Pep 'made me believe I could be a coach', says Kompany

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said former mentor Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday he is leaving Manchester City, gave him the belief to become a manager.
23 May 2026

Mbappe: The lonely hero of Lusail

Three goals. Three. In a World Cup final. And still, a defeat.
23 May 2026

Ebola precautions: DR Congo World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before entry to US

DR Congo's World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they will be allowed into the United States due to the African country's deadly Ebola outbreak, authorities said Friday.
23 May 2026

Ronaldo wins it at last

Cristiano Ronaldo finally did it.
23 May 2026

He came, he saw, he conquered

When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, the Spaniard was already a decorated coach, having won top honours at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
23 May 2026

The great Bangladesh coach reveal

The Bangladesh Football Federation had promised a transparent, exhaustive and perhaps even revolutionary search for the next head coach of the national team.
23 May 2026

De Zerbi wants Spurs to play with 'blood, character, spirit' in final survival battle

Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi brushed aside injured captain Cristian Romero's decision to depart for Argentina ahead of Sunday's relegation decider against Everton, instead demanding his team play with "blood, character and spirit".
23 May 2026

Mario Zagallo: Brazil's four-time World Cup winner

In football’s vast and colourful history, there are certain figures without whom the story of the FIFA World Cup feels incomplete. Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo was one of them.
23 May 2026

What they said about new coach Thomas Dooley

Thomas Dooley, a formed captain of USA national team and coach of Philippines and Guyana, has been appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh national team.
22 May 2026

Man City needed 'new energy' as Guardiola seeks break from coaching

Pep Guardiola said Friday he feared he would run out of the energy required to lead Manchester City after announcing his glittering 10-year tenure as manager will come to an end.
22 May 2026

New coach Dooley aims to take Bangladesh inside 160 in FIFA rankings

Newly-appointed Bangladesh national football team coach Thomas Dooley has set his sights on improving the country’s FIFA ranking and taking the side inside the top 160.
22 May 2026

Guardiola to step down after glittering decade at Man City

Pep Guardiola announced on Friday that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a trophy-laden decade that transformed English football.
22 May 2026

Carrick to continue as Man United head coach until 2028

Initially appointed on an interim basis to replace Ruben Amorim, the former United midfielder has exceeded expectations and transformed the mood around Old Trafford
22 May 2026

Arbeloa confirms Real Madrid exit, says ‘no chance’ of joining Mourinho staff

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez appointed Arbeloa to replace Xabi Alonso in January and he is set to be replaced himself by Portuguese veteran Mourinho.
22 May 2026

Palmer, TAA, Foden left out of Tuchel’s England World Cup squad

Tuchel has taken a risk on centre-back John Stones despite his lack of involvement at Manchester City during an injury-hit season.
22 May 2026

‘They’re title contenders’: France’s 1986 heroes back Les Bleus for 2026

The French team won hearts and minds at the FIFA World Cup in Mexico that year, finishing third, 28 years after securing the bronze at the 1958 edition in Sweden.
22 May 2026

From VAR to hydration breaks: New rules at the World Cup 2026

Countdowns will be introduced for goal-kicks, throw-ins and substitutions in an attempt to discourage time-wasting.
22 May 2026

Haaland, Odegaard headline Norway squad for first World Cup since 1998

Norway are in Group I along with France, Senegal and Iraq. It has been billed as one of the World Cup's toughest groups.
22 May 2026

Crisis behind the crown

The country’s dominant force in recent years, Kings have been struggling to clear wages for both local and foreign players since last season
22 May 2026

Maguire 'shocked' to be omitted from England World Cup squad

England defender Harry Maguire said Thursday he was "shocked and gutted" to have been left out of Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad.
22 May 2026