16 h. ago England fans roar for Lionesses in Zurich as they bid to defeat Dutch 'secret weapon'

The England game against the Netherlands is a sell out match tonight at Zurich's Letzigrund stadium, with 22,000 football fans ready to head into the packed-out ground

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24 h. ago Head of football in Republic of the Congo accused of embezzling $1.3m of Fifa funds

Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas rejects allegations as conspiracyClaims include almost $500,000 for women’s teamThe president of the Republic of the Congo’s football federation (Fecofoot) has been accused of embezzling $1.3m (£960,000) of Fifa funds, including almost $500,000earmarked for the country’s women’s team.Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas may be charged with money laundering and forgery offences after being summoned to attend a hearing in Brazzaville this week. He was arrested at the end of May by the central intelligence and documentation office (CID), a department of the ministry of the interior. Mayolas and Fecofoot’s general secretary, Badji Mombo Wantete, have denied the allegations and described them as a “conspiracy”. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago The Salt Path author accused of embezzling money before losing house after failing to repay loan

Representatives for the couple at the centre of the story have called the accusations ‘misleading’

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5 d. ago Tottenham: Martin Ho appointed as new head coach of women’s team on a three

Martin Hoe replaces Robert Vilahamn after disappointing season for women’s team

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6 d. ago Jeglertz appointed new Manchester City head coach as Tottenham opt for Ho

Swede takes over from Taylor, who was sacked in MarchEnglishman Ho arrives on three-year deal from BrannManchester City have appointed Andrée Jeglertz as their new women’s team head coach on a four-year contract, starting after the conclusion of July’s Women’s European Championship. Tottenham have also moved to secure their new head coach with the Englishman Martin Ho signing a three-year deal.The Swede Jeglertz is currently in charge of the Denmark women’s national side and will remain with them for the tournament. Denmark’s Group C campaign gets under way on Friday, just 23 hours after Manchester City confirmed his appointment. The 53-year-old succeeds Gareth Taylor, who was sacked in March, just five days before the club’s appearance in last season’s League Cup final. The Guardian reported on 4 June that Jeglertz was close to agreeing a deal to move to the WSL side, who finished fourth in the table last term. He is a former European champion as a coach, when in charge of the Swed...

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6 d. ago Maya Le Tissier's remarkable journey from Channel Islands to Euro 2025 via Man United captaincy

Manchester United captain Maya Le Tissier has quickly asserted her leadership qualities in domestic football and will now take that calm head to Switzerland for Euro 2025

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7 d. ago ‘I cut off his head six times’: the sculptors behind football statues

Sculptors discuss their craft and the pressure of preserving a player’s likeness and legacy for generation of fansBy Nutmeg magazineAt its heart, football is about community. A feeling of shared identity and purpose. A place where supporters gather to watch their team. The games, goals and moments that live on in the club’s collective memory through a shared act of will. The people responsible for these defining moments – shrewd managers, inspiring captains, prolific goalscorers – are increasingly immortalised in statues.A sculptor is enlisted to preserve their likeness in a single definitive pose. The subjects take on a size and form, literally larger than life, befitting the impact they had on the club and community that chooses to honour them. According to the Sporting Statues Project, which is run by Chris Stride and Ffion Thomas, there are more than 100 football statues in the UK. The vast majority have been made since the turn of the millennium and there are even more in progr...

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8 d. ago England's ones to watch as Lionesses head to Switzerland for Euro 2025 title

The Lionesses are on their way to Switzerland to represent England at the Euro 2025 - and all eyes are on the following talented players, who will fight to bring the cup back home.

