Caretaker boss Antony Sweeney admitted Hartlepool had to ride their luck as they got the better of Sky Bet League One Wycombe 1-0 to book their place in the FA Cup second round.The League Two side will now travel to Lincoln after Mark Cullen’s first-half strike saw them get the better of the Chairboys, who dominated large parts of the game.And Sweeney acknowledged his team were always goin...Full Story »

Wales drew 1-1 with Belgium to secure home advantage in their World Cup play-off semi-final. Kevin De Bruyne silenced a noisy Cardiff crowd inside 12 minutes, but Kieffer Moore equalised before half-time to give Wales the point they craved. Already guaranteed a play-off spot through their Nations League results, Wales were determined to secure a home tie in March by finishing second in Group...Full Story »

Idris El Mizouni cracked home a superb late 25-yard strike to hand League One high-fliers Ipswich a 2-1 FA Cup replay win at League Two strugglers Oldham.Tunisian El Mizouni pounced on a poor clearing header from Callum Whelan in the 81st minute to hand Paul Cook’s side a second round home tie against Barrow.Oldham opened brightly against an Ipswich team who had won just one of their previ...Full Story »

Macauley Langstaff scored a dramatic late winner as Gateshead beat Altrincham 3-2 in a thrilling FA Cup first-round replay.National League North side Gateshead twice had their lead cut back but Langstaff’s stoppage-time goal sealed a second round televised home tie against League One Charlton.The nerveless visitors dominated early possession but the National League hosts created the first ...Full Story »

Argentina captain Lionel Messi is fit again and will start their World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil on Tuesday but Neymar will miss out for the visitors after feeling pain in his thigh, the teams announced. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made similar comments ahead of their last game, a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Friday, although Messi only appeared for the final 14 minutes of the match. Arg...Full Story »

Scotland concluded their 2022 World Cup qualifying Group F campaign with a magnificent 2-0 win over runaway section winners Denmark to clinch their place as play-off seeds.Defender John Souttar, a late call-up and playing for the first time since he was sent off against Israel three years ago, raised the roof at Hampden Park with a headed opener in the 35th minute for his first international goa...Full Story »

European champions Italy must go into the World Cup qualifying play-offs after being held to a goalless draw by brilliant Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.In the best performance of the Ian Baraclough era, Northern Ireland frustrated their illustrious visitors for 90 minutes – with Conor Washington unable to take a last-minute chance to snatch a famous victory.With Switzerland beating Bulg...Full Story »

Sam Stubbs could be in contention to feature in Exeter’s FA Cup first round replay against Bradford on Tuesday night.The 22-year-old central defender made his debut for the Grecians in their Papa John’s Trophy victory over Bristol Rovers last week after recovering from a knee injury and may have a part to play in another cup tie against the Bantams.Jevani Brown will be hoping to star...Full Story »

Wycombe will continue to be without a host of international players for their FA Cup first-round replay against Hartlepool on Tuesday.Garath McCleary could remain sidelined and has not featured for the Chairboys since October 23.Daryl Horgan, Sullay Kaikai and Tjay De Barr are all on international duty.However, manager Gareth Ainsworth made a few changes for the previous game and could choose to...Full Story »

Cheltenham will continue to be without Will Boyle as they prepare to welcome Gillingham to The Jonny-Rocks Stadium for the FA Cup first round replay.The 26-year-old defender has not featured since Town’s 1-0 win over Accrington last month and boss Michael Duff confirmed “he can’t seem to shake” the injury.Callum Wright will not be available but has returned to training on...Full Story »

Stevenage’s preparations for their home FA Cup replay against MK Dons have been hit by the departure of manager Alex Revell.The club announced they had “parted company” with Revell and assistant Dean Wilkins on Sunday following their home defeat to Mansfield.Scott Cuthbert and Arthur Read are hoping to retain their places after being recalled to the starting line-up on Saturday...Full Story »

Oldham midfielder Faysal Bettache looks set to miss their FA Cup replay against Ipswich.The on-loan QPR player sat out the first meeting as his parent club did not want him cup-tied.Zak Dearnley could challenge Hallam Hope, with just one goal all season, for a start up front.Long-term absentee midfielders Ouss Cisse and Jamie Hopcutt both returned as unused substitutes in last weekend’s de...Full Story »

Spain qualified for next year's World Cup finals in Qatar by beating visitors Sweden 1-0 thanks to a late winner by substitute Alvaro Morata on Sunday. Spain, who won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, finished top of Group B with 19 points, four ahead of the second-placed Swedes, who could still qualify through the playoffs in March. "I felt more pressure now then in the Euros," said Spain m...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's hopes for the 2022 World Cup took a big setback as Serbia clinched an automatic berth to the tournament in a comeback 2-1 win over Portugal in their Group A qualifier on Sunday. A 90th-minute header by half-time substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic lifted Serbia into the group's top spot on 20 points, three more than second-placed Portugal, which only needed a draw to finish on to...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate will rotate his squad in San Marino as England look to seal World Cup qualification and end a memorable year on a high. The Three Lions, who started 2021 with a 5-0 victory behind closed doors against San Marino, head to the microstate for the return fixture in what will be their 19th and final fixture of the year. England were a penalty shoot-out away from sealing a histori...Full Story »

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The agent of FC Dallas whiz Ricardo Pepi says he's ready to leave for Europe. Pepi is interesting Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Inter Milan, reports CBS. His representative Jaime Garcia told FC Inter News: “[He's] a phenomenon. I have never met a hard worker like him. The boy studies at university and is 100 per cent dedicated to improving himself day after day. A...Full Story »

Scotland booked their place in the 2022 World Cup playoffs in March with a 2-0 away win over Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium on Friday. A year to the day that Scotland qualified for Euro 2020 with a dramatic playoff penalty shootout win over Serbia, manager Steve Clarke's side took one step closer to reaching next year's Qatar World Cup, too. The country last appeared at the tournament in 1998. ...Full Story »

Boss Gary Bowyer saluted Salford’s character as Jordan Turnbull’s early goal handed them a hard-earned 1-0 FA Cup win at National League Dagenham & Redbridge.The League Two side had to dig in for the victory, one which earned a second-round home tie against another National League outfit, Chesterfield.“The most important thing for us was to get through, and we’ve done...Full Story »

An early goal from Jordan Turnbull handed League Two strugglers Salford a gritty 1-0 FA Cup win at National League promotion chasers Dagenham & Redbridge.Salford struck inside three minutes in the final first round tie of the weekend.Centre-back Turnbull powered home a header from Liam Shephard’s corner-kick.The Daggers then bossed the remainder of the first half, with Angelo Balanta f...Full Story »