"England will face Ghana on June 23 at the World Cup finals, but the African nation have sacked head coach Otto Addo following back to back losses against European nations"
"Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina's World Cup play-off clash has produced a spy-gate scandal, with Gennaro Gattuso's side accused of sending a spy to watch their opponents"
"The Republic of Ireland suffered penalty heartache in their World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia on Thursday night after throwing away a two-goal lead in Prague"
"Kenji Gorré is one of a number of Dutch-born players who have qualified for the World Cup with Curaçao under former Netherlands boss Dick Advocaat, who has since had to step down"
"The playoffs for the 2026 World Cup took place between UEFA nations on Thursday evening with none of the home nations progressing through their respective semi-finals"
"After a rollercoaster past three years at Manchester United, during which time he missed out on a place at Euro 2024, Harry Maguire has returned to the England squad with a World Cup place now looking like his for the taking"
"A row between Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens has broken out ahead of PSG taking on Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League later this month"