Nottingham Forest given huge injury boost ahead of Europa League quarter-final Chris Wood is set to make his return in Porto The Independent UK · Apr 8
Inter Chief Makes Telling Alessandro Bastoni Admission, Gives Barcelona Hope The Italian center back is routinely linked with Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Mexico Star Midfielder Still Set on World Cup Despite Tearing ACL—Report One of El Tri’s best players of the past year is willing to risk it all in order to feature in the 2026 World Cup. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
New York's Penn Station closure, 27-mile train journeys and 450% price hikes: World Cup travel chaos and cost continues The 2026 World Cup is only two months away but fans are already bracing themselves for travel chaos and cost FourFourTwo · Apr 8
Calafiori channels pain of Italy World Cup misery to fuel Arsenal trophy push Riccardo Calafiori hopes he can use the sadness of missing out on the World Cup with Italy as desire to succeed with Arsenal this season The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
‘I’ve Told Him’—Hansi Flick Bites Back at Lamine Yamal Critics With Important Point The Barcelona prodigy has been under an intense spotlight since the age of 15. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Madrid and Bayern burn rubber in fast and furious show at Bernabéu In today’s Football Daily: Full-throttle football at the Bernabéu The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
Qatar Diamond League athletics meet postponed amid Middle East conflict concerns The Diamond League meet in Doha had been due to take place in early May The Independent UK · Apr 8
Nike’s high-tech 2026 World Cup jerseys have a shoulder problem The sportswear giant says they’re aware of the strange seam behavior seen on some of its new shirts, and are investigating how to address it The Guardian - US · Apr 8
The 20 Best Australian Soccer Players of All Time—Ranked Australia has produced a wealth of talented players over the years, including several who became Premier League legends. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Will Donald Trump present the World Cup 2026 trophy to the winning country? The President of the United States of America has form when it comes to touching trophies he shouldn't FourFourTwo · Apr 8
Pitch Points: Kane’s Ballon d’Or chances, Balogun’s US role and can De Zerbi fix Spurs? The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of them The Guardian - US · Apr 8
Ellie Kildunne opens up on post-World Cup gloom – ‘Why am I doing this?’ The Red Roses superstar went from the high of a World Cup win back to the week-to-week drudgery of club rugby and admits there were times she felt really alone The Independent UK · Apr 8
‘We are almost incomparable’: England’s Emma Sing on challenging Kildunne and Six Nations hopes Sing believes her ‘farm strength’ can help her compete with Red Roses star to become England’s starting full-back, she tells Sarah Rendell The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8 TV tonight: Hugh Bonneville returns as Ian Fletcher in Twenty Twenty Six – what could possibly go wrong? W1A’s bumbling head of BBC values is back – this time as head of integrity on the World Cup team. Plus: new thriller, The Copenhagen Test. Here’s what to watch this evening
AAP · Apr 8 Aussie selector defends Molineux captaincy call National selector Shawn Flegler has backed the decision to bestow the Australia team captaincy upon injury-plagued bowling allrounder Sophie Molineux.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 8 The Fans With the Best and Worst 2026 World Cup Watching Schedule Some fans will have to watch their nations compete in the middle of the night.
AAP · Apr 7 Duke to retire from Socceroos after World Cup bid Socceroos veteran Mitch Duke is hoping for a World Cup swansong to his international career, saying he'll retire whether or not he makes the squad.
AAP · Apr 7 'In my sights': Walters targets Te'o for World Cup tilt Former Brisbane assistant coach Ben Te'o is a man in demand and Kevin Walters is keen to work with him at the World Cup in what would be a fairytale reunion.
Euronews · Apr 7 Romanian football great Mircea Lucescu dies at age 80 Lucescu had a lengthy coaching career and was in his second spell with the Romanian national team until stepping down last Thursday after falling ill during training.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 USMNT Star Reaches Career Best Just Weeks From 2026 World Cup The midfielder’s offensive prowess couldn’t come at a better time.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football legend and coach, dies aged 80 Lucescu died days after appearing at the 2026 World Cup playoff semifinal match between Turkey and Romania
The Independent UK · Apr 7 World Cup host city faces swift backlash for quadrupling train ticket prices to games IN FULL
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 James Rodriguez: Official Health Update for Colombia Star Amid Fears of Serious Illness Amid rumors circulating online, the MLS side took to social media to set the record straight.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Harry Maguire wants to make next season special after extending his Man Utd stay The 33-year-old Maguire has agreed a new one-year contract with the option of a further season, having been in the final months of his existing deal.