Neco Williams fires revitalised Wales to fightback win against 10-man Norway
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher at Cardiff City Stadium·7d ago
On a night when Erling Haaland moped around the pitch, dragging his hulking frame across the Cardiff turf, Wales registered a welcome victory over 10-man Norway and their first this year.
Football Daily | An impressive new entry for the Cristiano Ronaldo catalogue of petulance
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning·7d ago
‘OH, THE MOVIE NEVER ENDS …’ When Jorge Jesus replaced Roberto Martínez, the reverse-alchemist of golden generations, as head coach of the Portugal national team, it was thought his appointment...
Yemen and football in the face of civil war: ‘It would be very nice to give the world a different headline’
Football | The Guardianby John Duerden·7d ago
The Yemen national team coach, Noureddine Ould Ali, chose not to reach for a good old-fashioned football excuse for his team’s 1-0 loss to Qatar in the Gulf Cup on Saturday, despite a clear penalty...
England forward Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to Soho nightclub assault
Football | The Guardianby Sam Cunningham·7d ago
Ivan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assault after being accused of headbutting and punching a member of the public at a Soho nightclub.
US soccer’s youth system is expensive, chaotic and overdue for reform
Football | The Guardianby Beau Dure·7d ago
A few years ago, the idea that the US soccer community at large was neglecting youth soccer was met with silence or ridicule.
‘Is there still a glass ceiling? Of course’: Kazim-Richards fights for breakthrough at Crawley
Football | The Guardianby Tusdiq Din·7d ago
Colin Kazim-Richards accepts the enormity of the task of improving the situation at Crawley Town, who sit bottom of League Two after seven games.
Hampton’s heroics preserve WCL point for Chelsea on Bompastor’s OL Lyonnes return
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry at Groupama Stadium·8d ago
Chelsea claimed a valuable point in the Champions League on their head coach Sonia Bompastor’s return to face her former team, on a night where the English side’s controlled performance merited...
‘A lot more to my game’: Gordon rises to a new level after Barcelona rebirth
Football | The Guardianby David Hytner·8d ago
The way that Anthony Gordon sees it, he is still the same player, the same guy – on a journey, striving for self-improvement, a thinker, immensely driven.
Craig Bellamy urges Wales improvement but wary of Norway’s threat
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher·8d ago
Craig Bellamy has said Wales must improve against Norway on Thursday after appearing unrecognisable in defeat against Denmark, and highlighted their next opponent’s run to the World Cup...
Football Daily | The big story is of course … Scotland fans pining for another home run
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning·8d ago
CURVEBALL In the four matches they’ve sat through since their unconvincing Geopolitics World Cup win over Haiti, it must rankle among diehard conscripts of the Tartan Army that the only sporting...
‘A lot of lies’: Ireland manager hits out over coverage of Bazunu exit from Israel game
Football | The Guardianby Reuters·8d ago
The Republic of Ireland manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, has claimed “a lot of lies” were told over the goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s decision to withdraw from the Nations League game against Israel last...
‘Throw your medals in the bin,’ Roy Keane tells Manchester City players
Football | The Guardianby Guardian sport·8d ago
The former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said he would throw the “medals in the bin” if he were a Manchester City player following Premier League confirmation on Tuesday that the club were...
A-Leagues launch clouded by Manchester City cheating scandal as APL vows to review findings
Football | The Guardianby Jack Snape·8d ago
The Premier League’s finding that Manchester City is guilty of breaching financial rules is already rippling across the football world, overshadowing Wednesday’s launch of the Australian domestic...
Alexander-Arnold proves his worth to England with trademark assist against Czechia | Jacob Steinberg
Football | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg at the Fortuna Arena·8d ago
It was the question nobody was asking: could Trent Alexander-Arnold do it against 10 game but limited Czechs on a mild Tuesday night in Prague? The answer was a resounding yes.
Nations League roundup: Lamine Yamal sinks Croatia in Spain’s World Cup homecoming
Football | The Guardianby Agencies·9d ago
Lamine Yamal scored two goals and set up another as Spain hammered Croatia 4-1 on Tuesday in the Nations League in their first home game since lifting the World Cup.
Disguised funding and dishonest witnesses: key findings in Manchester City case
Football | The Guardianby Paul MacInnes·9d ago
Agreements were ‘shams’ The independent commission’s “core decision” is a 40-page document which appears to confirm the worst interpretation of Manchester City’s behaviour.
Switzerland’s Rodríguez and Elvedi punish Scotland after Hendry’s early red card
Football | The Guardianby Ewan Murray at Hampden Park·9d ago
Switzerland have responded exceptionally well from allegations of capers involving vaccination certificates that threatened to overshadow this international window.
Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe | Jonathan Wilson
Football | The Guardianby Jonathan Wilson·9d ago
How bad could it be, really? How serious can a breach of arcane financial regulations be, really? Just how damning can accountancy be?
USWNT roster: Ashley Sanchez earns the call for friendlies v Spain
Football | The Guardianby Jeff Rueter·9d ago
Naomi Girma and Sam Coffey are returning to the United States women’s national team, with their pair of WSL standouts named in Emma Hayes’ squad for October’s friendlies against defending World Cup...
‘Football with a smile’: Pocognoli wants happy Gilmour to tee up Scotland success
Football | The Guardianby Ewan Murray·9d ago
Sébastien Pocognoli hopes a “smiling” Billy Gilmour will be central to Scotland’s hopes of improvement following a bruising World Cup.
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