WORLD CUP

Victory at Wolves on Saturday would consolidate club’s position in top four in Premier League

Moore cancels out De Bruyne’s opener to help Page’s side claim 1-1 draw, avoid daunting away ties

Single point from 0-0 stalemate enough after Chile and Uruguay lose their matches

Azzurri play goalless draw against Northern Ireland to allow Switzerland to pip them in Group C

Belgium midfielder reveals he told FIFA to ‘keep a real period of rest for players at the end of the season’

Many Indians questioned his 'loyalty' to country, accused him of 'taking money from Pakistan' after historic defeat

From anticipating heartbreak to resorting to requests for divine intervention, fans prepare for blockbuster match

American skiing star hoping to build on last year event’s performance ahead of Winter Olympics

FIFA's head of Global Development says managers’ input is ‘essential’ before a planned vote in December

Statement says football event’s schedule change may affect other sports

FIFA president defends plan saying chances for smaller nations to qualify will increase

PM Bennett's office says Infantino floated the idea for Middle Eastern country to co-host 2030 event during a meeting

FIFA’s director of development believes move will be the next big step in refereeing

He said that Pakistan needs to focus on performing well and not just on winning

Shoaib Malik captained Pakistan in the inaugural event in 2007 and was a member of the side that won the in 2009

Former Arsenal managers' idea to stage the mega-event once every two years led to widespread criticism

Arsene Wenger says he is "100 per cent convinced" of the switch about the mega-event being played every two years

World body believes move will increase profits to help football in Africa, Asia

PSG forward has enjoyed a love-hate relationship with media and fans since bursting on to the scene as a teen prodigy

The 22-year-old claimed that the team was looking to move towards modern-day cricket

Damian Szymanski scored right in the stoppage-time to equalise and earn his country a 1-1 draw in Warsaw

Barca forward shines as Netherlands ran out 6-1 winners over 10-man Turkey at the Amsterdam Arena

Wales captain says he is against the idea of FIFA's proposal to hold the mega-event every two years

Griezmann's double against Finland helped them win 2-0 as the Scots kept their hopes alive with a 1-0 win in Austria

80-year-old World Cup winner is due out of intensive care, the Sao Paulo hospital confirms

Argentina v Brazil was abandoned when public health officials entered the field to remove Albiceleste players

Domestic performers Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah have been drafted into the side to provide more firepower

Brazilian health officials took to the field to object three Argentine players who they say broke quarantine rules

There has also been anger in South America after both teams were deprived of key players for the World Cup qualifiers

Deschamps' side drew their fifth successive match in Kiev while Depay inspired the Netherlands to a rout of Montenegro

National team coach Halilhodzic says the Chelsea winger refuses to play a game or pretends that he is injured

Les Blues stay on top of Group D and will qualify automatically for the next World Cup in Qatar

German inherits a team which has plummmeted down the rankings to 16th since crashing out early at the 2018 World Cup

Azzurri will take the acclaim of their own supporters when they play Bulgaria as Flick's squad faces Liechtenstein

The Premier League had said clubs would not release players if matches were in a country on the UK’s red list

Premier League and La Liga said they supported clubs that refused to allow players to play in games in South America

News from the Premier League could put a spanner in plans as clubs would not release players for international matches

Qualifiers for the W Championship will begin in Nov, with 30 teams starting down the path to the WC and Paris Olympics

70-year-old former Man Utd and Barca manager returns to the Netherlands' coaching job for a third time

League is paused until the championship round begins in Dec, attention turns to qualify for the first time since 2002

The 47-year-old named England and India as the other strong contenders for the title

The country is hosting with NZ of the 2023 women's WC and the country also awarded the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane

Former champions eye return to glory with country’s first professional league for females

FIGC president Gabriele Gravina says the new European champions must improve its stadiums if the bid is to succeed

Football legend scored twice against England in a 2-1 win in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup

Azzurri's failed to qualify for the 2018 WC, losing to Sweden, and have won Europe's trophy just once in 1968

Mardikian's double helped them beat Guam 3-0 and confirm their top position in Group A

Tournament, which will see 23 teams, will be staged until Dec 18 at six of the stadiums which will host games in 2022

Four-time world champs suffered a 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia which heaped pressure on coach Joachim Loew

The Netherlands earned their first win of the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with supporters present at the game