EURO 2024 qualifiers points table LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo helps Portugal lead Group J Albania tops Group E

The qualifiers for the European Championship 2024 are underway with all top teams vying for a spot in the premier competition. Some sides, including EURO 2016 winner Portugal and FIFA World Cup 2018 winner France, have secured qualification. As the next round of...

Rubiales ruled unfit to hold job in Spanish football for three years after kissing player

The former president of the Spanish football federation has been ruled unfit to work in the sport in Spain for three years after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final. Luis Rubiales had already been forced to resign from his...

Germany keeper Ter Stegen ruled out of friendlies

Germany’s first-choice keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen has been ruled out of its friendly internationals against Turkey and Austria with a back injury, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday. Barcelona’s Ter Stegen, who has been the Germany’s keeper since Manuel Neuer...

Messi deserves the Ballon d’Or: Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain and France’s Kylian Mbappe said that former teammate Lionel Messi deserved the Ballon d’Or this year in a press conference on Friday. “As I said, I am not someone that is afraid. I have no problem, the ranking is what it is. Messi deserves it. When...

Messi’s Argentina falls to Uruguay, loses first match since World Cup title

Lionel Messi could not help Argentina extend its unbeaten streak since its World Cup title. Uruguay beat Argentina 2-0 at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match, its biggest victory so far under new coach Marcelo Bielsa....