Scotland hang on to beat Cyprus in Euro 2020 qualifier
John McGinn continued his international goal-scoring streak as Scotland won 2-1 in Cyprus. The Aston Villa midfielder netted the winner in the 53rd minute with...
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‘Welcome Bro’ Kosovo tells Sterling
Kosovo may have missed an opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020 but the country hopes to win hearts by offering a warm welcome to England...
Messi and Tite exchange words but Argentine has last laugh
Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Brazil coach Tite exchanged words during the clash between the South American giants on Friday but it was the forward...
Cyprus face Scotland in Euro 2020 qualifier to consolidate third place
Cyprus face Scotland in the penultimate Euro 2020 qualifying game in group I at GSP Stadium in Nicosia. Ran Ben Shimon’s men are currently third...
Manchester City’s appeal against financial probe thrown out
Manchester City’s attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into allegations that the club breached financial fair play regulations has failed after its appeal to the...
Ronaldo bags hat-trick, closes on 100 goals in Portugal rout
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored another treble, moving closer to 100 international goals, as he led the European champions to a 6-0 drubbing of Lithuania...
Kane treble helps England qualify for Euro 2020 with 7-0 win (Updated)
Harry Kane’s hat-trick helped Gareth Southgate’s side roar past Montenegro and seal Euro 2020 qualification as England celebrated their 1,000th match in style. Former captains...
Brazil and Argentina renew fierce rivalry
Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus is determined to get one over on Manchester City team-mates Nicolas Otamendi and Sergio Aguero when they tackle Argentina in Saudi...
Ronaldo ready to play for Portugal despite Juve concerns
Portugal’s Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to play in their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Lithuania and Luxembourg despite concerns over his fitness which came...
Zlatan the Conqueror to leave LA Galaxy
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not return to the LA Galaxy for the 2020 MLS season, the team said in a statement on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Swedish...
Southgate promises youthful England line-up against Montenegro
England could field one of their youngest sides in their 1000th international when they face Montenegro in a Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley, manager Gareth...
Wenger joins FIFA as global development chief
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been appointed as FIFA’s new chief of global football development, with the Frenchman set to oversee the growth of...
How things stand in the battle for Euro 2020 qualification
The Euro 2020 qualifying and play-off picture will be set in stone over the next week. Here, the PA news agency looks at the permutations...
Asprilla says hitman wanted to kill Paraguay’s Chilavert
Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has said he had to convince a hitman not to kill Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert after the two clashed...
Emery backed by Arsenal hierarchy despite poor form
Unai Emery has been offered the public backing of the Arsenal hierarchy – but he has been warned that results must improve. The Gunners head...
FIFPro censures CFA over disciplinary procedure against women’s national team
FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers, has urged the Cyprus football association (CFA) not to take any disciplinary action after members of the...
Sterling admits emotions boiled over as Gomez fracas costs him England place
Raheem Sterling has admitted “emotions got the better of me” but says he and Joe Gomez have “figured things out and moved on” following an...
Van Dijk determined to keep feet on ground after ‘special’ win
Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk admitted the win over title rivals Manchester City was “special” but there were no excessive celebrations as it is still...
Ronaldo’s fitness and attitude both under the spotlight
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness and attitude has come under the spotlight after he reacted angrily to being substituted during Juventus’ win over AC Milan and coach...
Omonia join Anorthosis at the top, big game ends in draw
Leaders Anorthosis could only manage a draw against Nea Salamina, meaning Omonia joined them at the top of the Cyprus football standings after beating AEL...
