
The Guardian - 1 hour 57 min ago
Iran waiting to see if they are through to last 32 Salah injury fears played down after 1-1 draw Iran's head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, has said Fifa's president, Gianni Infantino, must "stand up" to the US after reiterating his belief that the co-hosts have treated his team "very unfairly". Iran will qualify for the World Cup knockout stage for the first time if results go their way in the next 24 hours, but after a dramatic draw against Egypt in Seattle, in which Shoja Khalilzadeh...

The Guardian - 5 hours 6 min ago
Head coach to depart after Uruguay's early exit Bielsa: I am responsible for all the disappointment' Marcelo Bielsa said that he had left nothing to Uruguayan football after overseeing their elimination from the World Cup. Uruguay failed to win a game in a group that included Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia and their exit was confirmed with a 1-0 defeat against Spain in Guadalajara during which 40-year-old goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was withdrawn at half-time after his error handed Spain the...

The Guardian - 5 hours 47 min ago
Cape Verde reach last 32 after draw with Saudi Arabia We showed the world you should not fear difficulties' The Cape Verde head coach, Bubista, said his team have "shown that nothing is impossible" after his side secured a historic meeting with Argentina in the last 32. Cape Verde became the smallest country by population to reach the World Cup's knockout stages, and the first debutants since 2010 to do so, after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia in Houston. The result meant they finished...

The Guardian - 5 hours 57 min ago
The head coach is an easy scapegoat but, while his legacy is secure, this has been a dire tournament for him and his side For the second World Cup in a row, Uruguay go home after the group stage . Last time it was on goals scored and with a sense of what might have been, but there was nothing to mitigate this campaign. The second-half performance against Saudi Arabia offered an idea of how they might have played, but this was a tournament characterised by ill feeling between coach and players, and...

The Guardian - 7 hours 27 min ago
For a few days at least, the Blue Sharks can scent Argentinian blood. What a scene they presented at the end after drawing for a third time and improbably, magnificently, qualifying from Group H as runners-up. Their players and head coach, Bubista, huddled round a mobile phone to watch the closing stages of Uruguay's defeat to Spain. They erupted en masse upon learning the outcome and can look ahead to a last-32 meeting with Lionel Messi and company in Miami. Messi's meeting with this World...

The Guardian - 10 hours 4 min ago
England must match or beat Ghana's result to finish top Reece James out for two games, Rice also injury concern Thomas Tuchel says nothing has scared him at the World Cup and is adamant that England are capable of competing with any team. Tuchel, whose side hope to clinch top spot in Group L when they face Panama in New Jersey on Saturday evening, is not panicking after England's goalless draw with Ghana . The head coach remains confident in his players and, with the bulk of the group stage...

The Guardian - 10 hours 5 min ago
England head coach has selection dilemmas, not helped by Rice and James being doubts, after a series of poor performances against deep defences In an ideal world, the only selection conundrum before England face Panama would be whether to rest Harry Kane or let the striker use a dead rubber against Group L's fourth seeds as a chance to keep up with Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbapp and the other Golden Boot contenders . Yet any hope Tuchel had of giving the reserves a run out in New...

CBS Sports - 15 hours 26 min ago
Pochettino took over as the U.S. team's coach in the fall of 2024 and his current deal expires after the World Cup...

BBC - 17 hours 34 min ago
Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney expects Craig Bellamy to stay on as Wales head coach after the collapse of his proposed move to Burnley.

BBC - 17 hours 54 min ago
Philip Doyle, who led Ireland to the Women's Six Nations Grand Slam as head coach in 2013, has died aged 61.

Yard Barker - 18 hours 27 min ago
Manchester United's influence continues to stretch beyond Old Trafford. Former United captain Steve Bruce remains one of English football's most recognisable figures, and his family name could soon be represented in another managerial position.

Yard Barker - 20 hours 59 min ago
MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz took a swing at Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick backstage following Saturday night's UFC event at the Apex, according to multiple sources.

BBC - 21 hours 17 min ago
Former Spain captain Cesar Azpilicueta explains why La Roja head coach Luis de la Fuente has the team and squad he needs for success in the next month.

BBC - 21 hours 17 min ago
Former Spain captain Cesar Azpilicueta explains why La Roja head coach Luis de la Fuente has the team and squad he needs for success in the next month.

BBC - 22 hours 30 min ago
Wales head coach Craig Bellamy faces tensions in his relationships with bosses, players and fans after a move to Burnley collapsed.

BBC - 22 hours 30 min ago
Wales head coach Craig Bellamy faces tensions in his relationships with bosses, players and fans after a move to Burnley collapsed.

BBC - 22 hours 30 min ago
Wales head coach Craig Bellamy could be facing tensions in his relationships with his bosses, players and fans after a move to Burnley broke down.

Yard Barker - 23 hours 47 min ago
USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted that getting Christian Pulisic back up to full fitness was just as important as the result in their defeat to Turkey.