Osimhen seeks more goals as Nigeria eye WC survival
Prolific Nigeria scorer Victor Osimhen could be the key figure when they tackle the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in a fight for 2026 World Cup qualifying survival in Rabat.
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Mancini takes over as coach of Al-Sadd
Qatari club Al-Sadd on Thursday announced that they had hired former Manchester City and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as their new coach.
Convicted former Spanish football chief Rubiales egged at book launch
Disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales had eggs flung at him allegedly by his uncle during the presentation of his new book on Thursday in Madrid.
Ronaldo red 'nothing to do with me': Ireland coach
Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Cristiano Ronaldo was wrong to blame him for the red card he suffered as Portugal fell to a World Cup qualifying defeat on Thursday.
France qualify for World Cup as Portugal, Norway forced to wait
France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red.
Hamza鈥檚 brace in vain as Bangladesh held by Nepal
Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury struck twice but could not prevent Nepal from a late 2-2 draw in the one-off FIFA international friendly at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday...
England set for Etihad start to Euro 2028
England will play their first match of Euro 2028 at Manchester City鈥檚 Etihad Stadium if they qualify directly, with fellow co-hosts the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales set to play all their group games at home, it was announced during Wednesday鈥檚 tournament launch in London...
Bangladesh eye win against Nepal
Bangladesh will be looking to fine-tune themselves ahead of their Asian Cup Qualifiers against India on November 18 when they take on Nepal in the one-off FIFA international friendly match at the National Stadium in Dhaka today...
Messi return unrealistic: Barca president
Barcelona all-time great Lionel Messi returning to the Catalan giants is 鈥榰nrealistic鈥�, the club鈥檚 president Joan Laporta said Wednesday...
Gattuso wants 'maximum commitment' as Italy's World Cup bid on the line
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso on Monday called for 鈥榤aximum commitment鈥� from his side as the Azzurri\'s bid to qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup is no longer in their hands.
Playing for Bangladesh is deeply personal for Hamza
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury feels a strong personal connection to the Bangladesh national football team because of his family, and he still finds it strange that his voyage was so well received by the country\'s sporting community shortly after FIFA cleared him in December 2024.
