MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Erling Haaland‘s day ended earlier than many expected. About 15 minutes later, Norway‘s run in the World Cup ended as well. The Vikings’ biggest star didn’t shine Saturday. Haaland was a nonfactor for much of his team’s quarterfinal against England and – perhaps because of the strain of dealing with hot and humid conditions in South Florida – was taken out with Norway’s hopes hanging in…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jude Bellingham sent England into the World Cup semifinals with two goals as the Three Lions overturned a 1-0 deficit to seal a 2-1 extra-time win and end Norway hopes of a first-ever last four appearance in the tournament. Andreas Schjelderup’s 36th minute opener — a left-foot shot that caught out England keeper Jordan Pickford by crashing in off the far post — gave Norway a…
England midfielder Jordan Henderson joked it was “not my finest hour” after he suffered a broken arm while celebrating the World Cup round of 16 win over Mexico last weekend. The former Liverpool captain did not play in the dramatic 3-2 win but managed to both get booked and suffer a serious injury, falling over an advertising hoarding while taking part in the post-match celebrations in front of England’s travelling…
Jordan Pickford has broken the record for most England World Cup appearances after starting Saturday’s quarterfinal against Norway. In playing in his 18th World Cup game, the Everton goalkeeper has pulled clear of Peter Shilton, with whom he shared the record. This is Pickford’s third World Cup campaign, having also featured in 2018 and 2022. He was part of England’s run to the semifinals in Russia before starting when Gareth…
Noni Madueke is set to start for England in the World Cup quarterfinal against Norway in place of Bukayo Saka, sources have told ESPN. Kick-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. BST in Miami, with the winner set to take on Argentina or Switzerland.
Jürgen Klopp has reached an agreement on the “key points” of a deal to become the new Germany head coach, the German football federation has said. Klopp, 59, now appears poised to replace Julian Nagelsmann in what would be his first coaching role since he left Liverpool in the summer of 2024. A statement from the DFB said: “DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and DFB Vice-President Hans-Joachim Watzke held their first…
Former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has died at the age of 94, the club announced on Saturday. Bates was chairman of the club between 1982 and 2003, during which time Chelsea were promoted to the top flight, won two FA Cups, a League Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, a UEFA Super Cup and a Community Shield. He sold his stake in the club to Roman Abramovich and later bought…
South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died aged 25 after featuring in Bafana Bafana’s run to the World Cup round of 32, the South African Football Players Union confirmed on Saturday. Adams started two of South Africa’s three group games, and came off the bench in a 1-0 win over South Korea that sealed their place in the knockout rounds for the first time in their history…
Thibaut Courtois has backed his Belgium teammate Senne Lammens to “get stronger from this” after the Manchester United goalkeeper made an error for Mikel Merino’s winner in Belgium’s 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Spain. With the scores level in the 88th minute, Lammens spilled a long-range shot from Pau Cubarsí, allowing Merino to touch the ball home and send Spain to the semifinals. “Senne, yeah I gave him a…