Football

Newly crowned European champions Spain rose to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday, while World Cup winners Argentina held on to the top spot following their Copa ...

I’m not a big football fan myself but I am fascinated by the way fans get worked up when their team is playing. It is obvious the adrenaline is ...

Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA’s statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who specialise in international ...

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has described a video posted on social media by his club team mate Enzo Fernandez as “uninhibited racism”. The video, posted by Argentina international Fernandez on ...

France forward Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday he was so convinced he would one day play for Real Madrid that he began taking Spanish classes at school. “Since I was ...

Spain midfielder Rodri and 17-year-old Lamine Yamal were among six Spain players named in UEFA’s team of the tournament for Euro 2024 on Tuesday. UEFA’s technical observers chose a 4...

Gareth Southgate announced on Tuesday he is leaving his role as England manager after they lost to Spain in the European Championship final, their second straight loss in the final ...

Waving flags and dressed in Spain’s red and yellow colours, tens of thousands of people jubilantly greeted the country’s triumphant Euro 2024 men’s football team on Monday during ...

Spain’s players were left in a state of ecstasy after a thrilling 2-1 win over England secured a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday following substitute Mikel Oyarzabal’...

Devastated at losing a second successive Euros final, England coach Gareth Southgate was magnanimous in defeat, saying Spain were the best team and deserved their triumph on Sunday. Spain won ...

Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from Lautaro Martinez on Sunday after the final was delayed for over an ...

Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal slid in for an 86th-minute winner to earn his team a 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday and a record fourth European crown. Oyarzabal ...

Slick-looking Spain go up against belatedly blossoming England in a mouth-watering conclusion to the European Championship on Sunday as the final promises a fitting finish to a month of absorbing ...

Adolf Hitler was not there that day but Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess were in the crowd as England’s players raised their arms to give the ‘Heil ...

Sunday’s Euro 2024 final is likely to be Gareth Southgate’s last match as England manager and he can walk away with his legacy “saved by the Bell”, polished by ...

English pubs, supermarkets and restaurants are set for a weekend bonanza as fans prepare to tune in to watch England play Spain in the final of the Euro 2024 soccer championship ...

CONMEBOL has opened an investigation after Uruguay players clashed with Colombian fans at the end of their Copa America semi-final match on Wednesday, the South American soccer governing body said. ...

Britain’s King Charles congratulated England for their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final on Wednesday, but hoped there would be less drama in the final with ...

England’s last-gasp victory over Netherlands in their Euro 2024 semi-final showed their character and resilience and the team are ready to take the final step and lift their first major ...

Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a stoppage-time winner to send England deservedly through to their second successive European Championship final on Wednesday as they finally turned on the style to beat ...

Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in Tuesday’s semi-final ...

The route to the last four of Euro 2024 has been a rocky one for the Netherlands and England, and a few flashes of their best quality in their semi-final showdown ...

Apoel football club owes over €1 million to the state in unpaid taxes, data revealed by the finance ministry on Tuesday shows. The ministry made public a list of football clubs ...

Spain struck twice in five minutes in a pulsating first half to secure a 2-1 comeback win over France on Tuesday as a record-breaking goal from teenager Lamine Yamal and ...