Former United States defender Marcelo Balboa says his country are not totally reliant on AC Milan star Christian Pulisic as the co-hosts prepare for their opening game of the World Cup.

Referee Omar Artan arrives back in Somalia after being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations".

With Scotland at their first men's World Cup since 1998, BBC Sport is making it easier than ever to keep up with the national team's progress.

BBC Sport has launched live match updates - bringing you your team's score directly to your phone lock screen.

The 2026 World Cup is going to be unprecedented for a variety of reasons - and that includes the sheer number of law changes.

Everton are told they must pay Burnley £35m for the impact of breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.

Mother nature set to play a distinct role in the tournament

Toffees lodged immmediate appeal

Everton stayed up in 2022 with the Clarets claiming the PSR breach led to their relegation instead of the Toffees, who have been left shocked and angered by the verdict and have immediately appealed

Several games at last year’s Club World Cup were disrupted by the weather

The machine learning algorithm and subsequent simulations are fueled by data, expert knowledge and statistical models

Fifa president will speak four years after his last pre-World Cup press conference was mired by “I feel gay” comments

Alexia Putellas leads a host of stars expected to arrive in the WSL but smaller clubs will still struggle to keep paceThe whistle has blown on the 2025-26 season for the vast majority of women’s teams around the world, and attention now turns to the hullabaloo of the transfer window and another summer of rising wages, transfer fees and agents fees.This …

Stokes in talks with agent and advisers over his futureAtkinson also left out with Barker and Archer set to playJoe Root will captain England in next week’s second Test against New Zealand after Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were left out of the squad for breaking the team curfew as they celebrated victory in the first game of the series on Sunday …

Everton have reacted furiously to being ordered to pay Burnley £40million over PSR breaches. The club released a statement telling fans they will appeal the verdict.

England survived a late fightback from India as Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones struck half-centuries to lead Charlotte Edwards' side to a five-run victory in their second and final ICC Women's T20 World Cup warm-up match against India.

Briton Chantelle Cameron will fight American Mikaela Mayer in a light-middleweight world title unification bout in Birmingham on 29 August.

Nat Sciver-Brunt spends valuable time in the middle as England beat India in their final warm-up match before the Women's T20 World Cup starts on Friday.

Ben Stokes will miss England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain.

Roughly a quarter of matches could be played in conditions that exceed recommended safety limits