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9 d. ago Man Utd announce club icon Jonny Evans to stay at Old Trafford after retirement decision

Jonny Evans has officially confirmed his retirement from professional football and has been appointed as head of loans and pathways at Manchester United

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1 week ago Trump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US

Agreement aims to end decades-old conflict rooted in the 1994 Rwandan genocide but critics have described it as vague and opaqueRwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington to end fighting in eastern DRC, although questions remain over what the agreement means and who stands to benefit – with Donald Trump using the occasion to boast that the US had secured lucrative mineral rights.At a ceremony with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Washington, the two African countries’ foreign ministers signed the agreement pledging to implement a 2024 deal that would see Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo within 90 days. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England U21s head into Germany final full of belief thanks to bullish Carsley

Lee Carsley wants his team to play without inhibition against Germany in the European U21 Championship final on SaturdayIt turns out that behind the quiet demeanour, Lee Carsley is much more confident than often comes across. After England Under-21s lost to Germany in their final group match of the European Championship last week – a result that meant both teams progressed to the quarter-finals – the manager sought out his opposite number, Antonio Di Salvo. “He said that they would see us in the final,” revealed the German.Superb victories against a highly fancied Spain and the Netherlands mean Carsley has an opportunity for revenge, having inflicted Germany’s last defeat in this age group on England’s way to winning the title in Georgia two years ago. The trouble is that Germany have since gone 20 matches unbeaten and possess the tournament’s outstanding player so far, Nick Woltemade of Stuttgart. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brentford appoint Keith Andrews as new head coach to succeed Thomas Frank

Set-piece specialist earns promotion to top job at time of uncertainty for the Bees

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1 week ago Brain injuries hearing: ‘no safe number of times’ a footballer can head the ball

Former players in joint action against FA, EFL and FAWClaimants include family of World Cup hero Nobby StilesThere is “no safe limit” for heading a football, the high court heard, as lawyers acting for former players who suffered permanent brain injuries sought to advance their case against the game’s authorities.Claimants in the case argue that the authorities should have made players aware of the risks they were taking by heading a ball as far back as the 60s, claiming that information on the danger of repeated blows to the head was in the public domain. Continue reading...

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1 week ago No ‘safe number of times’ footballers can head ball, High Court told

The claimants include the family of former England midfielder Norbert ‘Nobby’ Stiles, who died in 2020 after suffering from dementia.

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1 week ago Peter Crouch says 'it's so wrong' as he aims dig at wife Abbey Clancy

Peter Crouch has been married to Abbey Clancy for almost a decade and a half, but there is one thing the former England footballer still can't get his head around

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1 week ago Liverpool appoint former Wales boss Rob Page as new U21s head coach

Former defender takes up academy role at Anfield a year after being sacked as Wales manager

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2 w. ago QPR confirm new head coach as Arsenal great joins coaching staff

A day after announcing Marti Cifuentes has officially left the club, Queen's Park Rangers have confirmed the hiring of Julien Stephan as the club's new head coach, with Arsenal great Steve Bould also coming aboard

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2 w. ago Fifa’s embrace of cult of celebrity reveals a fundamental tension at the heart of the game | Jonathan Wilson

The individual walk-ons at Club World Cup underline Fifa’s failure to understand that football is a team sport – just ask PSGIt is in the details that the truest picture emerges. Quite aside from the endless politicking, the forever-war with Uefa, the consorting with autocrats and the intriguing broadcast rights and partnership deals, there has been, not a new, but growing sense during the Club World Cup that Fifa doesn’t really get football. There is something cargo-cultish about it, creating outcomes without engaging in processes.Perhaps that is inevitable with Gianni Infantino’s style of leadership; like all populists, he is big on vision and short on practical reality. It was there in the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump issues Nobel Peace Prize warning as he makes 'violent war' claim

US President Donald Trump has taken credit for a spate of peace deals in recent weeks, most recently claiming to have ended a 'violent' conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta poised to lose key Arsenal assistant Carlos Cuesta to Parma

Cuesta due to become Italian club’s head coach at 29Arsenal preparing to make move for Sesko or GyökeresMikel Arteta is poised to lose one of his key lieutenants at Arsenal, with his 29-year-old assistant Carlos Cuesta expected to join Parma to take a first head coach’s role.The Spaniard, regarded as one of the world’s best young coaches, flew to Italy on Wednesday to finalise his appointment. Cuesta is in line to replace Cristian Chivu, who left for Inter to take over from Simone Inzaghi, and would become the second-youngest head coach in Serie A history. Continue reading...

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