Germany: Manuel Neuer shuts the door on a national team return
Manuel Neuer Already retired from international football, Manuel Neuer has definitively ruled out a comeback. A few days…
World Cups to have early kick-offs, postponements amid unsafe heat – climate study warns
Early kick-offs, drinks breaks, closed roofs and even postponements are going to become common features of summer World…
Kylian Mbappe on tying Thierry Henry’s France goal-scoring tally: ‘I want to surpass him’
Kylian Mbappe says he wants to surpass Thierry Henry’s goal-scoring tally for France after tying with him with…
Why are football’s player unions so powerless compared with U.S. sports?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino spent much of the summer strolling around the U.S. at the Club World Cup,…
Louis van Gaal: Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands coach ‘no longer bothered by cancer’
Former Manchester United and Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has said he is “no longer bothered by…
Thomas Partey, former Arsenal midfielder, charged with rape, sexual assault
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual…
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and brother Andre Silva die in road accident
Premier League footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, a professional player for Portuguese side Penafiel, have…
How Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal stunned Man City in Club World Cup – ex-Premier League stars, kick-off protest and cost of exit
Al Hilal eliminated Manchester City from the Club World in a landmark victory for the Saudi Arabian team,…
Spain 6-5 Germany: Breaking down an absolutely wild game of football
Just when you thought you had seen everything that football had to offer. How about a missed penalty,…
Gattuso is loved in Italy as a World Cup winner and for being who he is. Will that be enough?
Claudio Ranieri stepped out for the press conference in Rome. As he pulled back a chair and the…
Weah, McKennie and Juventus’ surreal audience with Trump – ‘A bit weird’
Wednesday afternoon in Washington D.C. and, in normal circumstances, Italian club Juventus would have been preparing for an…
From ball boy to World Cup hopeful, Niko Sigur’s Canada journey comes full circle
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – It was six years ago when Niko Sigur last stepped into BC Place, where…