Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney says he has regrets about his time in management and doesn’t expect to return to the dugout. Rooney took over at Derby County in January 2021 after a positive caretaker spell, but his tenure was overshadowed by the club’s financial crisis, and he departed in June 2022...

Daizen Maeda put Japan in front with a clever finish, but Anthony Elanga equalised from range as Sweden rallied to secure a 1-1 draw, sending both teams into the World Cup knockout rounds. Match report: Japan 1-1 Sweden – Group F For UK users only.

Although it falls well short of what Arsenal have brought in this season, Europa League champions Aston Villa will have earned at least 52.6m euros (£45.6m) from Uefa’s second-tier competition. That total includes what is guaranteed for qualifying for next season’s Champions League, one of the Europa League winner’s perks. However, Villa’s place in the...

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,...

First, South Africa edged South Korea 1-0, securing a top-two place in their group and dropping South Korea—who still have a better goal difference than Scotland—into third. Next, Ecuador stunned Germany 2-1, finishing third in their group on four points to book a last-32 berth. Sweden then held Japan to a 1-1 draw, also advancing...

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...

Of the 12 teams that finish third, eight will advance—two-thirds of them. In the old 32-team format, that’s roughly the same as the top five third-place finishers going through. Across the seven tournaments since 1998, the fifth-ranked third-place team always had at least three points: Colombia (1998), Portugal (2002), Poland (2006), Ivory Coast (2010 and...

What’s unfolding here goes far beyond baseball; it’s a joyful blending of two cultures. That was underscored by the news that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed a sister-city proposal with Glasgow. Fittingly, she made the announcement in a Scottish pub while wearing a Scotland football shirt. Masses of football fans descending on a city...

Ecuador entered World Cup qualifying already carrying a three-point penalty imposed in 2022 for selecting Colombia-born Byron Castillo, whom Chile argued was ineligible for Qatar’s qualifiers. Félix Sánchez began the 2026 campaign, winning three of six matches, but he was dismissed in July 2024 immediately after a Copa América quarter-final defeat to Argentina. “They lost...

Thomas Tuchel tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the Kansas City Royals’ home ballpark as England took a breather following their World Cup-opening win. The England manager was joined at Kauffman Stadium by captain Harry Kane along with defenders Dan Burn and Djed Spence, a little over a day after the 4-2 victory against Croatia...