Costa Rica coach Luis Fernando Suarez believes the milestone appointment of a female referee at the men’s World Cup is a major step forward for the “very sexist” football industry.France’s Stephanie Frappart will make history on Thursday as the first woman to take charge of a match at the men’s tournament when she oversees the crunch clash between Suarez’s sid...Full Story »

Six players were sent off after a massive 65-man brawl broke out Chaotic scenes nearly saw a Russian Cup tie between Zenit St Petersburg and Spartak Moscow get abandoned today when an all-out brawl erupted on the pitch. Punches, kicks and by the looks of it a few wrestling moves were thrown as players and coaching staff swarmed in after a scuffle between Zenit's Wilmar Barrios and Spartak duo ...Full Story »

Friends say Erling, 22, is “smitten” with the 18-year-old. Erling Haaland has been dating long-time pal Isabel Haugseng Johansen for months, pals said She was pictured with Erling in Marbella this week, where he owns a villa Credit: MEGA The girl pictured with Erling in Marbella this week has been dating him for months, pals said today. The pair have mutual friends after growing ...Full Story »

German football association (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf has criticised FIFA for its attempts to restrict national teams' political activities when it comes to human rights. Speaking at Germany's first news conference in Qatar ahead of the World Cup, Neuendorf said on Friday he was particularly annoyed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino's letter two weeks ago urging teams to "focus on the fo...Full Story »

The Portugal star, 37, looks set to depart Old Trafford after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. Cristiano Ronaldo has been offered a transfer to the Australian A-League this winter Credit: Getty Ronaldo blasted United’s ambitions and infrastructure, while also taking aim at boss Erik ten Hag. And the Red Devils could be ready to terminate Ronnie’s deal as a result. That ...Full Story »

PSG ace Lionel Messi feels Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has harmed the game. The Argentine forward played some of his best football under the guidance of Guardiola at Barcelona in what is widely regarded as the best club side in history. Speaking during an interview with Universo Valdano, he recalled his time at Barcelona with Guardiola. "Guardiola did football a lot of harm because e...Full Story »

Alina Yeremenko teased Aleksandr Kokorin with a 16-hour sex session Russian porn star Alina Yeremenko, who uses the stage name Alina Henessy, once offered Dynamo Moscow frontman Aleksandr Kokorin an offer he couldn't refuse. Alina, who admitted she wasn't a football fan, was asked to rate Russian footballers in 2015 out of 10. And after being presented with a number of footballers, including ...Full Story »

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema received a rapturous reception from hometown club Lyon after returning to show off his Ballon d'Or trophy. Benzema started career at Lyon Returned to show off Ballon d'Or Receives hero's welcome from fans WHAT HAPPENED? The striker was back at Lyon on Friday to show off his Ballon d'Or trophy ahead of the team's Ligue 1 clash against Nice. Benzema began ...Full Story »

Three penalties were awarded for handball following VAR reviews as Livingston beat Aberdeen 2-1 to move level on points with their third-placed opponents in the cinch Premiership.Referee Nick Walsh played on each time but was called to the monitor by video assistant referee Andrew Dallas, twice when there did not appear to be any appeals.Sean Kelly converted the first spot-kick in the 17th minut...Full Story »

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced he is retiring from football and Saturday's La Liga match against Almeria will be his last. ·Pique out of favour at Barcelona·Has decided to hang up boots·Saturday's match will be his lastWHAT HAPPENED? The defender has confirmed in a video on social media that he will retire from football after Barcelona's clash against Almeria on ...Full Story »

THE "world's most beautiful footballer" Ana Maria Markovic has wowed her fans after dressing up for Halloween. Markovic, got into the spooky spirit by visiting a pumpkin patch just outside Zurich, Switzerland. Markovic stunned fans with her Halloween costumeCredit: Instagram / @anamxrkovic But the Grasshopper Women's star looked almost unrecognisable in her Halloween costume. Markovic dresse...Full Story »

Lucas Moura's altercation with a Bournemouth ballboy saw Jaidon Anthony get involved A Bournemouth ball boy was escorted away by stewards after an altercation with Tottenham star Lucas Moura on Saturday. The flashpoint occurred in the second-half with Spurs chasing a winner against the Cherries, who had gone 2-0 up earlier in the contest. After the ball trickled out of play, one of the ball bo...Full Story »

Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to ensure they join Bayern Munich in the round of 16. · Barca stuck in third place after Inter win· Catalans drop into Europa League· Upset financially devastating for BarcaWHAT HAPPENED? An Edin Dzeko double and goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku saw Inter beat the Czech team ...Full Story »

Ana Maria Markovic - who has been dubbed as the 'the world's most beautiful footballer' - has expressed her desire to make the switch to England and the Women's Super League Ana Maria Markovic is hoping to move to England (Image: @anamxrkovic/Instagram) A stunning Swiss football star has revealed she is hoping to make a move to England. Gorgeous blonde Ana Maria Markovic, 22 - who has been du...Full Story »

Norwich manager Dean Smith questioned the penalty which sent Burnley top of the Championship and condemned his team to a sixth successive game without a win.Canaries skipper Grant Hanley had stuck out an elbow to intercept Manuel Benson’s cross with eight minutes left and Jay Rodriguez converted, just when it seemed the visitors might hold out for a point.But Smith said his player Sam McCa...Full Story »

Relieved Ian Evatt was grateful to the “football gods” after super substitutes Amadou Bakayoko and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson earned Bolton a late 2-1 Sky Bet League One comeback win over Burton.Bodvarsson struck in the eighth minute of stoppage time, leaving Albion manager Dino Maamria fuming at the amount added on.Defender Sam Hughes’ first goal since last January put Burton in fron...Full Story »

Ephron Mason-Clark hit his first Football League goal as Peterborough came from behind to claim a 3-1 success against Accrington.Struggling Stanley took a 25th-minute lead when defender Harvey Rodgers ended a five-and-a-half year wait for a second career goal – heading in a rebound after Sean McConville curled a shot against the bar.But they were soon on the way to a fourth consecutive def...Full Story »

Franck Ribery will remain at Salernitana as part of the coaching staff. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery announced his retirement on Friday following persistent knee problems. Ribery, 39, announced the decision in a video posted on social media in which the Salernitana player also thanked his family and fans. "The fact that I was a...Full Story »

Martin Boyle’s penalty-box dive sparked Scottish football’s first noticeable VAR check as St Johnstone came from behind to beat 10-man Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.It took less than eight minutes for the technology to come into play on its cinch Premiership debut as Boyle’s yellow card was quickly confirmed.The three goals – all headers – were all subjected to check...Full Story »

Karim Benzema picked up the award on Monday night Karim Benzema claimed he chose to join Real Madrid over Manchester United. The French forward, who won the prestigious Ballon d’Or on Monday beating the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Kevin De Bruyne, said that he turned down the chance to head to Old Trafford in 2009 and has never looked back since. With Los Blancos, the veteran attacker wo...Full Story »