Winning the Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual award in world football, is the ultimate dream for any player. Pairing it with titles from two of the game’s most important tournaments – the ...

ARSENAL have a huge summer of change on their hands – and many big deals are in the pipeline. Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly ...

Andy King ’s volley to win a Merseyside Derby in the late ‘70s. Sadly, this game saw the club’s greatest ever goalscorer, ...

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That formula will be used in evidence against him if anything goes wrong at Ibrox in midweek. There was the suggestion of an authoritarian streak when Martin revealed an unspecified breach of rules at ...

AI named the greatest 23-Man England squad in football history but some huge names failed to make the team, including David Beckham and Gary Lineker.

Four years after Iniesta’s winner, another World Cup final was settled by an excellent extra-time goal. Germany forward Mario Gotze was the hero on this occasion. He improvised superbly to chest down ...

The former Uruguay legend looks back on their 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign and the nation's impressive pedigree of developing top players.

Two decades after their most recent win in 2006, Italy hopes to break their streak of bad luck and finally qualify for the ...

ARSENAL have a huge summer of change on their hands – and many big deals are in the pipeline. Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly ...

Ahmed Faras, a true icon of Moroccan football, passed away today at the age of 78 following a battle with illness.

All-Star game uses Home Run Derby tiebreaker for first time, and Dino Ebel serves up four homers as NL defeats AL.