England striker Ivan Toney will face trial over an alleged assault at a Soho nightclub in summer 2028. The 30-year-old footballer is accused of headbutting and punching Saber Da Silva during a confrontation at a nightclub in Wardour Street, central London, on December 6 last year. Toney appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday morning…
Xabi Alonso came to Craven Cottage hoping for another Premier League first. Twenty-two years earlier, he bagged his first English top-flight goal for Liverpool. Against a former Reds team-mate striving for the same goal in Alvaro Arbeloa, he made another happy memory on his managerial bow. Most pictured his return to England to come with…
England somehow lose a place in the World Cup final, because Thomas Tuchel loses his bottle. This dogged campaign, that had England on the brink of their greatest moment since 1966, somehow ends as the worst yet: a 2-1 defeat to Argentina that should never have happened. They ceded the initiative, ceded the pitch, ceded…
In all of the insider gushing about Thomas Tuchel’s preparations for this World Cup, one of the most common descriptions has been “meticulous”… which makes it all the more incredible that England now have a glaring hole in the team. From no stone being left unturned to having a rock thrown in. Reece James is…
Maybe this World Cup had been just too exciting. Previously sceptical Americans were in danger of being converted to soccer. The various ills of Gianni Infantino and Fifa were being camouflaged by a flood of goals, many of them fine. Not here. Loud boos greeted the hydration breaks, though they were no less eventful than…
Mexico’s World Cup-opening victory over South Africa saw goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, but it was an unexpected feathered friend who truly stole the show. Merlin, a two-year-old duck, swiftly became an internet sensation and the tournament’s inaugural unofficial mascot. Dressed in the national team’s colours, complete with a miniature jersey and socks,…
Soccer fans hoping to snag a World Cup 2026 ticket may be in luck; there’s still approximately 180,000 tickets left in resale portals for the big tournament this summer. According to a new analysis by theFinancial Times, nearly 180,000 tickets for the World Cup — which kicks off this Thursday — are for sale on…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker suggested on Monday that the state is making progress in talks with the Chicago Bears. It comes as the pressure is mounting for the state to act soon to counter attempts to lure the team to northwest Indiana. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch In just two…
Arsenal have been dealt a potential injury blow after Chloe Kelly limped off in the first half of England’s final friendly of the year against Ghana. Kelly, whose off-the-bench heroics helped the Lionesses to a second consecutive Euros title in the summer, sparked concern at St Mary’s as she went down clutching her right leg….
Wales head to Liechtenstein looking to finish their World Cup qualifying campaign in the top-two and gather momentum ahead of the play-offs. A 4-2 defeat to Belgium last month effectively ended their hopes of automatic qualification but Wales can confirm a top-two spot with wins from their final games against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia. Follow…
