Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte says he has sustained what he describes as the most severe injury a footballer can suffer while playing for Uruguay at the World Cup. United confirmed the 25-year-old picked up a knee ligament injury during Friday’s group-stage defeat to Spain in Guadalajara. Ugarte twisted awkwardly attempting a tackle in the build-up...

Forest Green Rovers’ choice to shut down their women’s team signals that women’s football “isn’t valued,” according to former captain Hattie Jones. The Gloucestershire side finished second in the South West Regional Women’s Premier Division last season, narrowly missing promotion to the fourth tier by a single point. Despite that progress, the team will not...

Brentford are negotiating with Burnley to sign winger Jaidon Anthony on a permanent deal. The 26-year-old is keen to stay in the Premier League after Burnley’s relegation to the Championship last season. Brentford are currently leading the chase among several top-flight clubs, with Burnley expected to seek a fee of around £20m for the English...

Nicolas Pepe latches onto an incisive pass from Ibrahima Sangare to net his second of the match, putting Ivory Coast 2-0 up against Curacao in their Group E clash at Philadelphia Stadium. FOLLOW LIVE: Curacao v Ivory Coast Available to UK users only.

Across the men’s World Cup’s 96-year history, only nine players aged 40 or older have taken the field—and two of them have done so at this year’s tournament. Egypt’s Essam El Hadary remains the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup match, at 45 years and 161 days. He set the mark with...

England forward Freya Godfrey has committed to London City Lionesses on a new three-year deal. The 21-year-old was a standout in the club’s inaugural Women’s Super League season, earning multiple England senior call-ups in 2025-26. Godfrey initially arrived on loan from Arsenal in January 2025 and made the move permanent last summer. She was voted...

As recently as three years ago, there was no certainty Balogun would represent the United States. After featuring for both the US and England at Under-18 level, he became central to Lee Carsley’s England Under-21 plans, scoring seven goals in 13 matches as they prepared for the 2023 Under-21 European Championship. Yet his prolific 2022-23...

The remaining funds will be shared equally among all participating teams in the form of: Combined with the minimum $10m qualification payment, this guarantees each team at least $12.5m for taking part in the tournament. Preparation funding is intended to help cover expenses such as pre-tournament training camps and squad travel. Fifa defines “additional team...

Moments after the final whistle of Canada’s landmark World Cup triumph over South Africa on Sunday, coach Jesse Marsch drew his players and staff into a huge huddle and delivered an impassioned message. He praised them as “Canadian heroes” after their first-ever knockout win at the tournament sealed a place in the last 16. He...