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Chelsea have signed Japan international Manaka Matsukubo on a five-year contract. The 21-year-old midfielder has joined the club from National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side North Carolina Courage in the United States. Matsukubo scored 19 goals and provided 10 assists in 58 matches for North Carolina and was named NWSL …

The future of Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool appears a little uncertain with the club prepared to listen to offers for their captain, Fulham keen on West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville while Inter Milan want Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah. Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for Dutch centre-back and …

Emam Ashour heads Egypt into the lead against Australia in their 2026 World Cup round of 32 match in Dallas. Source link

We hear a lot of stories about the passion which drives football fans to extreme lengths to support their team. But a group of friends from Ghana have taken it to new levels and been behind the wheel all the way from Accra to the World Cup, taking their cars …

Former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has been appointed the new head coach of Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Riyadh-based Al-Nassr, who are captained by Portual legend Cristiano Ronaldo, won the Saudi Pro League title for the first time in May. Al-Nassr were previously coached by veteran Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus but …

With England’s match against Mexico kicking off at 01:00 BST on Monday, many of you are deciding whether to Stay Up or Catch Up. If you’re staying up, you might want to know every key moment that happens so will need the BBC Sport app and its handy push notifications. …

Available for 29 days St Johnstone are back in the Premiership after an immediate return from the Championship, but what can Saints fans expect this season? Ray Bradshaw is joined by Danny Williams from the Dogger Saints podcast and actor Colin McCredie to assess the impact of Simo Valakari, a …

London City Lionesses have confirmed the signing of Denmark international Janni Thomsen from Utah Royals FC. The 26-year-old defender has penned a two-year deal in the capital and is the latest – alongside Germany striker Nicole Anyomi and goalkeeper Mary Earps – to join Eder Maestre’s squad. Thomsen has made …

Available for over a year Philadelphia may not have hosted an opening ceremony, and it won’t be the venue for the final, but the city certainly seems to have been one of the big winners of the World Cup. Philadelphia Stadium – AKA Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s …

Former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who signed Jota on loan and then permanently for the club, told BBC Sport: He was a young lad [when he arrived at Wolves], but a very special one – warm, humble and determined to repay the faith and effort that had been invested …

Women’s Super League newcomers Crystal Palace are set to sign midfielder Sierra Enge from French side Strasbourg. The 26-year-old American has agreed a two-year deal with the Eagles and will join subject to international clearance. She will become boss Jo Potter’s first signing since Palace returned to the WSL after …

Quinones was born in Magui Payan in southern Colombia, not too far from the Ecudorian border, and grew up in some poverty. “It’s a very far away, forgotten village,” he said in a recent interview. “Knowing I could overcome everything, even with all the difficulties and the lack of support, …

As of Friday morning, 76 tickets were listed in the ‘supporter’ categories behind the goal in the England section. It is not possible to ascertain if they are being sold by the original ESTC purchaser, or if they have been bought by another party and then listed at the inflated …

BBC pundits Rachel Corsie and Lucas Leiva explain their experiences of playing football at altitude, ahead of England’s game at Estadio Azteca against Mexico which sits 2,240 metres above sea level. Watch more Fifa World Cup 2026 video. Available to UK users only. Source link

Elanga had nothing to lose. Sweden were 4-0 down against the Netherlands when the substitute entered the fray in his side’s second group game at the World Cup. The 24-year-old needed just four minutes to score after racing through and finishing off a blistering counter-attack. Elanga took that momentum into …

The Premier League club signed Fernandez from Benfica shortly after he helped Argentina win the World Cup for a third time at the end of 2022. He has gone on to win the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup with Chelsea, scoring 15 goals in all competitions last season, …

Available for over a year World Cup winner and Spain’s record goalscorer, David Villa, joins Rick Edwards to reflect on Spain’s impressive 2-0 win over Austria and explains why he believes they can go all the way at this World Cup. The former Spain striker also discusses Mikel Oyarzabal’s importance …

Mahrez finishes his Algeria career as the country’s second-most capped player, behind only team-mate Aissa Mandi’s 123 appearances, and second on the all-time scoring list with 40 goals, trailing only Islam Slimani’s 49. He captained Algeria to Africa Cup of Nations glory in 2019, memorably scoring a stoppage-time free-kick in …

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible …

Your one-stop shop for all the ins and outs in the Scottish Premiership during the 2026 summer transfer window. Source link