Queen Elizabeth II once gave a brutally honest answer when questioned if she would be watching an England fixture at the World Cup - leaving fans with a smile on their faces Queen Elizabeth II gave a brutally honest answer about watching England (Image: Getty Images) Queen Elizabeth II was well loved for her sense of humour during her 70-year reign - and once left football fans smiling when as...Full Story »

Trent Alexander-Arnold's bid to be in Gareth Southgate's starting eleven for the upcoming World Cup just took another major hit. The Liverpool right back has come under heavy fire for his underwhelming defensive performance in his side's 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League. And it seems it's not just top-level pundits taking aim at Trent as the internet had a field day in making fun...Full Story »

Football fans had to do a double take after an image of Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand dressed as schoolgirl emerged on social media from his time at Leeds United Rio Ferdinand left Leeds to join Manchester United in July 2002 (Image: 2002 Getty Images) Football fans have been left horrified at a picture of Rio Ferdinand dressed as a schoolgirl at a Leeds United fancy dress party in th...Full Story »

They could end up in jail because drinking rules in the Arab state are deliberately vague, says Radha Stirling. The vague drinking laws in Qatar could lead to disaster for footie fans during the World Cup And boisterous supporters will make easy pickings for police who target foreigners to rack up arrests and advance their careers, she claims. She added: “The World Cup has the potential...Full Story »

England completed a 100 per cent record in their World Cup qualifying group by thrashing Luxembourg 10-0 at the bet365 Stadium.The Lionesses’ near-total dominance of the ball brought five goals before the break, with Georgia Stanway notching a brace including a penalty to open the scoring, and Alessia Russo, Rachel Daly and Beth Mead also on the scoresheet.Substitute Beth England subsequen...Full Story »

Wales booked their place in the World Cup play-offs with a goalless draw at home to Slovenia.On a tense night in Cardiff, Wales – who have never qualified for a major women’s tournament – knew that a point would seal their spot among the hopefuls next month.Just 1,745 fans had witnessed the start of Wales’ World Cup campaign against Kazakhstan in Llanelli nearly a year ag...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea are missing “everything” in the wake of a worrying 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.Mislav Orsic’s early goal stunned the 2021 Champions League winners at the Maksimir Stadium, with Chelsea opening Group E with a loss.Blues boss Tuchel cut a frustrated figure on the touchline in Croatia, earning himself a yellow card on another tetchy ...Full Story »

Over 20,000 fans have welcomed their new signing Marcelo to Olympiakos. The fans chanted and lit flares as the former Real Madid captain made his way onto the field at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in the port of Piraeus. Marcelo, accompanied by his wife and two sons, arrived at Athens International Airport in the afternoon by private jet and was escorted to the stadium by club sports directo...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag said Manchester United are not ready to challenge the Premier League's top teams despite ending table-topping Arsenal's perfect start to the season. United won 3-1 at Old Trafford to make it four wins in a row -- a run that included a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. Despite opening the new campaign with back-to-back defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, Ten Hag's team a...Full Story »

Paul Pogba's hopes of being fit in time for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are under threat as the Juventus midfielder will undergo knee surgery. WHAT'S HAPPENING? The Juventus midfielder will go under the knife after his meniscus injury failed to respond to conservative treatment. Pogba will undergo surgery this week which is expected to keep him out of action for between 40 and 60 days. France...Full Story »

Dru Yearwood tried to apologise but was turned away by another Red Bulls fan English New York Red Bulls star Dru Yearwood has been criticised for kicking a ball into the crowd and hitting a young fan in the face. It came right at the end of their 2-0 defeat to Philadelphia Union at home at the Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls were in need of a win to take them the top of the table but suffered de...Full Story »

Bottom-of-the-table Leicester failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton.Leandro Trossard’s second-half finish and Alexis Mac Allister’s double – a penalty followed by a stunning late free-kick – condemned the struggling Foxes to a fifth-successive Premier League defea...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO didn't look too happy in the background of an Instagram picture posted by his mum this morning. Dolores Aveiro posted a selfie with the forward's eldest son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr and captioned the snap with: "Good morning, I'm already with my boys." Ronaldo's mum posted this picture on Instagram But, Ronaldo did not pose for the pic and was instead seen in the background look...Full Story »

Arsenal bid €30m for Ferran Torres Arsenal made an ambitious attempt to sign Ferran Torres from Barcelona before the close of the transfer window. The attacker moved to Camp Nou from Manchester City in January for around €55 million, but he may find playing time hard to come by this season. El Nacional reports the Gunners attempted to convince the Catalan side to let him go by off...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison refused to be drawn on Mahlon Romeo’s reaction to the abuse he received at former club Millwall following his side’s 2-0 loss at The Den.Romeo, who made 221 appearances for the Lions, was returning to his old stomping ground for the first time after leaving for the Bluebirds in the summer and copped a barrage of flak from the home fans throughout the gam...Full Story »

Ross County manager Malky Mackay has called on the Scottish FA compliance officer to take action after his side’s 1-1 draw against Aberdeen.The Dons thought Luis Lopes had sealed three points for them with his 88th-minute goal, only for William Akio to equalise with the last touch of the game.Mackay’s focus was on an earlier incident, though, when Aberdeen midfielder Leighton Clarkso...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady has urged fans to ‘stick with us’ after his side overcame a slight blip by beating Barrow 3-1 at Sixfields on Saturday.The Cobblers lost at home to Doncaster last weekend and were then thumped 6-0 by Ipswich in midweek but recovered from a shaky start on Saturday to defeat Pete Wild’s in-form team in Sky Bet League Two.Sam Hoskins scored his eighth go...Full Story »

England secured World Cup qualification as goals from Alessia Russo and substitute Nikita Parris were enough for the European champions to beat Austria 2-0 in Wiener Neustadt.Returning to action just over a month on from their historic Euros triumph, the Lionesses needed a point to seal top spot in Group D and a place at next summer’s showpiece in Australia and New Zealand.They ended up wi...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna celebrated their best start for 34 years after a 2-0 win over Accrington which sent them to the top of the League One table – but he won’t get carried away.Substitute Conor Chaplin scored a 76th minute goal, clipping a Lee Evans corner home, and then Chaplin fired through a sea of bodies on 87 minutes with the deflected effort finding the back of the net.T...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was stunned after sluggish Rangers made another slow start at Celtic Park before losing 4-0 to their Old Firm rivals.Rangers had been blitzed 3-0 in the first half of the cinch Premiership game against the Hoops at Parkhead in February, though they kept the score the same for the 90 minutes.In the first Old Firm game of this season, Israel winger Liel Abada opened the sc...Full Story »