Argentine television presenter Florencia Peña has resigned following a major on-air blunder in which she announced the death of Jorge Messi, father of football superstar Lionel Messi. According to a report by L’Equipe on Friday, the incident occurred during the…

Portuguese fans have inundated Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ latest Instagram post with thousands of comments, urging him to pass the ball more often to Cristiano Ronaldo and accord the veteran striker greater respect ahead of Portugal’s campaign at the…

The United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday, while Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti. After tournament co-hosts Mexico sealed their place in the last 32 on…

The Premier League has released the fixture list for the 2026/27 season, setting the stage for another thrilling campaign. According to the fixtures released on Friday, defending champions Arsenal will begin their title defence at home against newly promoted Coventry…

Friday 21 August 2026 20:00 Arsenal v Coventry City (Sky Sports) Saturday 22 August12:30 Hull City v Manchester United (TNT Sports)Everton v Crystal PalaceIpswich Town v SunderlandNottingham Forest v Leeds United17:30 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports) Sunday 23 August14:00…

Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo says the Black Stars are heading into their FIFA World Cup clash with England intent on “prove a point” after grinding out a dramatic 1-0 win over Panama on Wednesday night in Toronto. A stoppage-time strike…

Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to secure their first-ever World Cup victory on Thursday, as Switzerland reignited their campaign with a resounding defeat of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Tournament co-hosts Canada had lost all six of their previous matches at the World Cup,…

Nigerian-born forward Tani Oluwaseyi was part of a historic night for Canada as the FIFA World Cup co-hosts recorded their first-ever victory at the men’s tournament with a stunning 6-0 demolition of Qatar in Vancouver. Oluwaseyi, who was born in…

Argentina captain Lionel Messi, Iran defender Ramin Rezaeian and Canada centre-back Derek Cornelius have emerged as the leading performers in FIFA’s latest Power Rankings after the opening round of group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The rankings, powered…

The Nigeria Football Referees’ Association (NFRA) has strongly condemned the assault on match officials following the 2026 President’s Federation Cup semi-final between Nasarawa United and Ikorodu City at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State. The disturbing incident reportedly…

Iran’s World Cup team will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming they are being subjected to travel restrictions during the tournament in North America, the Iranian football federation spokesman said on Thursday. “Despite having submitted its preparation schedule for the…

Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has praised Lionel Messi’s continued brilliance at international level, insisting that age has done little to diminish the Argentine captain’s quality on the pitch, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onazi, who faced Messi during Nigeria’s…

Inter Milan are weighing whether to trigger an €8.5m buy-back clause to bring Super Eagles midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro back to the club this summer, following the expiry of his season-long loan at relegated Pisa. Pisa have already moved to activate…

Ghana have become only the second African nation to record six wins at the FIFA World Cup after edging Panama 1-0 in their opening Group L match on Thursday, equalling Nigeria’s long-standing record, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Caleb Yirenkyi scored…

The Super Falcons will head into the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as Africa’s highest-ranked team after retaining 36th position in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking, The PUNCH reports. The rankings, released on Thursday, are the final FIFA…