Australia defender Harry Souttar could return to action for Stoke when the Sky Bet Championship resumes against Cardiff.Souttar, who recovered from a long-term knee injury, is back at Clayton Wood following the Socceroos’ exploits at the World Cup where they reached the last 16 and were beaten by Argentina.Midfielder Nick Powell is training again following a rib problem, but like Souttar m...Full Story »

Middlesbrough welcome back Riley McGree from his World Cup heroics for the visit of Luton.Attacking midfielder McGree has returned injury-free from his exertions with Australia in Qatar.Boss Michael Carrick has a virtually fully-fit squad to choose from after the World Cup break.Young midfielder Hayden Hackney is set to start again after signing a new contract.Luton will be without winger Fred O...Full Story »

The German football federation (DFB) maintained its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach on Wednesday despite the disappointing World Cup performance. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf said the body has "full confidence" in Flick to lead the team through the 2024 European Championship, which Germany is scheduled to host and which Neuendorf described as a "great opportunity" for the ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate's side take on the reigning champions in the quarter-finals at the Al-Bayt Stadium on Saturday. Harry Kane relaxed in the pool surrounded by inflatable crocodiles ahead of the France game Credit: Getty The inflatable unicorn was made famous by Bukayo Saka at the 2020 Euros Credit: Getty The famous inflatable unicorn is back in England's training base in Qatar And they're pre...Full Story »

The suspects were held on suspicion of an attempted burglary last night in Oxshott, Surrey. Two men have been arrested by the same police investigating a break-in at Raheem Sterling's home Credit: Getty Raheem Sterling with Paige Milian Helicopters and a dog unit were deployed following reports of suspicious activity. Police were looking into possible links with the break-in at the Chelsea s...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo favours a move to a Champions League side over the offer he has from Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old was dropped by Portugal manager Fernando Santos for the emphatic 6-1 win against Switzerland in the last-16 of the World Cup. In his absence, Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos stepped up to score a hat-trick and become the youngest player since Pele to net one in a tournament. Ro...Full Story »

A hat-trick from Will Collar earned League Two Stockport a deserved 3-1 FA Cup second-round replay victory against managerless Charlton.The League One Addicks, who sacked boss Ben Garner on Monday, were well beaten in the end as County came from behind to book a home third-round tie against fellow fourth-tier side Walsall.An unfortunate own goal handed Charlton a seventh-minute lead. Stockport g...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   When there are no World Cup games     Messi carries ArgentinaPortugal carries Ronaldo     See you next World Cup SpainMorocco 3-0 Spain (P)     See you next World Cup Japan & Korea     Yassine Bounou     Ronaldo in this Portugal team           Ple...Full Story »

Rui Patricio's wife is a professional sexologist and has urged the Portugal squad to masturbate before matches to improve their performances at the World Cup Rui Patricio's wife is a steamy sexologist who actively encourages masturbation (Image: INSTAGRAM@vera.r.patricio) They say to win a World Cup a team needs to come together … quite literally in Portugal's case. The wife of Portugal...Full Story »

She was seen in the Lusali Stadium wearing a black dress and jacket while holding a luxury handbag. Georgina Rodriguez came to support Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal took on Switzerland Credit: PA But Georgina did not see Ronaldo from the start as he was on the bench Credit: EPA Georgina will be hoping her partner comes on or it could be a wasted trip for the Argentine Credit: Getty Cristiano...Full Story »

Morocco boss Walid Regragui said his side’s World Cup upset victory over Spain proved that players born outside the country can lift them to the next level after they reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.Spain-born Achraf Hakimi – one of 14 foreign-born players in Morocco’s 26-man squad – dispatched the country of his birth with the winning penal...Full Story »

Spain are out of the World Cup after losing on penalties to Morocco in the last 16.Madrid-born Achraf Hakimi hit the winning penalty, showing no fear with a panenka, after Sevilla goalkeeper Bono had saved from both Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, with Spain failing to convert any of their three penalties after Pablo Sarabia hit the post with the first.It was hardly the return Spain boss Luis ...Full Story »

THE World Cup's "hottest fan" has trolled Japan by reposting a cheeky video of her eating sushi after her team beat them. Ivana Knoll's beloved Croatia triumphed over the Asian giants at the Al Janoub Stadium to win a place in the quarter finals. Ivana Knoll trolled Japan fans with a cheeky sushi video In the lead-up to do-or-die match, Knoll was spotted taking photos of Japan fans ahead of t...Full Story »

IZABEL GOULART put Germany's World Cup woe behind her by cheering Brazil to a first-half romp against South Korea in a figure-hugging outfit. The Brazilian model saw fiancé Kevin Trapp and the rest of the Germany squad slated back home for a shock group exit in Qatar. Izabel Goulart flags up her support for home country BrazilCredit: Getty But the former Victoria 's Secret star looked jo...Full Story »

Brazil turned on the style with a first-half blitz to sink shambolic South Korea 4-1 and cruise into the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar.Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta all found the net as the five-time champions exploited yawning gaps in their opponents’ defence to run riot.As the favourites eased down after the break South Korea showed plenty of intent in attack...Full Story »

FERRAN TORRES took some time out at the World Cup to take manager Luis Enrique's daughter on a date to the fair. The Spain star, 22, is dating Sira Martinez, whose dad is Spain's national team boss. Torres and Martinez visited Al Maha Island fair in Qatar And Torres and Martinez had an enjoyable night in Qatar as they visited the rides. Sira, 22, added photos to her Instagram of the pair smi...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling's Surrey home was reportedly broken into by armed intruders on Saturday night - which has forced him to leave England's World Cup squad in Qatar. The Chelsea forward had played a key role in Gareth Southgate's plans but was left out of the squad for the last 16 win over Senegal for family reasons. With the manager saying that Sterling had returned the UK to deal with the incide...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI celebrated Argentina's qualification to the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals by spending some quality time with the family. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi led the Albiceleste to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday as he opened the scoring before Manchester City ace Julian Alvarez sealed the win. Lionel Messi enjoyed some down time with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo The Argentina...Full Story »

  France star Kylian Mbappe says he is "obsessed" with the World Cup and is determined to lift the trophy for the second time in a row. WHAT HAPPENED? Mbappe played a key role for France as they went through to the quarter-finals of the competition on Sunday when he scored two goals in their 3-1 win against Poland. The 23-year-old, who helped France to global success in 2018, has his ...Full Story »

ENGLAND star James Maddison took a break from World Cup preparations to see his girlfriend Kennedy Alexa. The couple were pictured together in Qatar as they enjoyed a date night as England get set to face Senegal. James Maddison and girlfriend Kennedy Alexa enjoyed some couple time in Qatar Kennedy, 28, took to Instagram to share the photo of them both as she wore a brown dress while Maddison...Full Story »