By SIMON JONES Published: 22:28 BST, 15 June 2026 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 15 June 2026 Tottenham have thrown their hat into the ring for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali. Manchester United had made the early running for the Italy international but stepped back amid the escalating costs of the…
‘I’m ready to gamble’: Bukayo Saka plays down injury fears ahead of England’s World Cup opener – after boss Thomas Tuchel revealed Arsenal star was struggling to train with achilles problem
By JACK GAUGHAN Published: 20:26 BST, 15 June 2026 | Updated: 21:23 BST, 15 June 2026 Bukayo Saka is ready to keep gambling on his fitness for the good of England’s World Cup campaign. The Arsenal winger declared himself fit to feature in Wednesday’s Group L opener with Croatia in…
Belgium vs Egypt – World Cup LIVE: Mohamed Salah’s side draw first blood in fast start for seven-time AFCON champions
By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER Updated: 20:36 BST, 15 June 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage as Belgium get their World Cup campaign underway in Group G as they take on Egypt at the Seattle Stadium. Share or comment on this article: Belgium vs…
Spain STUNNED by Cape Verde at World Cup as sluggish European champions are held to shock 0-0 draw by debutants in biggest upset so far
The beauty of sport is that every so often it can deliver an outcome that quite simply defies belief. The kind of result that is so unfathomable, so illogical it leaves you rubbing your eyes just to confirm you’re not mistaken. Step forward Cape Verde, the tiny West African country…
Ex-Wolves and Nottingham Forest star Rafa Mir handed eight and a half years in prison for ‘violent’ sexual assault
Former Wolves and Nottingham Forest striker Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison over a violent sexual assault. The 28-year-old footballer learnt his fate today just over a fortnight after his one-day trial at a court in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia. Mir,…
Spain vs Cape Verde – World Cup LIVE: European champions start bid for glory against tournament debutants
By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and OLIVER SALT AT ATLANTA STADIUM Updated: 17:31 BST, 15 June 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage as Spain get their World Cup campaign underway with a clash against newcomers Cape Verde in Group H. Share or comment on this article: Spain vs…
Sam Matterface’s all-time World Cup XI: An English defensive powerhouse, Italy’s ‘Marathon Man’ and the legend who clinched his side’s World Cup deep in extra-time – now pick YOURS!
Sam Matterface has become the latest media personality to attempt to settle the hotly-debated matter of picking an all-time World Cup XI. The 48-year-old presenter, best known for his work on TalkSport, TNT Sports, and ITV Sport, sat down with Daily Mail Sport to run the rule over the legends…
West Brom sign highly rated Liverpool centre-back also admired by Crystal Palace – without paying a transfer fee
By SIMON JONES Published: 15:27 BST, 15 June 2026 | Updated: 15:27 BST, 15 June 2026 Liverpool’s talented young centre back Carter Pinnington is joining West Bromwich Albion. Liverpool are allowing the promising 19-year-old to leave without a transfer fee but the deal will be structured with appearance-based add-ons and…
‘I’ve said enough already!’ Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk slams World Cup hydration breaks after Netherlands opener
By NATHAN SALT – FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 14:20 BST, 15 June 2026 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 15 June 2026 Virgil van Dijk has called on FIFA to reassess the use of hydration breaks on a case by case basis after they were implemented inside Dallas’ temperature-controlled AT&T Stadium for the…
Lionesses on tour! Ella Toone takes her England team-mates to Ibiza for her hen do, weeks before her wedding – where her fiancé says football chat is BANNED!
Lionesses star Ella Toone has been celebrating her recent engagement in style in Ibiza alongside her England team-mates and other women’s football players. Toone announced her engagement to boyfriend Joe Bunney last summer, days after England clinched a back-to-back Euros crown by defeating Spain in Switzerland. Now Toone has returned…