Kylian Mbappé moved ahead of Lionel Messi in the all-time World Cup scoring charts and became France‘s record goalscorer with two goals in Les Bleus’ 3-1 Group I win against Senegal in East Rutherford, New Jersey. France, tipped as one of the pre-tournament favourites after winning in 2018 and reaching the final in 2022, were held by Senegal in the first half but a fine pass from Michael Olise found…
Lyndon Dykes is ready to lead from the front if required in Scotland’s crucial clash with Morocco on Friday night. After returning to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years, the Scots began their Group C campaign with a 1-0 win over Haiti, with the 30-year-old Dykes coming off the bench in the second half of a tough encounter. Ché Adams and Lawrence Shankland started as a…
A recent soccer card auction, timed to the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saw several individual player records set for Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Norway’s Erling Haaland, United States’ Christian Pulisic and even England legend David Beckham. But the highlight of auction house Goldin’s 2026 Global Football Auction was a 1958 Alifabolaget Pele rookie card, which sold for $976,000, the most ever paid for a Pele card at auction.…
Neymar, who has been out for a month with a right calf injury, trained on the pitch sidelines on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in the United States. The Brazil Football Confederation (CBF), said Neymar “took another step in his recovery process” with the appearance at Brazil‘s training groun in Morristown, New Jersey. The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward performed his first running drills and worked out…
Mikel Merino said World Cup favourites Spain are “dealing with the mourning” after their shock draw with underdogs Cape Verde in their opening game. World Cup debutants Cape Verde held Spain’s stars to a goalless draw in Atlanta — with goalkeeper Vozinha named MVP, and Lamine Yamal only fit to feature as a substitute — before Saudi Arabia and Uruguay also drew, to leave Group H wide open. Spain are…
Algeria head coach Vladimir Petkovic hopes the backing from locals at their base in Lawrence, Kansas, can give them the edge when they face Argentina in their FIFA Wolrd Cup opener. Clips of Algeria’s heart-warming backing in the 100,000-population city of Lawrence have become one of the wholesome stories of the tournament so far, with local fans showering the North Africans with love upon arriving at their base camp. “I…
Former England and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has expressed his surprise at the exclusion of Cole Palmer from England’s World Cup squad but added that he feels Thomas Tuchel has made the “right decisions” with his picks. Palmer, along with Manchester City‘s Phil Foden, were the most high-profile players to be left out of Tuchel’s 26-player squad for the World Cup. The forward endured a difficult season that saw Chelsea…
Tottenham have entered the race to sign Sandro Tonali but Newcastle may demand a fee in the region of £100 million, sources have told ESPN. Sources say a number of clubs have been encouraged to believe a deal could be possible this summer with Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City also monitoring the situation. Spurs are optimistic Tonali would be prepared to join them but the bigger issue is likely…
Tottenham have agreed a £52 million ($69.8m) deal to sign Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton, sources have told ESPN. The fee is a fixed price with no add-ons and personal terms are expected to be finalised in the coming days. Sources have told ESPN that Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi pushed for Van Hecke’s arrival, having previously worked with the 26-year-old at Brighton. Spurs had an initial bid rejected…
Tottenham have entered the race to sign Sandro Tonali but Newcastle may demand a fee in the region of £100 million, sources have told ESPN. Sources say a number of clubs have been encouraged to believe a deal could be possible this summer with Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City also monitoring the situation. Spurs are optimistic Tonali would be prepared to join them but the bigger issue is likely…