South African football news

Gary Lineker thinks Harry Kane is "the greatest English striker we've ever had" after the England captain equalled his record of 10 World Cup goals.

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Wales must beat Albania and either Romania or Norway in successive two-legged play-off ties to reach next summer's Women's World Cup.

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Alfred Johansson is the new manager at Motherwell, with the 35-year-old Swede aiming to build on the success of last season at Fir Park.

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France's World Cup winner Olivier Giroud explains why iconic Les Bleus striker Kylian Mbappe is misunderstood, and seen as arrogant when he's not.

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Pierluigi Collina decided to wage war on time-wasting at this World Cup, changing tack from the last tournament. But has it been a success so far?

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Craig McLeish wants to make St Mirren "more exciting" as he embarks on his first season as permanent manager of the Buddies.

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Now every team has played once, BBC Sport take a look at who has been the best and worst players so far according to the stats.

Striker now set to face Germany in Toronto on Saturday Arrest was over alleged ‘organised fraud’ in Ligue 1 The Côte d’Ivoire striker Elye Wahi, who is being investigated for alleged fixing, has received authorisation to enter Canada for his team’s World Cup match against Germany, the country’s football federation (…

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The Ivory Coast football federation have announced their forward Elye Wahi will be allowed into Canada for their next World Cup game after earlier being denied entry.

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BBC Sport takes a look at the talking points from the first week of World Cup.

England to play Ukraine or Slovakia if they beat Greece Scotland probably face Sweden if they win first game England will need to overcome Greece and either Slovakia or Ukraine to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Scotland were handed a significantly tougher draw and will probably need to beat Sweden, if they…

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England will face Greece in round one of the 2027 Women's World Cup play-offs, with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales also learning their opponents.

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Find out your team's schedule for this season's Scottish Premiership pre-split campaign.

Celtic open the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership season at home to Dundee on 3 August, with the champions saying they are disappointed to be starting on a Monday evening.

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Scotland will have to beat Czech Republic and either Lithuania or Sweden in successive two-legged play-off ties if they are to reach next summer's Women's World Cup.

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FIFA's mandatory three-minute drinks break sparks controversy

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Why has Derek McInnes swapped nearly winning the Scottish title with Heart of Midlothian for a Rangers side who finished behind them in third last season?

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Real Madrid agree a deal to sign Ibrahima Konate on a four-year contract when the France centre-back leaves Liverpool at the end of June.

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Midfielder is chasing a trophy-laden spell in France and hopes a dream can be fulfilled by playing in the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil June 2026 is a month Caroline Weir is unlikely to forget. She scored seven goals in two Scotland games as they clinched top spot in their World Cup qualifying group, watched on w…

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England produced some exciting attacking football while beating Croatia 4-2 but why did they look so shaky defensively?

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Salford City have appointed Peter Cklamovski, someone with no experience of coaching in English football to try and lead them to promotion out of League Two

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