Scotland suffered a major setback ahead of the 2026 World Cup as midfielder Billy Gilmour has been officially ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury. The 24-year-old Napoli playmaker sustained the injury during the first half of Scotland's final warm-up friendly against Curacao. Although Scotland secured a 4-1 victory at Hampden Park, the result was overshadowed by Gilmour's forced su...Full Story »

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• Billy Gilmour
• SSC Napoli

Spain winger Lamine Yamal admitted he feared missing the 2026 FIFA World Cup after sustaining a season-ending hamstring injury with Barcelona in April. The 18-year-old picked up the issue on April 22 while scoring a penalty during a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo, subsequently missing the final six matches of Barcelona's La Liga title-winning campaign...Full Story »

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• Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
• Spain
• FC Barcelona

Manchester United midfielder Tyler Fletcher has earned a surprise call-up to Scotland's World Cup squad, replacing the injured Billy Gilmour. The 19-year-old, who is the son of former Scotland captain Darren Fletcher, was selected by manager Steve Clarke despite not being named on the original standby list...Full Story »

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• Manchester United F.C.
• Tyler Fletcher
• Scotland

Sensing a standoff in contract negotiations, Manchester United have made contact with Vinicius Junior. However, the Real Madrid star is committed to renewing his expiring contract at the Bernabeu...Full Story »

• Transfer
• Ibrahima Konate
• Liverpool F.C.
• FC Barcelona

Ukraine secured a first H2H victory over Poland since October 2013, running out 2-0 winners in Wrocław for just a second win in six away matches...Full Story »

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• Poland
• Ukraine

Christian Pulisic was involved in the United States of America’s first two goals on the way to a 3-2 friendly win over Senegal in Charlotte, matching his number of goal involvements for AC Milan in the whole of 2026 in the process...Full Story »

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• Senegal

First-half goals from Tomas Ladra and Adam Hlozek helped the Czech Republic to a narrow 2-1 friendly victory over Kosovo, extending the Repre’s impressive unbeaten run on home soil to 20 matches (W17, D3)...Full Story »

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Germany extended their winning run to eight matches with a commanding 4-0 friendly victory over Finland in Mainz in their final outing on home soil before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the Finns fell to a second defeat in succession.0...Full Story »

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• Finland

PSG have reportedly pulled out of the race to sign Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, leaving Barcelona the firm favourites to secure his signature...Full Story »

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• Julian Alvarez

Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen with the relegated club naming their price...Full Story »

• Transfer
• Chelsea F.C.
• West Ham United F.C.
• Jarrod Bowen