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When David Sullivan and long-time business partner David Gold bought into West Ham United in January 2010, Sullivan described the club as being in a “serious mess”. Many fans may look at West Ham in its current state and ask, ‘what’s changed?’. Confirmation the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is “in …

Available for over a year Uzbekistan are set to finally make their World Cup debut as an independent nation – after years of near misses. More than the Score’s Mani Djazmi speaks to Jaloliddin Masharipov, a winger who’s been part of the Uzbekistan team for more than a decade, about …

“You probably remember me with long hair,” Hernan Crespo jokes – but it is clear this is the same striker who was once feared across Europe. Now a manager, Crespo, 50, bases his coaching on scoring goals, passion and intensity – in what feels like a tribute to his playing …

Outside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where Iran will face New Zealand on 15 June, those tensions are on full display. Opponents of the government in Tehran have gathered waving the Lion and Sun flag. It was Iran’s flag from before the 1979 Islamic revolution, and for many here, a …

There are three official World Cup footballs to give away in our prize draws, signed by ex-France defender Gael Clichy, presenter Kelly Cates, and former England internationals Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Joe Hart, Wayne Rooney, Ellen White and Steph Houghton. Once you play the predictor, you will get a chance …

Diogo Jota’s widow has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry his former Liverpool team-mate in his heart when he lives their dream of playing at the World Cup. Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, after helping Portugal secure World Cup qualification. Jota, won 49 caps …

Tottenham remain interested in Hearts forward James Wilson, 19, but face competition from European clubs. Wilson had a spell on loan at Spurs last season. (Sun), external Former Celtic forward Alan McInally believes Martin O’Neill will have been told he has funds to spend in the transfer market, with O’Neill …

Welcome to our brand new 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 …

Available for 29 days Mark Chapman is joined by ESPN’s Julien Laurens, Conor Coady and Chris Sutton on this week’s Monday Night Club. The team ask what the point is in pre-tournament friendlies; are they a waste of time, or are they valuable preparation for the World Cup? Senior Reporter …

A hat-trick from the in-form Michael Olise, including a sensational third, helped France to victory at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, although O’Neill’s side produced a spirited display and even nicked a goal through Patrick Kelly. The NI boss was pleased with what he saw from his depleted and young side, although …

Watch the best of the action as Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise scores a hat-trick in France’s 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up match in Lille. MATCH REPORT: Olise scores hat-trick in France World Cup send-off win over Northern Ireland Available to UK users only. Source …

Day one at Scotland HQ, east of uptown Charlotte, and there’s a bunfight brewing – or to be more accurate, angry Norwegians are taking potshots at Steve Clarke, who, we can only surmise, couldn’t care less what the Norwegians think. Stale Solbakken, the Norway head coach, and Brede Hangeland, the …

22 June, Frankfurt. Scotland 1-1 Yugoslavia Victory would take Scotland into the last eight. Even a draw would have been good enough if Brazil failed to beat Zaire by three clear goals. But they did, winning 3-0. The Scots fell a goal behind with fewer than 10 minutes left, with …

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber has been ruled out of the Netherlands’ World Cup campaign with a groin injury and replaced by Lutsharel Geertruida. Timber had been out since the middle of March with a groin problem but featured in the second half of the Champions League final in Budapest on …

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Watch behind-the-scenes footage as the Norway squad dress up as Vikings for a team photo before the World Cup. Source link

Guardiola’s goodbye will feature heavily, but cameras also caught emotions around the exits of club icons Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and John Stones. City suffered a disappointing 2024-25 season without claiming a major trophy but responded last season by winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium. …

Available for over a year Theo Walcott and Jermaine Defoe join Wayne Rooney to revisit one of England’s most controversial World Cup decisions. Did England get it right by taking a 17-year-old Walcott to the 2006 World Cup? Was Defoe unlucky to be sent home after travelling with the squad? …

Former England winger Theo Walcott says Marcus Rashford is the Three Lions player he is “most psyched about” at the upcoming World Cup. Rashford was left out of Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad and did not play for his country for 12 months between March 2024 and 2025. Re-introduced by …

Republic of Ireland lost their opening two games of the group 2-1, against France and Netherlands in March, before recovering in April to win both their games against Poland. The positive momentum generated from those two results rolled into June and they showed great resilience to beat Netherlands 3-2 at …