Football

Zinedine Zidane spoke of his “immense emotion” as he prepared to take charge of France for the first time in their Nations League opener away to Turkey on Friday. The 54...

Cody Gakpo volleyed in a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw for the Netherlands against Germany in their Nations League Group A2 opener on Thursday, and deny new coach ...

Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 UEFA Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the corner flag to simulate ...

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he “pushed hard” to ensure Lionel Messi would return to the national team for a farewell match soon after announcing his retirement because he was ...

Manchester United reported their seventh straight annual loss on Wednesday as costs related to player acquisitions and the sacking of former head coach Ruben Amorim this year pushed them deeper ...

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said trust in world football had not been restored following the collapse of FIFA’s controversial private-investment plan, in his first public comments since FIFA President ...

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will continue to play international football as long as he remains motivated, saying he had not considered quitting the team after the World Cup despite ...

Real Madrid want a new LaLiga president in light of what they called “intolerable” comments from incumbent Javier Tebas, who said earlier on Tuesday that claims of officiating bias against ...

A new cycle of Africa Cup of Nations competition gets under way in earnest on Thursday as group qualifiers for the 2027 finals kick off, with the winners of the last ...

Kylian Mbappe says being managed by Zinedine Zidane for the French national team is “like something out of a movie”. The pair will work together for the first time during ...

Premier League champions Arsenal have agreed an improved contract with manager Mikel Arteta, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Arteta’s deal was due to expire at the end of the ...

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka will miss the international camp after admitting he acquired a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate, the Swiss Football Association (SFV) said on Monday. The decision was reached ...

Roberto Mancini set a demanding tone as Italy gathered on Monday, insisting on immediate progress while mounting a strong defense of his heavily overhauled squad for his first match back ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has proposed an independent review of the world soccer body’s decision-making, in a move that could help him regain support after the withdrawal of a ...

Germany coach Juegen Klopp’s decision to have two different squads with a total of 44 players for his first four international matches in charge has earned praise as he starts ...

Cole Palmer, Declan Rice and Marcus Rashford are among five players who have withdrawn from England’s squad for impending Nations League fixtures because of injury, the Football Association said ...

Jose Mourinho needed only a sheet of paper to deliver his verdict on Sunday’s Madrid derby, waving images of two first-half tackles as he accused the officials of losing ...

Matheus Cunha spared Manchester United a third defeat of the week as his deflected effort in the 89th minute earned his side a 1-1 draw in the Premier League at ...

Positivity is not the easiest commodity when your team has lost all four Premier League games without scoring a goal but it remains the mantra for Coventry City manager Frank ...

The decision to stage the 2027 Spanish Super Cup in Istanbul was driven largely by a scheduling clash with the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia and not by security concerns in ...

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said the debate surrounding the VAR decision that awarded Erling Haaland’s winning goal against Manchester United should not overshadow his side’s performance in ...

Tottenham Hotspur coach Roberto De Zerbi insisted Richarlison’s situation has not changed despite the club’s struggles in front of goal, confirming the Brazilian will remain unavailable for Tuesday’...

European soccer players’ union FIFPRO Europe demanded reforms to FIFA’s decision-making structures on Monday, arguing that the world body’s now-abandoned investment proposal exposed dangerous flaws in how global ...

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola said he is still learning which players can cope with the demands of playing every three days as his side prepare to host Tottenham Hotspur in ...