, with extra time for tie-breakers....
Chas Geiger Politics reporter Getty Images Claims an independent football regulator could stifle the growth of the Premier League and foreign investment in it are “complete nonsense”, English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry has told the BBC. Under a change to a government bill going through Parliament, the proposed regulator will have a duty...
McNair moved to the United States to join MLS side San Diego in January after a spell at West Brom. The 29-year-old former Manchester United and Middlesborough defender says he would not have moved to America if it would have put his place in the Northern Ireland squad in jeopardy. “I’ve really enjoyed it, really...
England captain Harry Kane says the team are “excited to start a new chapter” under new manager Thomas Tuchel before their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley. Source link...
New manager Thomas Tuchel feels England played with fear during Euro 2024 and wants to change that as they prepare to face Albania in a World Cup qualifier in his first game in charge. Source link...