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The Guardian FootballCrystal Palace confirm Pierre Sage as head coach and plan to back him on transfers
Sage joins after winning Coupe de France with Lens ‘We come here with a lot of ambition,’ Sage says Crystal Palace are determined to hold on to their best players this summer after confirming the appointment of Pierre Sage as their manager, with the Frenchman to be backed in the transfer market to prepare for their Europa League campaign. Sage has signed a three-year contract to replace Oliver Glasner, having led Lens to second place in Ligue 1 last season and won the French Cup. He emerged as Palace’s preferred candidate after they missed out on Andoni Iraola and it is understood that the 47-year-old’s preference to play a 3-4-2-1 system was a key factor in his appointment. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballIn twilight of Messi’s career, Americans are gifted one last chance to witness his international magic
Argentinian’s legacy has no need for another World Cup but return allows hosts to witness his international curtain call It’s a moment more iconic than any other in the 30-year history of Major League Soccer. Lionel Messi, then 36, standing over a free kick 30 yards from goal, days after completing a shock move to the United States. On that night in the summer of 2023, deep into the dying moments of his US debut, Inter Miami were in need of a miracle. With one brilliant stroke of his left foot, Messi delivered. His game-winning free kick, placed just out of reach of the opposing goalkeeper, was a work of art. It rolled back the years, reminiscent of the brilliance that had by then already solidified his stature as the greatest player in the history of the sport. Those in attendance who weren’t screaming were simply wide-eyed and slack jawed, in disbelief at what they’d seen. Continue reading...
BBC SportBBC or ITV? Inside how World Cup broadcast picks are made
The 2026 World Cup is under way - but how do the BBC and ITV decide who shows which matches on TV?
BBC SportEmpty seat at World Cup for imprisoned French sports journalist
A seat is being left empty in the press box at every France game at the World Cup to highlight the case of a French football writer who is in prison in Algeria.
ESPNTransfer rumors, news: Roma to move for ex-Man Uni...
AS Roma are set to make a move to sign Marseille striker Mason Greenwood. Transfer Talk has the latest.
BBC SportFrance star Mbappe vows to increase defensive work
French captain Kylian Mbappe vows to increase his defensive efforts at the World Cup in the face of criticism.
BBC SportHow worried should Scotland be about Morocco?
What can Scotland expect from Morocco when the sides meet in a crucial World Cup group game on Friday (23:00 BST)?
The Guardian FootballWill Norway’s slick modern model succeed where the class of ’94 failed?
Ståle Solbakken’s fast, flexible side are far from the no-frills unit that last made the World Cup but new challenges await If Norway’s highly fancied generation need a warning from history they need only look back 32 years and study the lessons from another searing, suspenseful American summer. They had raced through qualifying at England’s expense to reach their first World Cup since 1938; their top players were starting to make it in the Premier League and through the euphoria shone a confidence that a place in the knockout stage, at least, was there to be seized. “When we got there we didn’t manage to even get close to the quality of play we had produced in qualification,” remembers Lars Bohinen, one of the silkier elements in a side that, under Egil Olsen, became renowned for an uncompromising and no-frills approach. “That’s the biggest disappointment when I talk now to my old teammates. We never got near to performing at the level we needed.” Continue reading...
BBC SportReal Madrid announce £51.8m deal for Chelsea's Cucurella
Real Madrid announce the £51.8m signing of Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on a six-year deal.
BBC SportWirtz, Isak & Diomande shine at World Cup as Iraola plots Liverpool revival
Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Yan Diomande all shine as the World Cup provides a perfect scouting opportunity for new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola, says Phil McNulty.
The Guardian FootballFrance’s Adrien Rabiot: ‘We all have a role. You have to be humble with that’
The midfielder on providing the balance to allow attacking stars to shine and wanting a fitting World Cup sign-off for Deschamps France will look a little different this summer. “Naturally, it seems a bit more attacking than usual,” Adrien Rabiot says. “I think it is good because we have the players for it.” Lucas Hernández adds that France have “the best attack in the world” and Rayan Cherki talks about “crushing” opponents at the World Cup. Rabiot says: “I think that we have one of the most well-equipped teams in an attacking sense. We have real threats from the start but also from the bench and that is very important in a World Cup … it is great to have all of this quality.” If France seem more attacking, it is because they are. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballIraq head coach Graham Arnold: ‘We’re capable of doing something that will shock the world’
Australian has had to contend with war, 50C heat and playoffs to steer country to a first World Cup in 40 years Twenty-eight months, 21 games, four rounds, a 117th-minute penalty and a playoff. A coach stuck in Dubai where he watches war start over the water, bombs shaking everything. A team trapped in Baghdad first and Jordan next, missiles flying around them. A scrambled 9,000-mile trip to Mexico where it all rests on one night, the very last country to make it. And, when they do finally land, the hero whose goal took them there is held up by the FBI and the man whose photographs are due to document history is turned back. There may never have been a journey to a World Cup quite like Iraq’s. “It’s been an experience,” Graham Arnold says. And the 62-year-old Australian coach who led them through it all – the “football nut” who is their other “dad” and gets mobbed everywhere he goes – is adamant that it’s not over yet. “Now it’s time to show the world what we’ve got.” Listening to him, you can’t help but believe it. Not least because he did when no one else would. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballAmad Diallo scores 90th-minute winner as Côte d’Ivoire leave it late to sink Ecuador
Ivory Coast’s 1-0 victory over Ecuador showed their World Cup ambitions are genuine, manager Emerse Fae said, after substitute Amad Diallo’s 90th-minute winner secured a winning start to their campaign on Sunday. The Ivorians have impressed since booking their place at the finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico, following comfortable warm-up wins over South Korea and Scotland in March and a 2-1 victory away to France last week. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballCôte d’Ivoire v Ecuador: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 7pm ET/12am BST/9am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Contact Beau 2 min It’s 90 degrees Fahrenheit. If you prefer Celsius … good for you. Caicedo sends an ambitious effort well wide, almost as if to send a warning rather than to put something directly on frame. Continue reading...
ESPNCopy of Australia shock Türkiye to go level with USMNT
Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Türkiye's return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night.
ESPNBailed out by Vinícius Júnior, Brazil are still a ...
Vinícius Júnior's superb goal was enough to help Brazil scrape a 1-1 draw in their underwhelming World Cup opener against Morocco.
ESPNMorocco's Bouaddi won't be underestimated again af...
There was a point, late in the first half of Morocco's opening FIFA World Cup 1-1 draw on Saturday, where the contrast between Brazil's Casemiro and Ayyoub Bouaddi was impossible to ignore.
The Guardian Football‘We’re the same as we were then’: bullish Spain confident of repeating Euros success
Squad has evolved since 2024 but the European champions are happy to embrace the tag of tournament favourites Spain knew, now everyone else does too. It was almost 1.30am on 15 July 2024 when Álvaro Morata, the captain who had lifted the Henri Delaunay Cup, headed down the slope and towards the team bus parked beneath the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. A European champion now, he came with a big black boombox, a small blue Euro 2024 wash bag, a mischievous look and a knowing grin. “Seems I have an eye for a player,” he said. Seems he did. A month earlier, when the mood was not so optimistic, Morata had been asked if Spain really had any world-class footballers, the kind that could win the Ballon d’Or and thus a major trophy. “Yes,” he replied and he had started naming them: Rodri, Pedri, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal. Now, medal in his pocket, he left the naming to them. “You choose one,” he said. “Any one.” There were candidates everywhere. They were there in Berlin and, although Morata is no longer around, they are there in Chattanooga too. Continue reading...