McCrorie joined Bristol City at Ashton Gate in the summer of 2023 for around £2m and went on to make 89 appearances for the club, 41 of them last season. In May, the Championship side triggered a one-year extension to his contract. Capped twice by Scotland and selected for Euro 2024, McCrorie featured regularly at...

Rob di Gisi, a sport management lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, said Americans have been accustomed to in-game advertising for four to five decades, so it fits naturally with the culture. He added that there is little resistance in the U.S., and tweaks that make the game more Americanised are likely to...

Celtic supporters are worried about the lack of new arrivals, especially as last season’s title rivals Heart of Midlothian have made 10 signings and third-placed Rangers have added five. O’Neill said the club is tracking several targets and has already submitted offers. He expects to bring in quality additions within the next couple of weeks...

What is Scotland’s true level? That question has sparked fresh debate, highlighted by a Sportsound exchange between Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann and BBC Scotland chief sportswriter Tom English. English argued Scotland’s players aren’t yet at the elite tier of international football, pointing to a barren run of nine tournament matches across the last two European...

BBC Sport World Cup pundits Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart and Micah Richards discuss the decision to suspend the red card issued to the USA’s Florian Balogun in their round-of-32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. See more FIFA World Cup 2026 videos. Available to UK users only.

Kelly recalled how surreal it felt to see his beloved Hull City lining up against George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law—likening it to facing Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappé—while speaking on the BBC’s Sporting Witness programme. Former Hull player Frankie Banks remembered it as a huge occasion: Manchester United had been European champions just two...

Newly promoted Women’s Super League side Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of midfielder Sierra Enge from French club Strasbourg. The 26-year-old American has agreed a two-year contract with the Eagles, pending international clearance. She is set to become manager Jo Potter’s first addition since Palace returned to the WSL after a year...

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Harry Kane needed four matches and 269 minutes before he even registered a shot on target. He looked fatigued early on, and I thought he could have used a rest after England’s first two games. This time it’s completely different—after scoring twice in the 4-2 win over Croatia,...

Despite a campaign in which he struck 21 goals across all competitions and helped Palace win the Uefa Conference League, Sarr could be forgiven for thinking fate has singled him out. With the Afcon final against hosts Morocco still goalless as second-half stoppage time began, he thought he had headed Senegal in front from a...