Morocco stunned Portugal to become the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.Youssef En-Nesyri’s header three minutes before half-time was the only goal of a 1-0 victory that was greeted with jubilation by the massed ranks of Morocco fans in the Al Thumama Stadium.Cristiano Ronaldo was again left out of the starting line-up but came on early in the second half for hi...Full Story »

ARGENTINA'S quarter-final clash with the Netherlands was halted by a half-naked pitch invader. Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, also known as VitalyzdTv on Youtube, stormed onto the pitch during the second half. Vitaly Zdorovetskiy streaked during the second half He was quickly apprehended and escorted off the pitch Vitaly has history for streaking at big events Security quickly intervened to stop the ...Full Story »

IVAN PERISIC'S son ran over to console a heartbroken Neymar after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties. The Brazil star was in floods of tears after Marquinhos missed the vital penalty that sealed his team's fate. 🚨 Lovely moment as a child from the celebrating Croatia squad - looks like Ivan Perisic family - runs over to console Neymar after #HRV shock Brazil to end #BRA...Full Story »

Pepe scored in Portugal's 6-1 last-16 win over Switzerland The World Cup quarter-finals continue on Saturday and our tipster Jones Knows takes to the prediction chair to dig out some juicy betting angles. Morocco vs Portugal, Saturday 3pm Morocco's defensive numbers at this World Cup are nothing short of sensational. They have yet to concede a goal from an opposition player - their only goal ...Full Story »

Argentina claimed a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Netherlands on Friday to claim a spot in the World Cup semifinals after initially throwing away a two-goal lead in a late collapse in regulation time. Lionel Messi converted his penalty in the shootout and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved two attempts. Lautaro Martinez scored the clinching penalty. The match fini...Full Story »

Croatia stunned favourites Brazil on penalties as the 2018 runners up reached the World Cup semi-finals again.Marquinhos hit the post and Dominik Livakovic saved Rodrygo’s spot-kick in the shootout as Croatia won 4-2 – with star man Neymar never even taking a penalty.The Paris St Germain star equalled Pele’s Brazil scoring record with 77 FIFA-registered goals to give his side t...Full Story »

Swansea will welcome their four players who went to the World Cup back for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Norwich.Ollie Cooper, Joe Allen and Ben Cabango all went to Qatar with Wales while Olivier Ntcham was in Cameroon’s squad.Michael Obafemi and Harry Darling will be assessed as they are carrying knocks which kept them out of two friendly fixtures during the World Cup break.Swans boss...Full Story »

WITH Germany suffering a World Cup group stage exit for a second straight tournament, an inquest into their awful campaign took place. It saw Hansi Flick survive as boss - but German reports claim a "holiday feeling" in the camp contributed to the failure. German reports claim a visit from Wags caused unrest at Germany's World Cup baseCredit: INSTAGRAM / @sophiaaemelia German FA (DFB) chiefs ...Full Story »

Spurs striker Son Heung-min is reportedly a target for Real Madrid. The South Korean forward is widely considered to be one of the best in the world. He shared the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah last season after scoring 24 goals. He also provided 10 assists taking his goal-contribution tally last season to 34 in 45 games. He has however struggled to find his form this season, scoring only t...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing Eintracht Frankfurt star Daichi Kamada who will be a free agent next summer. The midfielder is having an impressive season with the Bundesliga club so far, scoring 12 goals and assisting a further four across 22 games in all competitions. The Japanese playmaker also impressed during the World Cup as he helped his country to the last 16 wi...Full Story »

Spain have parted company with manager Luis Enrique after going out of the 2022 World Cup at the last-16 stage on penalties to Morocco. · Spain shocked by Morocco· Exit at last-16 stage· Decide to change coachWHAT HAPPENED? Luis Enrique's time as Spain manager is up following a disappointing 2022 World Cup campaign. La Roja kicked off with an impressive 7-0 win over Costa Rica ...Full Story »

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 »