The pressure is on Football Australia to sustain interest in the national sides but luring elite opposition to play friendlies at home is ‘bloody difficult’ The memories flow freely: John Aloisi’s penalty, James Troisi’s Asian Cup winning-goal. There was Mile Jedinak’s hat-trick against Honduras, the wiggling Andrew Redmayne against Peru. Cortnee Vine from the spot, […]
‘Football infrastructure is among the worst in Europe’ Italy’s FA president resigns after World Cup failure The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has warned Italy it risks not being able to co-host Euro 2032 due to the condition of the country’s stadiums, which he called “some of the worst in Europe”. “Euro 2032 is scheduled and
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The Lions of Mesopotamia have waited 40 years to return to the World Cup and they have had to do it the hard way If anyone deserves the chance to celebrate Iraq’s return to the World Cup it is Aymen Hussein and not just because the striker scored the winning goal in the final intercontinental
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Visiting teams have won two of 24 last-16 ties, so it is no surprise players needing post-Six Nations rest skip trips The odds on multiple away wins in this weekend’s Champions Cup last 16 are not terribly good. Since the single-leg concept was born three years ago there have been 24 matches, with the hosts losing only two.
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Colapinto abused over Bearman’s high-speed crash in Japan Former Alpine driver Ocon clashed with Colapinto in China The Alpine Formula One team have condemned on Thursday online abuse of their Argentinian driver Franco Colapinto for an incident in the Japanese Grand Prix as well as death threats directed at the team’s former racer Esteban Ocon
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Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is in intensive care after suffering “serious injuries” in a collision with a vehicle.
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The first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final.
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Coach Mickey Arthur says the world is Shoaib Bashir’s oyster as the spinner tries to win back his England place at his new county Derbyshire.
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LEGO has released a range of mini-figures styled on some of the star players set to appear at this summer’s FIFA World Cup.
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The March international window was the last time for players to impress U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino, so who cemented their place on his team?
USMNT 2026 World Cup big board 6.0: Have March losses cemented Pochettino’s squad? Read More »