South African football news

Repeat of last World Cup final v Argentina still possible ‘We have to deal with it,’ France’s head coach says Didier Deschamps has insisted he is not concerned by the appointment of Argentinian officials to oversee the World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco on Thursday, with a repeat of the 2022 final ag…

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It's fast becoming a World Cup Golden Boot for the ages. But who will win it?

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Ruben Amorim apologises for not speaking to Manchester United's fans since his dismissal in January but says he was "proud" to have been their coach.

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England manager Thomas Tuchel gave his players permission for an offsite family day on Tuesday as the squad recharged after their euphoric win over Mexico.

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Egypt have alleged bias in favour of Argentina and favouritism towards their star player, Lionel Messi. Is this fair?

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Jordan Henderson has not been ruled out of playing for England again during the World Cup despite undergoing surgery on a broken arm.

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Four England players are at risk of missing a potential World Cup semi-final because of the tournament's yellow-card rules.

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London City Lionesses sign two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas on a three-year deal in one of the biggest scoops in women's football history.

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner joins on a free transfer Mary Earps and Nicole Anyomi also new recruits London City Lionesses have announced the signing of Alexia Putellas at an event in New York, confirming the arrival in the Women’s Super League of one of the women’s game’s all-time greats. The two-time Ballon d’Or wi…

The Portuguese football federation (FPF) confirm the departure of national team coach Roberto Martinez following Portugal's last-16 loss to Spain.

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With the first World Cup quarter-final taking place tomorrow we've been inspired to make this quiz.

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A goalkeeper with 27.5m Instagram followers and a forward whose future is opaque make our team of players looking for new clubs As late bloomers and cult heroes go, few have made an impact on a World Cup quite like the goalkeeper who first defied Spain’s attackers and, after Cape Verde’s qualification for the knocko…

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Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson urging patience after a slow start to the transfer window by the Championship club.

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Can the Premier League learn anything from the refereeing of corners at the World Cup?

We have a look at what can be learned from every World Cup penalty taken in a shootout ever.

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Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic steps down after nine years in charge following their defeat against Portugal in the World Cup.

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Meet Ollie Jenks and Seth Scott, who are attempting to visit all 16 World Cup stadiums in a traditional London taxi.

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The Egyptian FA lodges a complaint with Fifa and demands an investigation into "double standards" of officiating in the controversial defeat by Argentina.

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Setting the scene for each of the four intriguing World Cup quarter-finals that begin on Thursday.

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BBC Sport explores just how dominant the Premier League's wealth is at the World Cup.

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The Americans crashed out in disappointing fashion, but there were positives from the tournament on the whole. We look at how the roster performed Stats from fotmob.com , Opta and Fifa ; players listed in order of minutes played. Weston McKennie, center/attacking midfield (Juventus) Continue reading...

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