Former England No.1 Mary Earps has signed a two-year contract with London City Lionesses after departing Paris St-Germain. Now 33, she left France at the end of her deal following two seasons with PSG, making 22 league appearances this term. Earps kept 12 clean sheets as PSG finished third, 13 points behind champions Lyon. “I...

Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the French national team. He succeeds Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving manager, who stepped down after 14 years following the team’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain in 2026. A World Cup winner in 1998 and widely regarded as France’s greatest player, the 54-year-old has...

From the opening whistle, elite strikers have been toppling records. Messi’s climb to the summit of the all-time World Cup charts has rightly dominated the headlines. But he isn’t the only one rewriting the record books this tournament. Mbappé now leads France’s scoring list, Haaland is already Norway’s top World Cup scorer after just two...

Authorities have announced heightened security for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium. The fixture revives one of international football’s classic rivalries, with England aiming to topple the holders and reach their first World Cup final since 1966. Atlanta police say they are mindful of historic tensions between the nations. In...

Arsenal have prioritised a move for Morgan Rogers, Liverpool are monitoring Mexican prospect Gilberto Mora, and Everton are targeting England full-back Djed Spence. Arsenal have identified 23-year-old England midfielder Morgan Rogers as their leading target and hope to sign him from Aston Villa. (Athletic – subscription required) Liverpool have asked about 17-year-old Mexican midfielder Gilberto...

England international Lucy Bronze has signed a new Chelsea contract running until 2027. The defender joined from Barcelona ahead of the 2024/25 season and has since become integral to Sonia Bompastor’s side, making 56 appearances, scoring five goals and helping the club collect four trophies across two campaigns. Bronze said the shift to Stamford Bridge...

Fulham have completed the signings of Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios from Real Madrid on five-year contracts. Garcia, 22, featured 39 times for Madrid last season, scoring eight goals. The Spain international, who earned his first cap in June, will reunite with new Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa in a deal reported to be around £34m....

Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest active professional footballer, scored at age 59 for Japanese third-tier side Fukushima United, netting his first goal in almost four years. He struck in the 52nd minute to make it 5-0 in an eventual 7-0 Emperor’s Cup win over Iwaki Furukawa on Saturday. It was his first competitive goal since...

Winning the World Cup delivers plenty of perks — but being gifted your own body weight in tomatoes has to be one of the most unusual. That’s the prize Spain midfielders Fabian Ruiz and Gavi received on returning to their hometown after helping Spain triumph in North America. The pair are from Los Palacios y...

Alright then, Wouter Vrancken. You inherit a club that saw a historic league title slip away in the final 10 minutes of last season. Since then, the captain and talismanic striker have departed, the best midfielder has gone, and there’s been major squad turnover. Your first competitive task is a Champions League qualifier against seasoned...

After leaving Macclesfield alongside Savage last year, Mendy became a mainstay at Forest Green, making 47 appearances as the Gloucestershire club finished seventh and saw their promotion bid end with a play-off quarter-final loss. Forest Green say their captain’s transfer could rise to nearly £1m, which would be a club-record fee. Hearts, who finished second...

This World Cup has made clear that both players handle the pressure of a major tournament without flinching. Despite the spotlight on Messi, it seems only a matter of time before Mbappe catches him at the top of the World Cup scoring charts. The Frenchman is just two behind the 39-year-old, having scored 16 in...