South Africa defender Olwethu Makhanya has become Rangers' eighth summer signing, joining for an undisclosed fee from Philadelphia Union.The 22-year-old centre-back played for the Major League Soccer side 53 ti...
Asian Football Confederation chief slams lack of consultation over plan to sell FIFA World Cup stakes and says it undermines sport’s continental structure.Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Sal...
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Rangers are nearing a £5m deal to sign Philadelphia Union's South Africa defender Olwethu Makhanya, 22. (Sun, external)The Ibrox club could sign Makhanya for £3m. (Record - subscription required, external)Moham...
For Jayden Adams, the South Africa midfielder who died this month at the age of 25, football was a “safe space”. Those words, used by Adams’s junior coach Steve Barker at his memorial service last Thursday, tel...
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starts in Morocco on Sunday, with Cape Verde and Egypt looking to continue feelgood factor from the men’s World Cup and Nigeria going for an 11th title
FIFA World CupFor many years, Spain was known for playing attractive football, but not for winning the biggest trophies.Everything changed at the start of the new millennium.What began with victory at UEFA Euro...
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When it kicks off in Morocco on July 26, the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) promises to provide great goals, games and memories as 16 teams compete for the continental title. While the focus will be on...
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MISTY, WATER-COLOURED MEMORIESThe Geopolitics World Cup is already fading from view, replaced by a thin July gruel of pre-season friendlies and transfer tales. But there’s still time to cast another look back o...
Newly-promoted Premier League side keen on Celtic forward, with Scottish champions lining up Egypt winger as a possible replacement.Premier League side Ipswich Town have launched a bid to sign Celtic striker Da...
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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin did not attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain in protest against Fifa. While the Slovenian did travel to Mexico City for the opening game between the co-hosts ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States kicked off on 11 June and concluded with Spain's extra-time final victory against holders Argentina in East Rutherford on 19 July.Check out all th...
Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all of them. Again and again they had come, again and again they had been halted but they would not be denied. A dozen different players had taken aim at Emi Mart...
Tottenham right-back Pedro Porro also sat out that session, but he starts too. Yamal had been having his workload carefully managed after a season curtailed by a hamstring injury during which he also underwent ...
WE CAN BE HEROESEvery World Cup produces cult heroes, icons who make it possible for us to sit back and start misty-eyed recollections by saying: “Do you remember Roger Milla/Saeed Al-Owairan/Keisuke Honda/Paul...
The soundtrack to your half-time hydration break is here! When some songs miss out on the Eurovision trophy, they make a bid for the World Cup!Or rather, their celebratory vibes are prov...
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Underdogs, history and late goals - Africa's World CupImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Cape Verde reached the last 32 on their World Cup debut and Egypt registered a first win at the finals but Senegal ...
The year is 2010. A Spain side stacked with star names have sneaked their way into the World Cup final, where they ultimately triumph in a bruising encounter against the Netherlands with an extra-time Andres In...
A record 104 matches feature on the World Cup schedule for this summer’s tournament as meddling FIFA bigwigs increased the number of nations taking part from 32 to 48. It means a summer of football reaching lev...
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The end of the 2026 World Cup is nigh, making every moment between now and Sunday’s final unmissable.Every single game from the competition has been available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers., with th...
