Brazil legend Ronaldo backs Endrick to shine at World Cup

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario believes Endrick will get his chance to shine for the five-time world champions at the 2026 World Cup tournament. The Real Madrid forward was left on the bench in Brazil’s 1-1 draw against Morocco in their opening clash last weekend. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti opted to start with Igor Thiago upfront […]
Chalobah called up to England World Cup squad as Livramento’s replacement

Trevoh Chalobah has been called up to the England squad for the 2026 World Cup tournament as a replacement for Tino Livramento, who was forced to pull out with injury. Chalobah had been omitted from the initial 26-man squad for the tournament, but will now join the rest of the squad for the remainder of […]
Tunisia dismiss Sabri Lamouchi after heavy defeat to Sweden

Tunisia have dismissed Sabri Lamouchi following their humiliating 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening World Cup clash last weekend. The African side had also suffered a 5-0 defeat to Belgium in a warmup match and suffered another embarrassing defeat at the Mundial, which led to the sacking of the Frenchman. “An agreement has been […]
Bouaddi focused on Morocco World Cup campaign amid transfer speculations

Ayyoub Bouaddi has reaffirmed his commitment to Morocco’s World Cup campaign amid speculations over his future at Lille. The 18-year-old has been in the headlines since the Atlas Lions’ 1-1 draw against Brazil in their opening group C World Cup clash. Bouaddi was born in France and played for their youth teams, before he switched […]
Sugurawa backs Japan for surprise World Cup glory

Yukinari Sugurawa has backed Japan to achieve their long-term ambition of winning the FIFA World Cup trophy. The Asian side began their campaign at the ongoing 2026 edition in the United States, Mexico and Canada with a 2-2 draw against Netherlands last Sunday. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring in the second half, but Japan […]
Tuchel casts doubt over Saka’s starting role ahead of Ghana showdown

Thomas Tuchel has revealed that Bukayo Saka is unlikely to start for England in their next World Cup match against Ghana on Tuesday night. The Arsenal forward was an injury doubt for the 4-2 win over Croatia, but came on in the second half and laid on the assist for Marcus Rashford to score. Saka’s […]
Semenyo fancies Ghana’s chances ahead of England test

Antoine Semenyo has backed Ghana to put up a fight when they face England in their next group game at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament. The Black Stars opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Panama and will be eyeing a favourite result in their second group game, event though they are […]
Manzambi leads Switzerland’s late surge to dominant win over Bosnia

Johan Manzambi was the hero for Switzerland following their dominant 4-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in their second group game on Thursday. The game which struggled to produce any goal sparked into life in the 74th minute when Manzambi who had just entered the fray as a substitute led the goalscoring, ending the game […]
South Africa keep knockout hopes alive with draw against Czech Republic

South Africa recorded their first point at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament after their 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic. Bafana Bafana suffered a 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico in their opening match in the World Cup opener last Thursday and needed to avoid defeat to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout […]
Chris Sutton backs Celtic for big summer changes

Former Celtic star Chris Sutton believes the club must make massive changes to their squad this summer to ensure they do not falter in their title defence next season. The Hoops sealed the Scottish Premiership title on the final day of the season over Hearts and will now head into next season hoping to defend […]