Mexico broke a Guinness World Record on Sunday by holding the world's largest football class, just months before the country hosts the FIFA World Cup for a record third time. Guinness World Records judge Alfredo Arista confirmed the record set in Mexico City after 9,500 people participated in a 35
Iran cannot participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after co-host the United States launched airstrikes against the country alongside Israel, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said on Wednesday. The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly
Lionel Messi was cleared after a review by Major League Soccer determined that he did not violate any policy when he followed the match officials through a doorway following Inter Miami's season-opening 3-0 defeat at LAFC, a league spokesperson said on Sunday. MLS reviewed the incident, which occu
Mohamed Salah scored a first half penalty as 10-man Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash in Agadir on Friday to become the first team into the knockout stages of the competition. Egypt have six points from their opening two games and cannot finish outside of
John Robertson, the Nottingham Forest winger described by his manager Brian Clough as “a Picasso of our game”, has died at the age of 72, the Premier League club said on Thursday. He was a key member of Clough’s all-conquering Forest team, assisting Trevor Francis’s winner
Luca Zidane, son of French World Cup-winner Zinedine, said his grandfather had supported him in switching international allegiance to Algeria, after playing for France at junior level. Zinedine Zidane is widely regarded as one of the greatest French footballers, inspiring his country to their firs
Neymar has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his knee, his club Santos said on Monday, as the winger bids to get back to full fitness and earn a place in the Brazil squad for next year's World Cup. The 33-year-old returned to his childhood club Santos in January and played a key role in
Neymar will undergo knee surgery after playing through the pain to help Santos avoid relegation with a 3-0 win over Cruzeiro on Sunday, raising more doubts about the winger's chances of playing at next year's World Cup. The 33-year-old returned to his childhood club Santos in January after a stint
Lionel Messi checked a few more boxes on his already impressive resume Saturday. Messi notched a pair of assists as Inter Miami captured their first MLS Cup title with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps. Messi, who also was named the MLS Cup MVP, set up Rodrigo de Paul in the 71st
A British man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the incident in which a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May's Premier League title victory parade. Paul Doyle, 53, sobbed in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court as he changed his pleas to guilty, having plea
Bangladesh have edged India 1-0 in a tense AFC Asian Cup qualifier to claim a victory over their neighbours after 22 years, thanks to a deft first-half strike by Sheikh Morsalin. In the 12th minute, midfielder Rakib whipped the ball into the box, where Morsalin burst through and toe-poked it past
Türkiye's football authorities have handed temporary bans to 102 professional players as part of a widening investigation into illegal betting activities. The Professional Football Disciplinary Board of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Thursday suspended 25 players from the Super Lig
Portugal's long-time talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to walk off after he was shown a red card for elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea in the second half of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier on Thursday night. As a result of this, the 40-year-old is now in some serious danger of being banne
