The countdown to World Cup 2026 It’s on! Each day leading up to the tournament’s return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an idea or moment that shows how great the world’s biggest sporting spectacle has become, even beyond the expanded field of this year’s global event. He The Classic The rivalry between Barcelona…
The semi-final of the World Cup playoff between Italy and Northern Ireland has left Gennaro Gattuso sleepless. For four months, Italy has known what stands between them and a first World Cup since 2014. Advertisement Northern Ireland awaits in the playoff semi-final, with the winners facing either Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina for a place in Group…
“Dear national coach, Anton Stach is definitely one for the World Cup team. Look at this. A brutal free kick. And I don’t want any objections,” exclaimed Joachim Hebel enthusiastically into the ‘Sky’ microphones, while Anton Stach had just hit his free kick against Aston Villa into the net. He is a regular player in…
The complete schedule for the 2026 World Cup has been confirmed, with the times, dates and venues of the 104 matches already confirmed. FURTHER — Confirmed groups for the 2026 World Cup Now we know where you can watch each team play in the US, Canada and Mexico next summer and you can start making…
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss champion Basel fired coach Ludovic Magnin on Monday, three days before a decisive match in the final round of the Europa League. Magnin was eliminated a day after star striker Xherdan Shaqiri sealed a 4-3 victory against traditional rivals Zurich, who completed a hat-trick in added time. Advertisement A 3-1…
Edoardo Bove is close to formally completing his transfer to Watford and will be reunited with close friend and current Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori once the deal is completed. Here’s a look at their friendship and the role Calafiori had to play in Bove’s move to England. According to reports from several media outlets in…
Niclas Fullkrug shared his first impressions after joining Milan, talking about his conversations with Max Allegri and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and explaining where he thinks things went wrong for him at West Ham during his introductory press conference on Friday afternoon. The German international became the first signing of the Serie A transfer window when he…
Canada national team coach Jesse Marsch hopes to face Italy and their former forward Wilfried Gnonto at the 2026 World Cup. Canada coach Marsch hopes to face Italy in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup later this year. Advertisement The Azzurri have not yet qualified for the competition, but if they do, they…
Celtic midfielder Maria McAneny has been called up for the first time by the Scots for the friendly matches against Ukraine and China. The 21-year-old has been capped by Scotland under-23s. Melissa Andreatta’s team will face Ukraine in Jerez, Spain, on Friday (11:00 GMT) and then China, also at the Estadio Municipal de Chapín, on…
The stage The last international matches of the year are over: the DFB team with Nico Schlotterbeck, Felix Nmecha, Waldemar Anton and Karim Adeyemi as well as Gregor Kobel (Switzerland), Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) and Julian Ryerson (Norway) have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, while Daniel Svensson (Sweden) and Salih Özcan (Turkey) will play in…
