Why Uruguay is bereft of fans: Nobody wants to befriend a team that trades in football’s dark arts
The fiery encounter between Ghana and Uruguay in World Cup group match had all the ingredients the tale of the Kilkenny cats. It was a brutal slugfest for a slot in the round of 16 at the ongoing Qatar World Cup that neither secured despite the South Americans wining by...
Sabotage suspected as Germany’s Qatar World Cup dream is shattered by minnows Costa Rica
Germany stars suffered humiliation again failing to make it out of the group stages at a second successive World Cup. Hansi Flick’s side were highly-fancied to progress from a group that included Spain, Costa Rica and Japan – but found themselves packing their bags on a night of controversy in...
Man United face battle to keep Marcus Rashford on back of eye-catching performance World Cup
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is reportedly attracting interest from top clubs across Europe with his contract set to expire in 2023. After a difficult spell for club and country, the 25-year-old is back enjoying his football this season. He hadn’t played for England after missing a penalty...
Fears of possible Fifa bullying of high-flying Senegal ahead of Sunday match against England
Senegal have been placed under investigation for an alleged breach of Fifa rules ahead of their World Cup knockout stage match against England on Sunday, according to reports. The Lions of Teranga managed to book their place in the last 16 with a crucial victory over Ecuador on Tuesday afternoon,...
It’s true some 500 migrant workers died building 2022 World Cup stadiums – Qatari official admits
A leading Qatari official has admitted for the first time that hundreds of migrant workers died building the 2022 World Cup stadiums and other infrastructure. Qatar has vehemently denied accusations of thousands of unexplained deaths among its large migrant worker community, who were brought to the Gulf state mostly from...
Ex-Man United’s Ronaldo lands highest-paid sportsperson of all-time deal with Saudi club
Cristiano Ronaldo is to become the highest-paid sportsperson of all time after reportedly agreeing a transfer to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. The superstar is a free agent after leaving Manchester United last week. But he is now agreed a two-and-a-half year deal worth £173 million ($208 million)-a-year with Al-Nassr, according...
Hours after Man United dumped ace Ronaldo, a Saudi club has offered him $369 million deal
Cristiano Ronaldo has only been officially on the market for a matter of hours and he already has a big-money offer to go and play in the Middle East. Ronaldo was released by Manchester United on Tuesday evening after the club reacted decisively to his controversial interview with Piers Morgan....
Hungry Senegal’s Teranga Lions serve Qatar for late lunch as they feast greedily on hapless the Gulf Annabi
That is the way the Koukhi crumbles lads…and the reason you’re set to become the first to leave your own World Cup party. The hungry Lions of Terango marooned Qatar’s Annabi in the gulf, leaving little room for the ‘emirs’ to advance from the group stages of the World Cup...
Arsenal and After-My Story: Ex-Gunners’ midfielder’s memoir details how racism stalks Blacks in English sports
Paul Davis, an Arsenal midfielder who played almost 450 times for the club and swept the board with domestic honours, was one of English football’s black trailblasers. Having emerged from the club’s apprenticeship scheme at the start of the 1980s, Davis came of age during the height of English football’s...
At long last, some positives about Ronaldo: He’s the first man in history to score at five World Cups
It was always going to be about him. Even if it had been 90 minutes of unrelenting tedium, with no shots and no goals, he would have been the focus after what, by his own inimitable standards, has been an extraordinary week. But, this being Cristiano Ronaldo, there was always...
