Gabriel Magalhaes skied the decisive spot-kick as Arsenal were denied a first Champions League triumph in a penalty shootout defeat by Paris St-Germain, who won the competition for a second successive year. Mikel Arteta's side lifted the Premier League title for the first time in 22 year
Colombian singer Shakira will perform the official World Cup song "Dai Dai" at the opening ceremony in Mexico, FIFA said on Friday. Here are some details: Shakira will be joined by Burna Boy on Thursday at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The opening ceremony will begin 90 minutes before kickoff b
Bangladesh women's national football team have confirmed their place in the final of SAFF Women's Championship for third consecutive time. They achieved the milestone through winning the crucial semifinal against Nepal by 2-1 goals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, India on Wednesday. Bangl
More than 200 people were injured and one person died in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League win, the interior ministry said on Sunday, reviving France's heated debate about street violence. A day after PSG beat Arsenal in a nail-biting Budapest penalty shooto
Neymar is set to miss Brazil's opening FIFA World Cup match against Morocco on June 13 due to a calf injury, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday. Scans at Brazil's training camp in Terespolis, near Rio de Janeiro, revealed the Santos forward has a grade-two calf muscle strain, re
After a wait of about 20 years, Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the second time in the tournament’s history, beating Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Captain Bukayo Saka flicked the ball for a goal after Atletico’s keeper Jan Oblak initially blocked a shot from Leandro Tros
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though its partici
Ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup will enter their fourth and final phase on April 1 and run until the end of the tournament, FIFA announced on Wednesday. The fourth and final ticket sales phase will allow fans to purchase tickets via FIFA.com/tickets for the 48-team tournament, which is schedul
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
