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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has pointed to former Real Madrid star Toni Kroos as the most impressive rival of his career so far, with Luka Modrić earning a mention too.
After FIGC president Gabriele Gravina dismissed non-football disciplines as amateur sports, several Italian Olympians responded sharply on social media, including Irma Testa, Arianna Fontana and Pietro Sighel.
From Morocco’s early charge to DRC’s playoff grind, the 2026 World Cup field is filling up across every confederation, with a few familiar names, several returnees and more than one debutant.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation and coach Luis de la Fuente denounced abusive chants that marred Spain’s goalless draw with Egypt in Barcelona, as the national team’s World Cup build-up was overshadowed by another ugly episode in Spanish football.
Turkiye booked a place at the 2026 World Cup after beating Kosovo 1-0 in the playoff final, returning to the tournament for the first time since 2002.
After the national team’s third straight failure to reach the World Cup, the political fallout reached the Chamber of Deputies, where lawmakers from across the spectrum pointed fingers at FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and called for Sport Minister Andrea Abodi to answer for the state of Italian football.
Sergej Barbarez and Gennaro Gattuso have spent the buildup to Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy trading tactical jabs, with poker references, bus jokes and a growing list of pre-match distractions adding to the pressure in Zenica.
A new Football Supporters Association survey shows more than three-quarters of Premier League fans now oppose VAR, with delays, confusion and ruined celebrations driving the backlash.
CAF declared Morocco winners after Senegal abandoned the 2025 AFCON final, recording a 3-0 loss. Senegal appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, while coach Pape Thiaw and player Gana Gueye maintain Senegal earned the title on the pitch.
Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen, better known as OliverPN, went from winning the 2021 eChampions League to making his first senior appearance for Denmark after establishing himself at Lazio.
UEFA has confirmed the Champions League final on 30 May 2026 at Budapest's Puskas Arena will start at 18:00 instead of the usual 21:00 to ease logistics for fans, teams and the host city.
Andy Milne, a 62-year-old retired teacher and familiar face among England fans, plans to sell his second home to raise £350,000 so he can follow the national team across the US, Mexico and Canada for the World Cup.