Football

A biennial World Cup will not dilute the “magic” of the tournament as its frequency would have no bearing on its quality and prestige, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on ...

Penalty awards are back to a typical level this season in an indication the Premier League is getting to grips with VAR. After 70 games of the current campaign there have ...

England manager Gareth Southgate joked he commits a crime with every team selection given the strength in depth of a squad edging closer to World Cup qualification. A mammoth year ...

Cypriot expat John Christodoulou is currently in the process of becoming the majority shareholder at Omonia Nicosia, according to a report by Cypriot outlet INBusiness News. Reports about Christodoulou’s ...

Germany qualified for the 2022 World Cup after crushing North Macedonia 4-0 on Monday to secure the top spot in their qualifying Group J with two games to spare. Two second ...

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. Mendy, 27, who has been in custody ...

The Nations League Final Four may only be a bite-sized mini-tournament, but this week’s action still provided a reminder of one of the game’s most enduring truths – it ...

Introducing B teams to the EFL is “non-negotiable”, according to its chair Rick Parry. He is looking to remove the cliff edge between the Premier League and the Championship, and ...

World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. ...

Croatia stayed on course to qualify automatically for the 2022 World Cup after goals from Ivan Perisic, Josko Gvardiol and Marko Livaja helped the 2018 runners-up to a 3-0 win in Cyprus ...

A fire broke out at Andorra’s national stadium the day before the country are due to host England in a Group I World Cup qualifier, Sky Sports reported on ...

Former England goalkeeper David James is optimistic that gender will not be an issue for long in the debate on referees and the focus will shift back to the quality ...

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez believes the weight of responsibility his players felt in their quest for silverware was to blame for their second-half collapse against France in their Nations League ...

World champions France recovered from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in a thrilling Nations League semi-final on Thursday with a last minute strike from Theo Hernandez securing a ...

Premier League club Newcastle United have been taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium, the league announced in a statement on Thursday. “Following the completion of the Premier League’s ...

Roberto Mancini believes Italy’s first defeat in more than three years against Spain will make them stronger, but the manager was unhappy with the Milan crowd for jeering goalkeeper ...

France coach Didier Deschamps is expecting a ‘fight’ against Belgium in their Nations League semi-final clash on Thursday but insisted that both sides respected each other. The Belgians left the 2018 ...

– Spain ended European champions Italy’s world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in their Nations League semi-final ...

Barcelona’s CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) model plays into the ...

Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will soon lift a ban on it, removing a key obstacle behind the collapsed takeover of Premier League football club ...

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed “as an Italian” by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is ...

A Brazilian footballer has been charged with attempted murder after he brutally kicked a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country. The ...

Home advantage appears to be back in the Premier League, with the return of crowds bringing a feeling of normality to the game after a season that bucked the trend ...

Fans of international football can be forgiven if it has slipped their attention that four of Europe’s top national teams are about to play off this week for the ...