•Iran flag The head of the Iranian Football Federation today cast further doubt on his country’s participation in this summer’s World Cup, saying women playing in the Asian Cup in Australia had been coerced into defecting. “If the World Cup is like this, who in their right mind would send their national team to a […]
•Carney Chukwuemeka Borussia Dortmund’s Carney Chukwuemeka has switched his international eligibility to Ralf Rangnick’s Austria from England ahead of the World Cup. Austria face defending champions Argentina, Algeria, and Jordan in the group stages of this summer’s World Cup, having qualified for the finals for the first time since 1998, repo...
Nigerian football fans have turned to dark humour on social media platform X to mock the country’s persistent electricity crisis, joking that even if the Super Eagles make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many Nigerians will have no power to watch the matches. The jokes come against the backdrop of a worsening national […]
•General Roman Villalvazo Barrios, Chief of central co-ordination for security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexico will deploy 100,000 police, military and private security forces to secure the 13 games it will host during this summer’s football World Cup, the government said today. Mexico is co-hosting the biggest World Cup in history, along w...
•Kylian Mbappe French superstar Kylian Mbappe may have to put his season on hold because of a knee problem, with his main goals fast coming into view — a first major trophy with Real Madrid, and a second World Cup triumph. Little more than 100 days from the start of the 2026 World Cup, the […]
•Jamaica’s head coach, Steve McClaren Jamaica coach Steve McClaren resigned yesterday after the Reggae Boyz failed to secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. McClaren, who took over as Jamaica boss in July last year, announced his decision shortly after his team were held to a 0-0 draw by Curacao in their final […]...
•Scotland’s defender Kieran Tierney celebrates goal against Denmark, yesterday Scotland will play in the World Cup for the first time in 28 years after two injury-time goals sealed a dramatic 4-2 victory over Denmark yesterday, while Spain also booked their place at the 2026 finals. Steve Clarke’s Scotland got the win they needed to qualify [...
•Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali (L) and Congo players in celebration mood after the match TEXT OF THE APOLOGY OF THE NIGERIAN FOOTBAL FEDERATION The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wishes to openly and sincerely apologise to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), to the federal government as a whole; and to millions of...
•Club World Cup prize England wrapped up their flawless World Cup qualifying campaign with a record-setting 2-0 win against Albania yesterday. The Three Lions, who took maximum points from their eight games, became the first European team to win every one of their World Cup qualifiers without conceding a single goal in a campaign lasting [&hel...
•Peter Obi and Super Eagles Former Nigerian presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has issued a powerful statement calling for national resilience and team discipline in the wake of the Super Eagles’ heartbreaking elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria’s hopes were extinguished yesterday in Rabat following a grueling 1-1 draw...
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