Scotland’s World Cup campaign continues on Friday as they face Morocco (23:00 BST). Get in the spirit by testing your knowledge of Scotland’s past World Cup heroes—how many players with at least five World Cup appearances can you name? Want more quizzes? Visit the Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages, and sign up for notifications...

In September 1996, Antonio Freeman electrified the NFL, scoring two touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers cruised past the Seattle Seahawks. A few months later, he captured a Super Bowl title — the ultimate achievement for an NFL player. Nearly three decades on, the Freeman name is making waves in Seattle again, but in a...

If England defend this poorly against stronger opponents, the reaction will be far less forgiving. The notion of elite strikers facing the kind of ragged back line seen in Dallas—especially before the interval—will alarm Tuchel, who will know it was nowhere near the required standard. Picking Ezri Konsa ahead of Manchester City defender Marc Guehi...

Tottenham have announced the arrival of Netherlands international midfielder Victoria Pelova after her departure from Arsenal. The 27-year-old joins on a free transfer following three seasons with Spurs’ Women’s Super League rivals. Pelova was part of the Arsenal squad that lifted the Women’s Champions League in 2025 and also won two League Cups and the...

The earliest reference to a football team in Pachuca dates to 1892, when a local paper reported the side was being reorganized after a split. “There’d been a falling-out between people in Pachuca and the ‘mountain men’ from Real del Monte. “I laughed when I saw that—it felt so Cornish. We do love a good...

During a weather stoppage of more than two hours in France’s match against Iraq, the stadium announcer shouted that everyone had endured a rough night. It proved a tough evening for the players, coaches and all 68,344 supporters inside Philadelphia Stadium. Kicking off at 17:00 local time, the game did not conclude until 20:47 due...

Declan Rice is set to be fit to start England’s World Cup round-of-32 clash with DR Congo on Wednesday. The influential midfielder sat out the 2-0 victory over Panama after taking a heavy calf knock in last Tuesday’s goalless draw with Ghana. Rice, 27, couldn’t complete the full training programme before the Panama match, though...

With the group stage of the 2026 World Cup complete, 26 of the 48 teams have been eliminated and 32 have advanced. Among the first 16 to go, 12 finished last in their groups: Czech Republic, Qatar, Haiti, Turkey, Curacao, Tunisia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Panama. The other four early exits...

Premier League referees will change how they judge hair-pulling next season, after three players were sent off for the offence in 2025-26. While each of those reds followed a VAR review, from next season a hair pull will not automatically result in a dismissal. Instead, officials will place greater weight on the level of force...

Players at the tournament are wearing Puma shirts made from a fabric the German brand calls Ultraweave. Designed to be extremely light and to minimize friction during play, the material is promoted as the fastest football jersey in the game. Puma says a typical Ultraweave top weighs about 72 grams, consists largely of recycled polyester,...