Brazil got back to winning ways in the South American World Cup qualifiers with a drab 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday thanks to first-half goal by Real Madrid forward Rodrygo. After its first streak of losses in three successive qualifiers, Brazil did just enough to earn the win that lifted th
Marc-Andre ter Stegen could not be happier to finally be Germany's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Saturday's home Nations League match against Hungary. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Monday that the Barcelona captain would be his regular keeper following Manuel Neuer's retirement from i
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal in Portugal's home Nations League game against Croatia on Thursday. Ronaldo put his side 2-0 up at the Estadio da Luz in the 34th minute when he got on the end of a Nuno Mendes cross with a tap-in volley from close range, before falling to the ground
Argentina claimed a 3-0 home win over Chile on Thursday thanks to second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala, to strengthen their grip on top of the South American World Cup qualifying. The Copa America champions looked dominant and untroubled by the absence of tal
For the first time since 2003, neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have been included in the nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award, which were announced on Wednesday, with England's Jude Bellingham among the 30 players named. Portugal's Ronaldo, who has won the award five times, also fai
Former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has joined AS Roma, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. The Germany international was without a club after his contract with Dortmund ended in July. Details of the transfer were not revealed but Italian media reported the 35-year-old
Chelsea teenager Angelo Gabriel has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Brazilian winger's transfer fee has not been officially disclosed, though British media reported it was around 19.1 million pounds ($25.06 million). Gabriel, wh
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez announced his international retirement on Monday, ending a 17-year career with his national team as their top scorer with 69 goals. The 37-year-old, who has 142 caps for his country, made his international debut in 2007 and was key in the squad that reached the semi-fin
After helping Liverpool administer an emphatic 3-0 victory over Manchester United, Mohamed Salah revealed that this would be his last season at Anfield. The Egyptian, who is the highest scoring visiting player to Old Trafford in Premier League history with seven goals, netted and provided two assi
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe's late double, including a penalty, secured a 2-0 home success over Real Betis on Sunday, earning the champions their second LaLiga victory of the season. France captain Mbappe, who moved to Marid from Paris St Germain in June, did not score in their first three L
Forward Raphinha scored the first hat-trick of his career and delivered two assists to guide an imperious Barcelona to a 7-0 rout of Real Valladolid in LaLiga on Saturday. Barcelona will go to the international break on top of the standings on a perfect 12 points from four games, five ahead second
Former football players and organisers have given the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Salahuddin a 24-hour deadline to resign. They threatened that if he does not resign within this period, he will be declared persona non-grata in the sports arena. The former footballers and o
Arsenal have signed Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling on a season-long loan, the two Premier League clubs announced in the early hours of Saturday, after the England international was frozen out of the Chelsea squad by new manager Enzo Maresca. Although the deal was not completed before Friday's 11pm
