The sport’s misguided morals mean England’s Test captain has been humbled for a meaningless infraction and kept off the stage for which he was madeThere are times when it’s possible to keep sport in a sensible perspective, and then there are weeks it challenges your very sanity. This has felt like one of those.Perhaps the US president erecting a …

One of football’s great arenas roared as El Tri eased past South Africa, offering fans a fleeting escape from the tensions gripping the capitalThe walk to Estadio Ciudad de México – most fans know it as the Azteca – on Thursday did a pretty good job of laying out the two sides of Mexico as the World Cup kicked off.Flanked by volunteers and channeled …

Football managers are rarely candid when speaking publicly about the transfer market but at Nottingham Forest in May, Eddie Howe let the mask slip.

Here come the girls. The wives and girlfriends, otherwise known as WAGs, of some of the biggest sporting stars around the globe are arriving to the World Cup.

Feyenoord's Hwang In-beom and Besiktas striker Oh Hyeon-gyu completed the comeback in Guadalajara, after Wolves' Ladislav Krejci had opened the scoring early in the second half.

The row over ticketing pricing is proving to be a PR disaster for FIFA on the opening day of the tournament.

There were more red cards than goals in the opening game of the World Cup as co-hosts Mexico cruised to a comfortable win before South Korea overcame Czechia

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Pulisic's US teammates recognize the extraordinary burden he is carrying

After a controversial build-up to Fifa’s showpiece event, Mexico cleansed a World Cup and ensured the conversations around football will start to change. By Ed Malyon in Mexico City

⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail JonathanCzechia will also line up in a 3-4-3 with Alexandr Sojka handed a competitive debut alongside star man Tomáš Souček in midfield. The 23 year old was only called up for the first time for the pre-tournament friendlies.1 Matěj Kovář; …

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay takes part in training on the eve of the World Cup opener against Haiti, having missed out the previous day because of an upset stomach.

Three players were sent off in the World Cup opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. Are we about to see a World Cup littered with red cards?

From nearly dying on the pitch to scoring for Mexico at the World Cup - Raul Jimenez has completed a remarkable comeback.

This year’s FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday in Mexico City

The 21-year-old scored 23 goals in League One last season for Orient and is also attracting interest from Championship sides Swansea City and Bristol City.

The 35-year-old is angry and feels betrayed by Wolves. Edwards being in charge was key to his decision to join the club last week. Trippier cut short a holiday in Turkey to have a medical and sign.