THIBAUT COURTOIS has denied claims of a Belgium dressing room bust-up. And the ex-Chelsea goalkeeper declared the person responsible for the allegations will be axed from the national team if discovered. Thibaut Courtois has denied claims of a dressing room clash Reports claimed Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Jan Vertonghen had to be separated as tensions boiled over after the 1-0 defeat to...Full Story »

Gareth Bale plans to continue playing for Wales Gareth Bale has put rumours of his potential retirement from international football to bed following Wales' exit at the 2022 World Cup after a 3-0 defeat to England. Wales headed into their final group game against England needing a win to give themselves a chance of qualifying for the knockout phase. It was Wales' first World Cup finals appearan...Full Story »

AC Milan still working on Bennacer renewal AC Milan are eager to tie Ismael Bennacer to a new contract, Calciomercato says. The Algeria star has been pivotal for the Rossoneri and his current deal runs out in 2024. Milan hope to prevent him from being lured away from San Siro but talks have been going on for some time but there may have been a breakthrough as he has changed agent to Enzo Raio...Full Story »

The job for the United States soccer team was simple, really: Win. The stakes and the stage and the politics all made things harder going into their game against Iran on Tuesday night at the World Cup. The own goal by their federation’s social media team, the Iranians’ great umbrage at the perceived insult to their flag, the chatter and the threats and the intrigue all added to th...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate said the “big business starts now” after Marcus Rashford’s brace helped England reach the World Cup knockout phase with a comprehensive victory against Wales.The 104th meeting of the old rivals ended with last year’s European Championship runners-up wrapping up top spot in Group B on Tuesday evening at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.Rashford’s brilliant ...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford’s brilliant brace helped England reach the knockout phase as group winners and brought Wales’ first World Cup appearance since 1958 to an end.Welsh hopes of progressing were hanging by a thread heading into a Group B finale in which Gareth Southgate’s men only needed to avoid a four-goal loss to progress to the last 16.The 104th meeting of the old foes was the f...Full Story »

A typically belligerent Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal took issue with criticism of his side’s World Cup performances so far despite them topping Group A.A 2-0 win over hosts Qatar saw them finish with seven points, having previously beaten runners-up Senegal by the same scoreline and drawn 1-1 with Ecuador.But even though they had very few alarms in their opening three matches, Van...Full Story »

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse knows his side must be prepared for a totally different type of football after securing their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Ecuador.The Africa Cup of Nations champions – without injured star forward Sadio Mane – needed to win to make it through from Group A, while a draw would have been good enough for Ecuador.After se...Full Story »

Cody Gakpo enhanced his growing reputation after becoming the first Netherlands player to score in each of his first three World Cup matches in a 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar.The 23-year-old forward entered the tournament as one of the hottest prospects in Europe, with a number of top clubs closely tracking his progress after nine goals and 12 assists in 14 Eredivisie games for PSV Eindhoven thi...Full Story »

Kalidou Koulibaly scored a second-half winner as Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium to finish second in Group A and book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup.Watford forward Ismaila Sarr kept his cool to slot in a penalty spot just before half-time, but Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo equalised in the 68th minute.Senegal, though, were soon back in front when ...Full Story »