South African football news

Harry Kane was able to give England the lead against Croatia from the penalty spot - but only thanks to the video assistant referee.

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Who was England's biggest attacking threat against Croatia? Alex Howell rates the players - plus have your say.

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Brest manager Eric Roy has died at the age of 58 after a three-and-a-half year fight with pancreatic cancer.

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Vozinha's mum has been granted a visa to travel to the US ahead of Cape Verde's next game against Uruguay.

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DR Congo come from behind to hold Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their Group K match at the Houston Stadium in the Fifa World Cup.

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They came to see Cristiano Ronaldo, perhaps expecting feats to rival Lionel Messi’s remarkable display the night before. Ronaldo’s many followers in Houston did their best to summon a meaningful contribution from their idol but ultimately there were 16 players infinitely more deserving of acclaim. The Democratic Rep…

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The fixtures for the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership season are released on Thursday at 12:00 BST - and you can see them on the BBC Sport website and app as soon as they are announced.

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Derek McInnes is the latest man to fill the Ibrox hotseat - here are the key issues for Rangers and their new manager.

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⚽️ In pictures: England v Croatia | All-time highest scorers ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Scott Thomas Tuchel speaks to Independent Television. “This is what we have worked for … the goal of the prep camp … to be ready for the day … I don’t want to be anywhere else in the world … so let’s go…

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Giovanni van Bronckhorst is reappointed as Feyenoord head coach on a two-year contract with a one-year option to extend.

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Jude Bellingham is set to start in England's coveted number 10 role in their World Cup opener against Croatia.

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⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Daniel Email! “Let’s not forget that Cristiano Ronaldo, in an alternative World Cup not driven by profit, would be serving a three-game ban now for violent behaviour,” remembers Justin Kavanagh. “But Infantino h…

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Fulham have two leading candidates in mind to take over from former manager Marco Silva, says the club's vice-chairman and director of football operations Tony Khan.

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Uzbekistan are the first nation from Central Asia to qualify for the Fifa World Cup. Here is how they got to North America.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The GWC has barely had time to unpack its suitcase and already the goals are flying in like overenthusiastic airline baggage. Stadiums are full, scoreboards are busy and, most importantly, football’s three marquee attractions decided that now would be a good time t…

Argentina captain Lionel Messi says equalling the record for World Cup goals "is an honour, but it is just a statistic".

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Focus on business dealings with mining company Ternium Guadalajara rally to highlight fate of Mexico’s ‘disappeared’ Hyundai will be targeted by protesters at a rally before the group A game between Mexico and South Korea in Guadalajara on Thursday, due to the World Cup sponsor’s business dealings with the South Ame…

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West Bromwich Albion make their first signing of the summer with the arrival of Scottish striker Barney Stewart on a four-year contract.

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Didier Deschamps has an awkward question to answer: should he drop the Ballon d’Or holder? By Get French Football News “If I start playing just to prove all of my critics wrong and to shut them up, I think I’d have to keep playing until I was 80,” said Kylian Mbappé as he wrote his name in the history books, surpass…

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Winning the play-off final means Hull must sell players before the end of the month to avoid a potential points deduction in the Premier League.

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With Scotland's World Cup games expected to take place in temperatures of around 30C, Steve Clarke and his team will have to battle the conditions as well as Brazil.

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