Aug 13, 2026
Madjo scores at 17 years and 212 days, and PSG still retain the Super Cup
Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg to keep the UEFA Super Cup, but the night belonged to a 17-year-old who a court cleared to play o...
Football
253 articles tagged with "Football"
Aug 10, 2026
Bezos is in, and the consortium buying a third of Liverpool is led by Lakshmi Mittal’s son-in-law
A consortium fronted by British Indian investor Amit Bhatia is closing in on roughly a third of Liverpool, with Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Edu...
Aug 10, 2026
Mourinho signed for Manchester United in 2013, phoned Ferguson in tears, and went to Chelsea instead
A new Netflix documentary has Mourinho and Ferguson both confirming what almost happened in 2013: a signed agreement to succeed Ferguson at Old Traffo...
Aug 10, 2026
Viseu are back in the top flight after 37 years, and they took a point off Benfica in an empty Luz
Benfica led twice and drew 2-2 with promoted Academico de Viseu in Marco Silva’s first league match, played behind closed doors. Porto are the only on...
Jul 31, 2026
Abline joins Monaco for 25 million euros as relegated Nantes set a Ligue 2 record
Monaco have signed Matthis Abline from Nantes for 25 million euros plus five million in add-ons. The 23-year-old forward has signed until 2031, and Na...
Jul 29, 2026
Croatia national football team: full squad and key players
Slaven Bilic has taken charge, Luka Modric is expected to bow out in October, and a 19-year-old defender has just moved for 50 million pounds. Here is...
Jul 29, 2026
Openda returns to Ligue 1 on loan at Lyon after two goals in a year at Juventus
Juventus have sent Lois Openda to Lyon for the 2026-27 season on a straight loan with no option to buy, a year after paying more than 40 million euros...
Jul 20, 2026
Germany national football team: full squad and key players
Germany head into a new era under Jurgen Klopp after a chastening 2026 World Cup. Here is the full squad he inherits, from Manuel Neuer and Joshua Kim...
Jul 20, 2026
Rodri and Spain dominate the 2026 World Cup awards, Mbappe takes the Golden Boot
Rodri won the Golden Ball, Unai Simon the Golden Glove and Pau Cubarsi the Young Player award as Spain swept the individual honours. Kylian Mbappe was...
Jul 19, 2026
Spain are world champions as Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal downs ten-man Argentina
Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike settled a tense final at MetLife Stadium, denying ten-man Argentina and handing Spain their first World Cup title sin...
Jul 19, 2026
Messi and Yamal: two Barcelona generations meet in the World Cup final
Messi is 39 and probably saying goodbye. Yamal is 19 and just getting started. The World Cup final puts two players from the same club lineage on oppo...
Jul 19, 2026
Spain vs Argentina: what to watch in the World Cup 2026 final
Spain and Argentina meet at MetLife Stadium with the World Cup on the line. Here is how the two unbeaten finalists shape up before the 00:30 IST kicko...
Jul 19, 2026
Saka hat-trick fires England to World Cup bronze in a 6-4 thriller with France
England raced four goals clear, survived a France fightback led by Kylian Mbappe, and won the World Cup third-place play-off 6-4 in Miami. Bukayo Saka...
Jul 18, 2026
England national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Thomas Tuchel took England to the World Cup semi-finals before Argentina ended the run in Atlanta. Here is the 26-man squad that carried the Three Lio...
Jul 18, 2026
Whatever happens against Spain, this feels like Messi’s long goodbye
At 39, and openly admitting he is exhausted, Lionel Messi has dragged Argentina to a third World Cup final. Sunday against Spain may well be the last...
Jul 18, 2026
England’s 60-year wait goes on after another semi-final collapse
England led their World Cup semi-final and lost it late to a Messi-inspired Argentina, and sixty years on from 1966 the wait drags on. Thomas Tuchel w...
Jul 17, 2026
Spain national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
No Real Madrid players, a Barcelona-heavy spine and a defence that has conceded once all tournament: this is the Spain squad that has reached the 2026...
Jul 17, 2026
Messi edges Mbappe on assists as the World Cup Golden Boot goes to the wire
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on eight goals with one game each left, and the tie-break maths currently leaves the Argentine in f...
Jul 15, 2026
Enzo and Lautaro strike late as Argentina beat England to reach the World Cup final
Two goals in the final five minutes, both made by Lionel Messi, turned a losing semi-final into a place in the final for the holders.
Jul 14, 2026
Oyarzabal and Porro fire Spain past France and into the World Cup final
Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro saw Spain shut down France in Dallas and reach only their second World Cup final.
Jul 13, 2026
Brazil national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil went to the 2026 World Cup with Vinicius Junior, Raphinha and a returning Neymar, then fell in the round of 16. Here is the f...
Jul 13, 2026
Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, but money is holding up a new deal
Vinicius Junior has made no secret of wanting to stay at Real Madrid, yet a gap over salary and a signing bonus is holding up a new contract, with his...
Jul 12, 2026
Alvarez stunner sends Argentina past Switzerland and into an England semi-final
The holders needed extra time and a Julian Alvarez wonder-strike to see off a stubborn ten-man Switzerland in Kansas City. Argentina’s reward is a las...
Jul 12, 2026
Bellingham’s extra-time brace sends England past Norway and into the World Cup semi-finals
Jude Bellingham scored twice, including an extra-time winner, as England edged Norway 2-1 in Miami to reach the World Cup semi-finals.