South Korean captain Son Heung-min has been named the Best Footballer in Asia 2025, earning the continental honour for a record 10th time as he continues to define a generation of Asian football excellence. The award was established in 2013 and is open to players from Asia and those who ply their trade on the […]
No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was “always a first time” as he eyes glory with Brazil. The Italian became Brazil’s first overseas coach in six decades when he took over in May and he helped the five-times champions punch their ticket […]
Defending champions Australia chased down a mammoth 331 to beat India by three wickets with an over to spare in a pulsating Women’s World Cup clash in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. It was the highest successful run chase in the history of women’s ODIs. At the halfway mark, India were sitting pretty having piled up their […]
Scotland ground out a 2-1 home win over Belarus on Sunday to stay in contention for automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup, while the Netherlands closed in on securing their berth at the tournament with a win over Finland. Steve Clarke’s Scotland sit joint top of Group C with Denmark, after the Danes beat […]
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday backed under-fire Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz to shine in the Premier League. Speaking in Belfast ahead of Germany’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on Monday, Nagelsmann said Wirtz’s teething problems were “normal”. “I have no concerns. He’ll adapt very quickly and score goals for Liverpool,” the 38-year-old […]