10 h. ago How to watch England World Cup game in Texas and become a cowboy for a day

Tour operators are already saddling up, offering Three Lions fans the 'ultimate match-day adventure' with packages to watch England play in the World Cup 2026 in Texas

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35 h. ago Fifa to use cooling breaks at every World Cup 2026 game, regardless of weather

Every game will pause 22 minutes into each halfBreaks will essentially split games into four “quarters”Fifa said the change is in the interest of player safetyFifa says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at next year’s World Cup, not just those played in hot weather.The referee will stop the game 22 minutes into each half for players to take drinks, regardless of the temperature, the host country – the United States, Canada or Mexico – or whether the stadium has a roof and air conditioning. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago ‘He’s got something against the world’: Bellamy reignites feud with Canada’s Marsch

Wales could meet Canada at World Cup after playoffsBellamy riled by Jesse Marsch’s high fives in SeptemberCraig Bellamy has revived his feud with Jesse Marsch after Wales were put on the same World Cup path as co-hosts Canada.Bellamy felt slighted by Marsch and his staff celebrating with touchline high fives before the final whistle sounded on Canada’s 1-0 September friendly victory in Swansea. The Wales boss reacted to those premature celebrations by saying after the game: “I hope I see you at the World Cup.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Africa Cup of Nations shunted into margins as greedy game finds no room at top table | Jonathan Wilson

So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent’s flagship tournament will always struggle to fit inPerhaps attitudes are not quite as parochial as they once were, but it remains true that, in England at least, the Africa Cup of Nations is discussed less as a tournament in its own right than in terms of what it means for the Premier League.There will be the usual harrumphing about why the tournament is played in the middle of our season, but the Confederation of African Football has tried to satisfy European clubs only to be thwarted by Fifa and the increasing demands of the calendar. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago World Cup 2026 fixtures: England to kick off under roof in Dallas during UK primetime

England to play Croatia at Dallas Cowboys’ stadiumScotland’s opener against Haiti starts 2am UK timeEngland will kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia in Dallas at 9pm UK time on Wednesday 17 June. They will play at the Dallas Stadium, home of the NFL’s Cowboys, which has a retractable roof and air conditioning. That will mitigate the effects of a 4pm EST kick-off (3pm local time). The roof will be closed for the opener.England learned the specifics of their group phase schedule at part two of the World Cup draw in Washington DC, on Saturday. Their second game, against Ghana, on 23 June, will be played in Foxborough, near Boston at 4pm EST. It is an open-air stadium. The average June daily temperate high there is 26C. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wales potential 2026 World Cup game schedule confirmed amid tense qualification wait

Wales are still vying for their place at the 2026 World Cup through play-off qualifiers next March, but they have already learned who and when they will play in North America next summer - if they qualify.

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3 d. ago No time for a rest! England face nightmare run of FOUR games in just 12 days during hectic 2026 World Cup

England's games will essentially be crammed into a week less because they have been drawn in Group L and will not play game one until six days after the World Cup starts.

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4 d. ago BREAKING Trump grins as he dances to YMCA at World Cup draw while football fans fume 'game has officially gone'

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4 d. ago Trump grins and dances to YMCA at World Cup draw as fans fume 'game has officially gone'

US President Donald Trump received a peace prize from FIFA head honcho Gianni Infantino before the draw was made, then bopped away to 70s disco hit YMCA after a torturous broadcast. The game has gone

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4 d. ago BUCKTIN: 'MAGA fanboy Gianni Infantino’s degrading peace prize farce for Donald Trump'

"What should have been a celebration of the beautiful game at the FIFA World Cup draw instead curdled into a tawdry display of political fawning over Donald Trump"

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4 d. ago FIFA 2026 World Cup match schedule: When and where every game will be played

The 2026 World Cup draw is almost underway with England and Scotland anxiously awaiting who shall be their opponents at next summer's major tournament

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4 d. ago World Cup 2026 draw TV channel, start time and how to watch as England opponents revealed

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is taking place on Friday, December 5, with England and Scotland finding out their opponents for the group stage

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4 d. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: How to watch and who England can face in group stages

England are among the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup and Thomas Tuchel's men are set to find out their pathway through the group stage draw

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5 d. ago The Scotland and Rangers hero who teamed up with Zidane against Brazilian Ronaldo only to be mistaken for Celtic rival

Gordon Durie came to Scotland's rescue to take part in an exhibition game ahead of the World Cup finals in 1998

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5 d. ago How to watch the Ashes: Start times, TV channel, live stream and second Test highlights

After a remarkable first Test, the 2025/26 series heads to the Gabba

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6 d. ago Every Lionel Messi v Thomas Müller meeting, ranked from least to most consequential

Two major figures from the last 15 years of global soccer have largely met in big-game contexts. They’ll do so again in MLS Cup on SaturdayThis was the matchup Thomas Müller wanted.“My history with [Messi] forces me to hope for a final against Miami,” the former Bayern Munich and Germany star told Calen Carr in a recent interview previewing the MLS playoffs ahead for his new side, the Vancouver Whitecaps. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Breakdown | Thirty years of Champions Cup has given us the beastly, beautiful and bizarre

Bloodgate, the ‘Hand of Back’ and a drop goal off ‘someone’s arse’ are among the tournament’s delightful eccentricitiesOn the eve of a new Champions Cup season it is worth remembering when and where it all began. The answer is 30 years ago on the shores of the Black Sea where Farul Constanta of Romania hosted France’s mighty Toulouse in the opening pool game of the old Heineken Cup on 31 October 1995.Let’s just say they were different times. The match was played on a Tuesday and, while the crowd was recorded as 3,000, eyewitnesses were focused on the large number of security personnel with barking Alsatian dogs straining at the leash. Toulouse, boasting an array of internationals including Émile Ntamack and Thomas Castaignède, duly registered eight tries and won 54-10. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why Scotland should get excited about UK's 2035 Women's World Cup bid

The last Women’s World Cup attracted record crowds and by 2035 the game is likely to be even more popular

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1 week ago Aston Villa win overshadowed as Donyell Malen left bleeding by object thrown from crowd

Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys: Malen scored twice but was hit by a plastic cup thrown by the away fans and the game was stopped for more than five minutes

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1 week ago Kalimuendo strikes in Nottingham Forest’s nostalgic European win over Malmö

“Champions of Europe, you’ll never sing that,” came the chant as Nottingham Forest supporters, not for the first time, enjoyed getting one over on Malmö. A lot has happened since Trevor Francis’s stooping header to clinch the European Cup in Munich in 1979 but Forest still cherish those days. A lot has also changed in the five weeks since Sean Dyche took the reins, Forest reinvigorated and a comfortable win thanks to goals by Arnaud Kalimuendo, Ryan Yates and Nikola Milenkovic enhanced their hope of qualifying for the Europa League knockout phase.For Forest, this victory – against a Malmö side that had not played for almost three weeks after finishing sixth in their domestic league – represented a third straight win in all competitions and further built on the momentum gained from last weekend’s success at Liverpool. This was a re-run of Forest’s European Cup triumph in name but the game itself was free of any jeopardy or jitters. Continue reading...

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