Dutchman was a key part of Bayer Leverkusen’s double-winning team

Mexico, the USA and Canada will all put on displays this week

Follow live for all the latest news and updates ahead of the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico

Football’s staying home for the belt-tightening Beeb, while ITV and Gary Lineker’s popular podcast present from glitzy studios in New YorkIt is the biggest World Cup in history, and perhaps the most unpredictable. How will England and Scotland fare in the heat? Who drew Curaçao in the office sweepstake?And, crucially, will anyone notice that the BBC is …

News and buildup as World Cup countdown continuesPlayer guide | Bracketology | Wallchart | Mail us hereThe US isn’t the only World Cup host where politics and football are colliding messily, albeit that they’re being handled more sensitively. There have been protests in Mexico, where a demonstration blocked an avenue leading to Mexico City’s Azteca …

Micah Richards has called for urgent action after referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States ahead of the 2026 World Cup

BIG DEBATE: The Express Sport team decide who will win the World Cup, how far England will go and who will flop in North America this summer.

British and Irish Lions Women's head coach Jo Yapp insists the squad for next year's inaugural tour of New Zealand will include players from each of the four unions, not just the Red Roses.

Before Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge of England, back in March 2025, he said he felt the team had been too full of "fear" to go and win Euro 2024. He said his mission was to try to remove that trepidation. 

Sky Sports' David Reed analyses Bukayo Saka's fitness numbers after England boss Thomas Tuchel admitted he was 'unlikely' to start and finish a full match.

Highlights of the NBA Finals Game 3 match between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries headline a stacked Madison Square Garden bill at the 2026 US Darts Masters.

BBC Sport NI's speaks to Dan Harper about racing four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen, making his Le Man debut and being Valentino Rossi's team-mate

Caroline Weir insists it is a team effort after her four goals against Israel ensure Scotland top their Women's World Cup qualifying group.

UFC chief executive Dana White says "nobody has been banned" from attending Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

The Scotland head coach feels like a new man heading into a seismic World Cup opener with Haiti - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism.

Somali official was barred from entering US soil before summer tournament

The administration also argued that the event is lawful and that the plaintiffs had waited too long to file their lawsuit

Omar Artan, who was Africa’s referee of the year in 2025, endured an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the US last weekend despite being issued with a valid visa

Netflix ‘begged’ to stream 40 consecutive episodes of Lineker’s ‘The Rest is Football’ podcast during the World Cup, which will seek to challenge Gary Neville’s ‘Stick to Football’ for cut-through rather than the BBC or ITV. By Jamie Braidwood