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The exit of Cucurella from Chelsea is a curious one. Only last season, the Spain international agreed improved financial terms without extending his contract, a deal that was never formally announced by the club. After winning the European Championship with Spain, along with the Conference League and Club World Cup …

Fifa is seeking an explanation over a hand gesture made by video assistant referee Shaun Evans before Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday. Before matches during the World Cup, Fifa has been briefly focusing on the officials as part of its world feed global coverage. First, the referee, and …

Manchester United‘s 2026-27 campaign will be documented by Amazon Prime as part of their fly-on-the-wall All or Nothing series. United are the fourth English top-flight side to sign a deal with Amazon, following Arsenal, Tottenham, and Manchester City. The club have brokered a record access fee for any comparable documentary. …

‘Snicko’ in sport is more traditionally associated with cricket, but in recent years, football has adopted similar technology. The Trionda match ball, made by Adidas for this year’s World Cup, has a microchip in it that can detect when the ball has been touched. It is part of Adidas’ Connected …

Available for over a year Jordan Pickford joins Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith from England camp ahead of their opening game. Lloyd is reunited with his self-proclaimed mate, while New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocombe, also joins from his team’s training camp to discuss life at the tournament and preparing for …

All of Cape Verde’s matches will also be covered live on the BBC Sport website and app with updates, analysis, and fan reaction. Come and be part of it! Give me a fact to impress my friends Veteran defender Stopira only came out of international retirement in October to provide …

Scotland fans are gifted special edition blue tartan Red Sox jerseys and there are probably more of those filtering into the ground than red and white ones. Tessie and Wally, the franchise’s green monster mascots, appear in Highland dress near first base as the formalities began and the fans settled …

Los Angeles is often nicknamed “Tehrangeles” – a fact that drew smiles from both player and manager when it was mentioned at the news conference. Many Iranian-Americans will be heading to SoFi Stadium on Monday where Iran will open their World Cup campaign against New Zealand. Many will not be …

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. But, if you get your answer in as few …

Watch highlights as Sweden get their World Cup campaign off to an emphatic start, scoring five goals in a win over Group F opponents Tunisia. Source link

Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Yan Diomande all shine as World Cup provides perfect scouting mission for new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola, says Phil McNulty. Source link

Yasin Ayari scores a stunner for Sweden against Tunisia but refuses to celebrate. The Brighton midfielder could have represented the opposition as his father is Tunisian. Source link

Watch how Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo wins their Group E match against Ecuador in the 90th minute at the 2026 World Cup. Source link

Crysencio Summerville’s “sizzler” of a goal helps Netherlands retake the lead against Japan in their Group F fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Source link

Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate says he turned down work as a pundit at the World Cup because he did not think it would be “helpful” to the side’s chances. Southgate resigned from his position after England were defeated by Spain in the Euro 2024 final. The 55-year-old led …

Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, Manchester City target a move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke to resolve future after World Cup amid Tottenham interest. Arsenal have started talks about signing 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who helped Morocco to …

Livano Comenencia makes national history scoring Curacao’s first-ever World Cup goal against Germany in their Group E match in Houston. Source link

By the time Arbeloa was promoted from Real Madrid Castilla – sitting fourth in their Primera RFEF group at the time – he had created a football identity of teams with personality and wanting to dominate. Yet at the first team, he says he couldn’t simply be himself. As he …

The failure to add more goals against the lowest-ranked side in the competition is likely to gnaw away at those old enough to remember the World Cups of 1974, 1978 and 1982 when Scotland exited on goal difference. The flip side is the Scots are just one good performance away …

Flamingos, convertible Cadillacs cruising down Ocean Drive, Art Deco buildings and, of course, the sunsets… Miami is synonymous with the colour pink, and now the influence has spread to officials at the World Cup, who have been based in the South Florida city in the lead-up to the tournament. Italian …