
The Guardian - 7 hours 12 min ago
Nations League updates from 7.45pm BST kick-offs Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Daniel It feels churlish to grouse about a World Cup-winning manager, but sometimes, it must still be done: given the players Didier Deschamps had in 14 years in charge of France, one World Cup feels like bare minimum at best and failure at worst, the solitary triumph more likely in spite of than because of him. So to Zinedine Zidane. On the one hand, it is not easy to pinpoint the tactical adjustments...

CBS Sports - 9 hours 44 min ago
Tuesday's friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires brings a curtain down on a legendary international career that delivered two Copa America titles, a World Cup and unmatched greatness...

Yard Barker - 10 hours 11 min ago
Barcelona sensation Cubarsi is the name on everyone's lips after being confirmed as the leading candidate for the 2026 Golden Boy award. The 19-year-old centre-back has enjoyed a meteoric rise, establishing himself as a cornerstone of the Blaugrana defence and playing a pivotal role in Spain's World Cup glory.

The Guardian - 10 hours 47 min ago
McDermott wants those who can best stick to gameplan' Hull KR's Lewis in but no Wakefield players included Brian McDermott, the England head coach, has justified his surprise decision to omit Jake Connor from England's Rugby League World Cup squad by insisting the players selected are better suited to his plans to defeat the world's best. For the second consecutive year, Leeds Rhinos half-back Connor is the major talking point in a squad that has no players from the new Super League...

Yard Barker - 11 hours 42 min ago
Zizou tries to explore new styles of play Set pieces have dominated Zinedine Zidane's thinking since he took charge of France, succeeding Didier Deschamps after the 2026 World Cup.

The Guardian - 12 hours 27 min ago
The post-World Cup youth movement has paid off with historic plays that, for the moment, feel natural, sustainable and needed From the outside, a moment like the one Cavan Sullivan produced on Saturday seemed to be pulled directly from dreamland. Turns out, it pretty much was. "I was amazed. I was excited," the 17-year-old Sullivan said of learning he'd start for the US men's national team against longtime rival Mexico, in what would become a 3-0 win. "I texted my family right...

BBC - 14 hours 34 min ago
Leeds Rhinos half-back Jake Connor is left out of England's Rugby League World Cup squad, with Hull KR's Mikey Lewis beating him to a place.

Sky Sports - 14 hours 49 min ago
Brian McDermott has consistently talked about England having a "point of difference" in the Rugby League World Cup but eyebrows were raised when the head coach opted to leave Jake Connor out of the squad again.

Sky Sports - 15 hours 28 min ago
Brian McDermott has named his 23-player England squad for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with Mikey Lewis selected ahead of Jake Connor.

Yard Barker - 17 hours 16 min ago
The manager's words to The Athletic, with several pointers about the future. Antonio Conte has opened up to The Athletic. The former Juventus, Inter and Napoli manager discussed his past, present and future, touching on a number of topics, starting with Italy: ON THE 1994 WORLD CUP - "Do you know that I won a silver medal at the World Cup?...

The Guardian - 17 hours 27 min ago
After working with nearly all of Spain's World Cup-winning squad in their formative years, the coach is also a huge fan of English football. He's now pitting his wits against both At the end of a 2-0 defeat by England in Prague, the Czechia coach turned left, walked along the touchline, shook Thomas Tuchel's hand and said something he thinks he had never said at full-time: "See you soon." To which Tuchel said back: "See you soon." Seven days later, via Oviedo and Rijeka...

Yard Barker - 19 hours 3 min ago
After a grueling summer at the World Cup followed by an immediate return to club and international duties, Haaland looked physically spent during the latest international break.

Yard Barker - 19 hours 43 min ago
Saudi Arabia has suspended construction of the $2.5bn ( 1.9bn/ 2.2bn) futuristic arena in the Neom megacity that was earmarked as a flagship venue for the 2034 World Cup.

The Guardian - 22 hours 22 min ago
Roosters' halfback among six debutants in Walters' Australia squad Isaah Yeo and Isabelle Kelly named men's and women's captains Isaah Yeo will delay pectoral surgery to be captain for Australia's Rugby League World Cup campaign, after coach Kevin Walters announced a 23-man squad that includes Sydney Roosters halfback Sam Walker. Fresh off NRL premiership glory , Walker, who is one of six debutants in the squad, will be locked in a four-way battle with Cameron Munster, Tom Dearden...