3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (629+ words) Senegal goalkeeper Mickaela Bottega has been ruled out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after an administrative delay meant her registration was not completed in time by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Bottega, who had been…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (655+ words) Borussia Dortmund are expected to underline their status as Bundesliga heavyweights when they face Fortuna Dusseldorf in a pre-season friendly on Saturday – but a Burkinabe football pundit believes the underdogs could still land a blow on home soil. The match…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (454+ words) Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has declared new signings Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown “very special players”, insisting the duo can make an immediate impact after impressing on the World Cup stage. The German champions have moved to strengthen both…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (598+ words) The Africa Cup of Nations will be expanded to 28 teams from 2027 in a significant overhaul of the continent’s flagship football tournament, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has confirmed. Speaking at a press conference in…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (831+ words) US federal agents have seized the Argentina national football team’s plane in New York and are investigating more than $300m in commercial deals linked to the Argentine Football Association (AFA), in what is emerging as one of the country’s biggest sports…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (630+ words) Al Hilal have opened talks to sign France star Ousmane Dembele from Paris Saint-Germain in what would be one of the most high-profile transfers in Saudi Pro League history. The Riyadh club has already wrapped up a deal for Dutch…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (542+ words) A mural celebrating Spain’s 2026 World Cup match-winner Ferran Torres has been defaced in Barcelona within hours of its unveiling, in an incident that has reignited political tensions over identity in Catalonia. The artwork, depicting the Barcelona forward kissing the World…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (203+ words) VfB Stuttgart have been dealt another setback after German-Ghanaian forward Justin Diehl suffered a fresh injury during training, ruling the promising youngster out for an extended period. The club confirmed on Wednesday that the 21-year-old has sustained a muscle injury…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (491+ words) European football will roar back into life just weeks after the 2026 World Cup, with a packed restart schedule that will see the continent’s major leagues resume between late July and the end of August – and African fans are already bracing…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (599+ words) Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville is on the verge of completing a high-profile transfer from West Ham United to Saudi giants Al Hilal in a deal worth around €80m, according to multiple reports in Saudi Arabia. The 24-year-old has already undergone the…...