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Spain’s final training session before the World Cup final was cancelled after heavy thunderstorms hit New York and New Jersey on Saturday. Luis de la Fuente’s side were due to train at the Melanie Lane training ground in New Jersey but after the session was initially suspended, it was later …

St Mirren were comfortable winners over League 1 hosts Cove. Jalmaro Calvin and Luke Douglas scored their first goals for the Buddies as Craig McLeish’s side maintained their 100% record in the group. Fellow summer signing Samuel Ramos converted Killian Phillips’ cross for the visitors’ second before half-time and 17-year-old …

At the Kirkby training base, the players spent the first couple of days undergoing the usual individual tests before getting on the pitch with the ball on Thursday and Friday. Iraola is heavily involved in these sessions and often says “bravo” when he sees something he likes. The intensity is …

Paul Lambert believes former club Celtic are “nowhere near good enough” without further recruitment but has guarded against “panic”. Striker Camilo Duran is Celtic’s sole summer arrival so far, while midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new contract after a short-term deal last term. But forward Kelechi Iheanacho and former …

It’s a match that has been played at every Fifa World Cup for the past 72 years. The third-place play-off – known by Fifa as the Bronze Final – and on Saturday it is the turn of England and France. France head coach Didier Deschamps summed up the mood in …

There have been 14 times more harmful posts and comments during the 2026 World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament, Fifa’s social media protection service has found. A total of more than seven million messages have been identified and removed this summer. That is a significant increase from 470,000 such …

England were fortunate when it came to the tail end of Wayne Rooney’s international career. Just as he was winding down, Kane broke into the international set-up when scoring 80 seconds into his debut – as a substitute for the Manchester United striker – against Lithuania in 2015. It was …

Scot Gemmill will depart from the role of Scotland Under-21 head coach after 13 years, the Scottish FA have announced. Former Scotland midfielder Gemmill, 55, previously coached the nation’s under-17s, was unable to get the under-21s to a European Championship but did seal fourth place at the Toulon Tournament in …

Argentina captain Lionel Messi says it is “crazy” to be facing Spain’s Lamine Yamal in Sunday’s World Cup final after being photographed with him as a baby. In 2007 Lamine Yamal’s parents won a charity photoshoot at Barcelona in which 20-year-old Messi held their five-month-old baby. Speaking to Messi during …

Real Oviedo and Egypt attacker Haissem Hassan, 24, is now a priority signing target for Celtic. (Sun, external) Manager Stephen Robinson has further targets as he continues to reshape the Aberdeen squad. (Press and Journal – subscription required, external) And Robinson expects departures from Pittodrie “in the coming weeks”. (Record, …

Asked about how he viewed the last 35 minutes of the game having had time to reflect, Tuchel said he felt “the same way – that we were too passive”. “If you’re asking if I regret my decision, if this is the question, then I don’t regret my decisions,” he …

Manager Thomas Tuchel has called on England to end the World Cup strongly in an emotional address to the squad after their agonising defeat by Argentina. The players returned to their base in Kansas City following the semi-final loss on Wednesday to undertake two final training sessions before Saturday’s bronze-medal …

Arsenal want Morgan Rogers, Mohamed Salah is set to join Besiktas, Manchester United are interested in Neco Williams Arsenal have made 23-year-old Aston Villa and England midfielder Morgan Rogers their top attacking target and are expected to make an approach, but he could cost more than £100m. (Sky Sports), external …

Brazil midfielder Ederson has signed a contract extension at Atalanta after the collapse of his proposed move to Manchester United. The Old Trafford club had agreed a £35m fee for the 27-year-old on 2 June. A plan for him to have a medical at the start of July had to …

Arsenal have signed Danish goalkeeper Isabella Damm on a permanent transfer from Brondby IF. The 18-year-old goalkeeper joins after spending time at Arsenal on trial last season. She is a Denmark youth international and has gained experience at both under-17 and under-19 levels. Damm joined Brondby in 2021 and progressed …

Aston Villa have completed the signing of midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a club record fee of just over £50m. The Switzerland international moves to Villa Park in a deal eclipsing the £50m Villa paid Everton for Amadou Onana two years ago. Villa are also close to completing the …

It was former Aberdeen stalwart Jim Leighton and Rangers’ Andy Goram who first started to build real respect for Scottish goalkeepers. After a bit of a lull after their joint 1998 World Cup disappointment, with Rab Douglas and Neil Sullivan holding fort, Scotland entered another golden era of goalkeeping – …

Will the 2026 World Cup end with glory for Spain or Argentina? We also have the game no-one wanted to be part of, the bronze final, where France and England will compete for third place on the podium. “I’ve seen Argentina numerous times at this tournament and, compared to their …

The world is waiting. The World Cup final gets under way at 20:00 BST on Sunday. It will be the 23rd final in World Cup history. Can you name all of the teams who have ever played in the game’s biggest showpiece? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football …

The final moment has arrived, and Spain want our second star. To win this World Cup, we don’t need to do anything spectacular – we just need to keep calm and carry on playing the same way. I am back in Madrid now after working on the tournament for the …