South African football news

In his last interview as Wolves head coach, Rob Edwards told BBC Sport he's looking forward to a "fresh start" with the club over the summer, following their relegation from the Premier League.

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Fifty-two Women's National League clubs sign a letter sent to the Football Association opposing proposals to bring top tier academy teams into their league.

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Germany's players will pay for 600 of the country's fans to travel by bus to their final World Cup group game in New Jersey amid criticism of increased transport costs at the tournament.

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⚽️ Infantino tells fans to ‘chill’ in response to Fifa’s critics ⚽️ Match centre | Player guide | Bracketology | Mail John BTL chat is thus far dominated by Gianni Infantino’s ritual pre-tournament torching of his own dignity. SonOfThe Desert offers this: “Infantino is just absolutely wretched, isn’t he? An absolute…

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Wolves sack head coach Rob Edwards just seven months after appointing him.

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Celtic have opened talks with the agent of Elias Filet but there are problems over deals for the backroom team of Martin O'Neill.

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With Mexico City hosting the World Cup for an unprecedented third time, protesters are keen to use the platform to highlight their causes.

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Who are the biggest World Cup legends of all time? From Pele to Lionel Messi, we attempt to name the top 10.

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Focusing on two iconic celebrations, we look at how much the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo drove them both.

Australia forward misses training three days from Turkey match Tony Popovic’s squad is thin on specialist attacking options Socceroos striker Mo Touré sent a scare through camp days before the team’s World Cup opener after he missed training on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), highlighting the vulnerability of a squad thi…

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England's World Cup preparations are complete, so who will now make it into Thomas Tuchel's team to face Croatia?

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It was the day when Thomas Tuchel showed his hand for England’s World Cup opener against Croatia in Dallas next Wednesday and his players hinted at what can happen when they play with intensity and slick connections. The paucity of the opposition had to be considered. Costa Rica barely even saw the ball; it was enti…

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After England's game against Costa Rica was delayed by extreme weather, was that just a sign of things to come in the World Cup?

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Antoine Semenyo will need help from his supporting cast but there is plenty of excitement about a 20-year-old midfielder likened to Michael Essien This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. t…

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Mark Chapman, Rachel Corsie, Steph Houghton and Chris Sutton preview the World Cup.

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Arsenal in the hunt for Nico Williams, Juventus open talks with Aston Villa over deal for Emiliano Martinez, Paris St-Germain chase Bayern Munich's Michael Olise.

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Players will have a seat at football's decision-making table following a landmark deal between world governing body Fifa and global players' union Fifpro.

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Gianni Infantino faced the media for the first time in three years, but he did little to convince that Fifa has lost its grip on the organisation of the 2026 World Cup.

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Haiti are forced to change their kit design just days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after the team shirt, depicting a war scene, fails to comply with Fifa rules.

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Test your knowledge of the past seven World Cup opening matches.

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