France midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out for three months following an injury setback and will miss the World Cup in Qatar, sources have told ESPN. The Chelsea midfielder is suffering from a serious hamstring injury, and the news is a significant blow for France manager Didier Deschamps given the role the 31-year-old played in his country's 2018 World Cup triumph. Kante's absence is...Full Story »

REECE JAMES will discover his World Cup fate this weekend. England boss Gareth Southgate is sweating on the availability of the Chelsea right-back in Qatar. Reece James goes down injured after a collision with AC Milan's Theo Hernandez There are growing fears James damaged knee ligaments in Milan on Tuesday and could need surgery. James will see a specialist in the next 24 hours to assess th...Full Story »

Ivan Toney declared himself ready for England World Cup duty after boosting his chances with both goals in Brentford’s 2-0 win against Brighton.Bees striker Toney was called into the Three Lions squad for the first time last month but failed to get onto the pitch for the matches against Italy and Germany.But the 26-year-old looks determined to book a seat on the plane to Qatar, and he is b...Full Story »

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup, after Juventus said on Thursday that he sustained a low-grade hamstring injury and will be out until early November. Di Maria picked up the injury in their 2-0 defeat against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Tuesday and the 34-year-old underwent scans on Thursday. "Angel Di Maria underwent diagnostic tes...Full Story »

The Frenchman, 31, will also now be a potential doubt for the World Cup, starting 20 November. Kante is reportedly due to miss the next five games for Chelsea Credit: Getty L'Equipe report the Blues midfielder has relapsed from his hamstring injury. Didier Deschamps is due to name his France squad for the Qatar showcase in just under three weeks. Kante last played in mid-August, limping out ...Full Story »

David Moyes hailed history maker Jarrod Bowen after he equalled West Ham’s all-time European goalscoring record in the 2-1 win over Anderlecht.Bowen’s latest strike took him level with club greats Johnny Byrne and David Cross on six European goals.The 25-year-old should get plenty of chances to move ahead on his own after West Ham guaranteed qualification for the knockout stages of t...Full Story »

Scottish football’s European struggles continued as Hearts suffered a 5-1  defeat by Fiorentina in Italy.Hearts at least steadied the ship in the second half in the Europa Conference League in Florence after appearing to be on course for the sort of 7-1 thrashing handed out to Rangers 24 hours earlier by Liverpool.Stephen Humphrys made it 4-1 early in the second half to give about 4,0...Full Story »

Arsenal’s fine start to the season continued as Bukayo Saka hit the only goal of the game to see off Bodo/Glimt and put the Gunners in charge of their Europa League group.Mikel Arteta’s sit top of the Premier League and made it 11 wins from 12 in all competitions with a 1-0 victory in Norway.The Spaniard opted for a strong line-up, naming seven full internationals with the prospect o...Full Story »

The coronation of King Charles III will be in May The FA Cup final will avoid postponement because of the King’s coronation - but the Premier League will be affected. King Charles III’s coronation will be held on Saturday, May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace has announced. And though the affair was thought to disrupt the final of the world’s oldest cup competition, it is now...Full Story »

Head coach Gemma Grainger admitted Wales’ World Cup exit was “incredibly tough to take” after Switzerland’s last-gasp winner had prevented a penalty shoot-out in Zurich.Wales looked to be closing in on next summer’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand when Rhiannon Roberts put them ahead in their European play-off final.But Ramona Bachmann levelled on the ...Full Story »

Wales suffered World Cup play-off heartbreak as Switzerland ended their finals dream with a last-gasp 2-1 extra-time victory in Zurich.Rhiannon Roberts gave underdogs Wales a 19th-minute lead before Ramona Bachmann, the best player on the pitch, equalised on the stroke of half-time.Wales were within seconds of taking the tie to penalties, but tiring legs failed to prevent Geraldine Reuteler&rsqu...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has yet another headache to contend with during what is an already frustrating 2022-23 season on the red half of Merseyside as the Reds are set to be without star Colombian winger Luis Diaz. The former FC Porto standout was removed just before halftime during the 3-2 away loss against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium yesterday in what was their second loss on the se...Full Story »

The festival of football may well be in Qatar this year, but FIFA has also advertised a more zen looking sober retreat where football fans can pet goats and weave baskets A goat petting venture in Qatar has been promoted by FIFA (Image: asergeev.com) Three Lions fans can tend goats, hear a lecture on composting and weave baskets on a £7,500 World Cup camping break. Fifa are offering the ...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace claimed Auston Trusty should go to the World Cup after his two goals helped Birmingham beat Bristol City 3-0 at St. Andrew’s.On-loan Arsenal defender Trusty, 24, scored his first goals in English football before Dion Sanderson bundled home a late third.Trusty broke the deadlock in the third minute when he rose highest to meet Tahith Chong’s corner a...Full Story »

Craig Gordon insists Hearts must banish their Europa Conference League disappointment against Fiorentina from their minds in time for Sunday’s cinch Premiership trip to Kilmarnock.The Jambos crashed to a demoralising 3-0 defeat at home to the Serie A side on Thursday.They have managed to win two of their three league matches immediately after Thursday-night European fixtures this term and ...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman stressed England will only be able to lay claim to being the best team on the planet once they have lifted the World Cup after her side defeated the United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.Returning to the scene of their historic European Championship triumph in the summer, the Lionesses recorded their first victory since 2017 over the US, who had beaten them en route to c...Full Story »

Arsenal emerged victorious against Bodo/Glimt to keep up their fine form this season after goals from Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira gave Mikel Arteta's side the win Bodo/Glimt players had to walk to the Emirates Arsenal's Europa League opponents Bodo/Glimt had to walk to the Emirates after their bus got stuck in the narrow streets of north London. It was just the beginning of a ...Full Story »

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of Lionel Messi's storied career. The 35-year-old Argentina star, who will play in his fifth World Cup, is still seeking his first title at the showpiece tournament (which begins on Nov. 20 this year) and admitted he feels nervous ahead of his last appearance on world football's biggest stage. "There's some anxiety and nerves at the sam...Full Story »

England could be facing another major injury blow ahead of the World Cup with the news that Manchester City defender Kyle Walker now doubtful for the competition after undergoing groin surgery. Walker has been a key player for Man City and England in recent years and is surely the kind of experienced and versatile player Gareth Southgate would want on the plane for Qatar this winter. Accordi...Full Story »

Substitute Abi Harrison sent Scotland one step closer to the Women’s World Cup finals with an extra-time winner against Austria.Bristol City forward Harrison headed home Erin Cuthbert’s corner from six yards in the 92nd minute of the first-round play-off at Hampden and Scotland held on for a 1-0 victory.The win sets up another Hampden clash next Tuesday against the Republic of Irelan...Full Story »