South African football news

Scotland would have taken this outcome after 70 seconds. Ismael Saibiri had fired this highly-rated Moroccan team ahead. Men in kilts gulped under the blazing Massachusetts sun. Scotland may even privately have taken this outcome before a ball was kicked. Avoidance of a comprehensive defeat against Brazil will leave…

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Morocco's Ismael Saibari stuns Scotland with a superb finish after just 71 seconds in their World Cup Group C game in Boston.

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Should Scotland feel aggrieved after three key decisions in their World Cup Group C match against Morocco in Boston?

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An Argentine TV presenter steps down after wrongly saying on air that Lionel Messi's father had died.

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Alex Freeman is stepping out of the shadows of his Super Bowl-winning father to forge his own path in football.

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43-year-old led French side to Conference League semis Burnley pushing to bring in Craig Bellamy as head coach Gary O’Neil is poised to become Ipswich’s new head coach, with the 43-year-old expected to return to England from Ligue 1 Strasbourg. There are only minor details to sort with O’Neil primed to succeed Kiera…

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Rate the Scotland and Morocco players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.

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Former Match of the Day presenter left BBC last year Lineker to feature in coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire Gary Lineker has been booked to appear as a special guest on ITV’s World Cup coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday evening in his first appearance on terrestrial television since leaving the BBC 1…

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The United States take a huge step towards winning their World Cup group beating Australia 2-0 with a dominant, high-energy performance in front of a boisterous sellout crowd in Seattle.

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 6pm local time/11pm BST/8am AEST ⚽️ In pictures: our pick of the best images from the match ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email John Scotland: Gunn, Hanley, Hendry, Tierney, Patterson, McTominay, Ferguson, Robertson, McGinn, Christie, Adams. Subs: Kelly, Gordon, Hickey, Fletch…

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Soccer won. That much could have been predicted before a temperate and bright Friday afternoon in the Pacific north-west, in a rare match between two sides that can agree on that terminology. The manner of play, too, had been predicted by the players and coaches of both teams: a tight, competitive match of football…

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Former Wolves and Bournemouth boss O'Neil close to joining Ipswich after Keiran McKenna's departure.

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England head coach Thomas Tuchel hints that Bukayo Saka is unlikely to be in contention to start against Ghana on Tuesday.

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Tottenham are the latest club interested in Adam Wharton, Liverpool are yet to agree a deal for Yan Diomande, Fulham fail with their opening bid for Chibuike Nwaiwu, plus more.

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Coventry manager Frank Lampard has held positive talks over a new contract amid interest from Fulham.

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Fifa is using head-to-head records instead of group goal difference as the first tiebreaker for teams who are level on points at the World Cup.

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Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps does not know if she is ready to be back in the spotlight after signing for the London City Lionesses.

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England assistant coach Anthony Barry is cleared to continue conducting televised half-time interviews during the World Cup.

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Canada midfielder Ismael Kone thanks his team-mates and fans for their support after having surgery on a broken leg.

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Mauricio Pochettino’s team clinched their place in the knockout round as they beat the Socceroos in Seattle The atmosphere here at Lumen Field (excuse me, Seattle Stadium, how dare I) is positively electric a full 30 minutes before kickoff. This was predictable — the stadium has a well-earned reputation for being am…

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Florencia Peña quits after the broadcast on Luzu TV Luzu says ‘those responsible’ relieved of their duties Members of a news crew in Argentina have lost their jobs after falsely reporting the death of Lionel Messi’s father. Florencia Peña announced on Luzu ⁠TV that Jorge Messi had died and went on to suggest that Me…

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