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ByPhil McNultyChief football writerPublished9 minutes agoEngland's final friendly before the World Cup was delayed by violent storms rattling around Orlando's Inter&Co Stadium – but when it finally got under way it was well worth the wait…

ByCharlotte CoatesBBC Sport journalistPublished26 minutes agoEngland head coach Thomas Tuchel said the delay to their World Cup warm-up game with Costa Rica gave them a "little taste of what can happen" - but will that prove to be an…

Published12 minutes agoArsenal keen to sign Athletic Club winger Nico Williams, Juventus open talks with Aston Villa over deal for keeper Emiliano Martinez, while Paris St-Germain target Bayern Munich's Michael Olise.Arsenal remain firmly…

BySimon StoneChief football news reporterPublished8 minutes agoWorld governing body Fifa has struck a landmark deal with global players' union Fifpro that means players will be represented when major decisions affecting the game are…

ByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished2 minutes agoListening to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and you would think the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup in recent days has been insignificant."Just, you know, chill,…

BySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalistPublished5 minutes agoHaiti have been forced to change their kit design just four days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after their shirt, depicting a war scene, failed to comply with Fifa…

BySimon StoneChief football news reporterPublished7 minutes agoManchester United are waiting to be told whether Barcelona intend to trigger the £26m clause that would make Marcus Rashford's transfer permanent.The Spanish champions have a…

Published11 minutes agoIpswich Town have announced that Kieran McKenna has decided to step down as manager and will leave the club this summer.More to follow.Related topicsFootballPremier LeagueIpswich TownMore on this storyLatest Ipswich…

ByKeifer MacDonaldBBC Sport journalistPublished11 minutes agoTottenham have signed defender Marcos Senesi on a free transfer following his departure from Bournemouth.The 29-year-old will officially complete his move to the Tottenham…

ByIsaac Fanin & Ian WilliamsBBC World ServicePublished28 minutes agoFootball has a habit of throwing up poignant coincidences.For South Africa and their captain Ronwen Williams, the 2026 Fifa World Cup's opening match against co-hosts…

ByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer in CharlotteScott McTominay is talking about mentality, about dig and dog and how some players have it and how some players just don't. That refusal to stop and give up? He says he's had it…

ByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished1 hour agoThe 2026 World Cup is going to be unprecedented for a variety of reasons - and that includes the sheer number of law changes. Fifa has introduced 11 measures specifically for…

Published13 minutes agoThe Football Association of Ireland has formally submitted a bid to host the 2029 Women's Champions League final at Dublin's Aviva Stadium. Dublin was put forward as a potential host city in an expression of interest…

ByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished8 minutes agoEverton have been told they must pay Burnley £35m over the impact of breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.The case - heard by a Premier League commission -…

ByGareth VincentBBC Sport WalesPublished9 minutes agoWales started out on the road to next year's Women's World Cup with Rhian Wilkinson suggesting the 2029 European Championship was a more realistic target.She would probably say the same…

ByShamoon HafezFootball reporterPublished16 minutes agoJulian Alvarez heads to the World Cup aiming to fire Argentina to back-to-back triumphs amid the distraction of being the subject of one of the most sensational transfer bids ever…

BySally FreedmanBBC Sport senior journalistPublished14 minutes ago"If you don't see it, you're probably not going to be it." Hannah Dingley was talking to the BBC in April 2023 when she was the only woman in charge of a men's English…

ByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporterPublished17 minutes agoEwen Jaouen was always an avid follower of the Bundesliga from afar, but the Frenchman's future appeared to lie elsewhere."With your characteristics, you could be a goalkeeper…

ByElizabeth BotcherbyBBC Sport journalistPublished29 minutes agoReferee Omar Artan has vowed to officiate at the 2030 World Cup after arriving home in Somalia following his ban from entering the United States.The 34-year-old - Africa's…

ByElizabeth BotcherbyBBC Sport journalistPublished16 minutes agoRoy Keane has cleared the air with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, with the pair having a "lovely chat" after he misquoted the Portuguese - which led to Fernandes…

ByRob Stevens and Ian WilliamsBBC Sport AfricaPublished16 minutes ago"If there's something I want to see before God takes me to heaven or hell it would be great to see an African nation win [the World Cup], because this is a tournament…

ByJana McCabeBBC Sport NI journalistPublished32 minutes agoA World Cup group qualifying campaign with many talking points for Northern Ireland came to an end with the main objective achieved - keeping the World Cup dream alive. NI finished…

ByClive LindsayBBC Sport ScotlandPublished23 minutes agoHead coach Melissa Andreatta says Caroline Weir would prefer her to talk about her team-mates instead, but it cannot be avoided when the Scotland captain has just scored seven goals…