Neymar has thanked manager Tite after he stepped down from the Brazil job following their disappointing World Cup exit. WHAT HAPPENED? While things had been going so well for Tite and his team – after all, they danced their way past South Korea in the last 16 – things quickly turned sour for the Selecao. Indeed, they came unstuck in the next round, losing on penalties to Croatia a...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly confirmed his international retirement in an Instagram post on Sunday after World Cup heartbreak against Morocco. WHAT HAPPENED? Portugal crashed out of the World Cup with a shock loss to Morocco in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Veteran striker Ronaldo was a second-half substitute but failed to make an impact and Portugal left Qatar with a whimper. The striker ha...Full Story »

Bayern Munich join the race for Gvardiol According to Foot Mercato, Bayern Munich are soon going to enter the competition for highly-rated Croatia and RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. Gvardiol has set the world alight with his performances for Croatia at the World Cup, with the report stating that already Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have placed large bids for him. Real...Full Story »

Ronaldo was dropped from the Portugal side to face Switzerland in the last-16 following a bust-up with manager Fernando Santos. Georgina Rodriguez did not look impressed after Cristiano Ronaldo was named on the bench again Georgina criticised Fernando Santos for dropping Ronaldo Credit: AFP Ronaldo has started consecutive Portugal games on the bench Credit: Getty The striker reacted badly to...Full Story »

Model and TV host Miss Bum Bum winner Suzy Cortez has made no secret of her love for Lionel Messi as she roots for Argentina to win their first World Cup since 1986 Miss BumBum poses with a Lionel Messi shirt after Argentina's win over the Netherlands If you thought the way the Argentina team celebrated their penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands was a little cheeky, just wait until yo...Full Story »

Newcastle United, Arsenal, Southampton, Manchester United and Leeds United are all reportedly monitoring Benfica star, Goncalo Ramos. The 21-year-old netted the first hattrick of the 2022 World Cup against Switzerland when he was deployed in the absence of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Ramos made a name for himself with his performance, as his three goals helped secur...Full Story »

AL KHOR, Qatar -- Gareth Southgate has admitted he is unsure whether to continue as England manager after his team crashed out of the World Cup at the quarterfinal stage on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat to France. The 52-year-old is under contract until 2024 and the Football Association are keen for Southgate to continue after guiding England to the semifinals four years ago in Russia and last sum...Full Story »

Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst has given his side of the heated post-match exchange between himself and Lionel Messi.· Heated affair in World Cup quarters· Players clashed after Argentina won· Weghorst and Messi exchanged wordsWHAT HAPPENED? The Netherlands' defeat to Argentina was feisty at best with a record 18 yellow cards being shown. There were a number of flashpoints, mos...Full Story »

England manager Gareth Southgate will take time to decide on his future after a heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final exit to reigning champions France that left him immensely proud of his players.Having reached the semi-finals four years ago and lost last year’s European Championship final at Wembley on penalties, their winter quest for glory in Qatar was ended in Saturday’s blockbu...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate will take his time before making any decision over his future after England’s World Cup quarter-final exit.Harry Kane scored one penalty but missed another as Southgate’s side were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions France in Qatar.England boss Southgate’s contract runs until after Euro 2024 but he was was non-committal when asked about his plans going forward.Ga...Full Story »

Harry Kane missed a late penalty as England’s World Cup dreams ended in a heartbreaking defeat to reigning champions France in a blockbuster quarter-final clash.Having reached the semi-finals in 2018 and finished as runners-up at last year’s European Championship, Gareth Southgate’s men were dreaming of a mouthwatering semi-final against Morocco.England’s hopes were dashe...Full Story »

Coach Walid Regragui hailed Morocco as the “Rocky of this World Cup” after they made history by becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals.The Atlas Lions followed up their victories over Belgium and Spain by defeating Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals thanks to a goal from Youssef En-Nesyri.Roared on by their passionate supporters in Al Thumama Stadium, Morocco defied...Full Story »

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 »