9 h. ago Incredible scenes as Brazilian football match descends into mass brawl with Military Police called after linesman lashed out at teenage player

The game saw Sao Paulo FC social club take on hosts Clube Banespa in an Under-17s clash, and was seemingly uneventful until descending into chaos after a goal was ruled out during injury time.

Events

33 h. ago How Infantino used Trump and the Club World Cup to open up football’s next cash cow

Fifa’s new tournament has been divisive and Miguel Delaney outlines how it could reshape football’s future and where the power ultimately lies

Politics

33 h. ago How Infantino embraced Trump and the Club World Cup as a political football

Fifa’s new tournament has been divisive and Miguel Delaney outlines how it could reshape football’s future and where the power ultimately lies

Politics

59 h. ago Platense who? Club World Cup is another step on the road to a global super league | Jonathan Wilson

Fifa’s huge prize money risks making a handful of clubs almost infinitely wealthier than their domestic rivalsLast Sunday, in the northern Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Huracán 1-0 to win Argentina’s Apertura, the decisive goal a beautiful dipping effort struck at the top of the bounce by Guido Mainero. It was the first title in the club’s 120‑year history and provoked scenes of extraordinary emotion.Platense are one of Argentina’s quirkier clubs. They are nicknamed the Squid because their original ground was built on a marsh and the story grew that they played better in wet conditions when, as the journalist Antonio Palacio Zino put it, “the boys moved like squid in their ink”. The boggy conditions are also supposedly why they wear brown after an early director thought it would help to hide mud stains; the real reason is probably that their first members agreed to wear the colours of a jockey who won a particular race. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Chelsea target Mike Maignan issues ultimatum to force summer transfer

Chelsea are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper this summer after qualifying for the Champions League and are in talks to sign AC Milan's Mike Maignan, though they are yet to strike an agreement

Sport

8 d. ago Football's ultimate journeyman finally retires aged 46 after making over 50 transfers

Jefferson Louis has lived a nomadic life in football, playing for dozens of clubs during his 29-year career, but the veteran striker has now finally decided to retire

Sport

2 w. ago Scott McTominay grabs the ultimate Napoli acclaim from club legend as latest accolade says it all about new Serie A hero

It's been quite the debut campaign for the new King of Naples and it just keeps getting better and better

Politics

3 w. ago James Forrest set for ultimate Celtic tribute on trophy day as most decorated star put on 'everything' including penalties

Forrest could score for the 15th successive season but even if he doesn't, he's still set to be honoured in style

Politics

4 w. ago Ajax produce football's 'ultimate bottle job' as players brawl in extraordinary scenes

Jordan Henderson's Ajax produced football's biggest bottle job on Wednesday evening as they saw their nine-point lead disappear with a 99th minute stunner

Sport