Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone receives a late England call-up for this month's World Cup play-off games against Greece.
Former Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo joins Hibernian on a deal until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.
Scotland's top flight is the best attended in Europe per head of population. But does the rising cost of going to games put that status at risk?
Manchester City have had a strong start to the WSL season, but have they showed they are capable of juggling Champions League football?
Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.
Underlying numbers from the start of the Scottish Premiership season suggest a refreshed approach could be taking hold across the league.
Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay returns to training at Napoli following his recent heart surgery.
Ellen White sits down with defender Esme Morgan ahead of England's World Cup qualifiers.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are among those hoping to qualify for next year's Women's World Cup. What awaits them in the play-offs?
MLS commissioner Don Garber remains eager for England captain Harry Kane to join Lionel Messi in the United States, stating the forward's interest helps realise an ambition long championed by Sir David Beckham.
The 33-year-old is shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or after delivering 73 goals for club and country throughout a campaign that included a Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich and a World Cup bronze medal.
Showing no signs of waning, Kane celebrated a record-equalling 125th England cap by raising his international goal count to 91 during Tuesday’s...
Thomas Tuchel feels England unlocked a new level during their opening Nations League fixtures by learning to take more "calculated risks".
Having lost 3-2 to world champions Spain in a thrilling Group A3 opener at Wembley, England responded with three straight victories to all but secure a quarter-final place.
In between a pair of wins over Czechia, the Three Lions inflicted a humiliating 7-0 defeat on Croatia in Rijeka – their biggest-ever margin of victory over a team in the top 50 of the FIFA World Rankings.
It was also Croatia's heaviest-ever defeat, surpassing a 6-0 loss in Spain eight years ago, and it more than doubled their previous largest margin of defeat at home (4-1 to England in 2008).
That performance was a far cry from England's meek semi-final surrender to Argentina at the World Cup, with their 2-1 defeat leading to widespread criticism of Tuchel.
Between going 1-0 up through Anthony Gordon and conceding an 85th-minute equaliser to...
Ipswich Town goalkeeper Christian Walton believes the competition he faces between the sticks can only be a positive thing for their Premier League prospects.
The Tractor Boys emerge from the extended international break 11th in the table with six points on the board, having managed victories over Sunderland on matchday one and Crystal Palace on matchday four.
They now face Fulham in a potentially pivotal clash at Portman Road, with Alvaro Arbeloa's visitors one of three teams yet to taste victory, alongside Tottenham and Coventry City.
Walton is the favourite to start in goal for Gary O'Neil's men on Saturday, having played in their 1-0 defeat to Everton before the international break, before signing a contact extension during the hiatus.
But he has competition. Kjell Scherpen started their first four games after joining from Union Saint-Gilloise, though he made a couple of high-profile mistakes in a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, while Kayne van Oevelen...
Napoli have confirmed Scott McTominay is back in team training and available for selection after undergoing a minor heart procedure.
At the end of August, the Partenopei announced McTominay had been diagnosed with a "mild benign arrhythmia" that would require surgery and sideline him until the international break.
He subsequently missed four games for his club – three in Serie A and a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League – and was left out of Scotland's squad for their opening four Nations League fixtures.
Scotland earned four points in his absence, with their only victory thus far under Sebastien Pocognoli coming away to North Macedonia (2-0).
McTominay's club face a packed schedule before the next international break in November, with Saturday's meeting with Frosinone kickstarting a run of nine matches in just over four weeks, both domestically and in Europe.
But the midfielder will be available for selection, after Napoli released a...
Morgan Rogers would rate the start of his Chelsea career as a 10 out of 10, even if the Blues' results have been mixed ahead of Saturday's meeting with Bournemouth.
After winning their first two Premier League games under Xabi Alonso, Chelsea went into the international break on a three-game winless run (D1 L2), being trounced 3-0 by Brentford last time out.
They sit 10th in the table ahead of hosting Bournemouth, who are themselves 17th with three points, having failed to win any of their first five games under Marco Rose.
Rogers' individual statistics have been strong, though, as he has three goals and one assist already this season, following his British-record £117m move from Aston Villa.
Only Joao Pedro (three goals, three assists) has more goal involvements for the Blues in the Premier League this campaign.
During an interview with The Standard during the international break, the England midfielder was asked to rate his start to the season...
Dan James has urged Leeds United not to get carried away with their unbeaten start to the Premier League season, as they prepare to visit champions Arsenal on Saturday.
Leeds are one of five teams yet to taste defeat in the top flight this campaign, having won two and drawn three of their opening five matches.
They went into the extended international break off the back of a goalless draw with Crystal Palace, having thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 in their previous match.
And James – who appeared in three of Wales' four Nations League matches during the hiatus – says everyone around Daniel Farke's squad will be switched on and ready to go at the Emirates Stadium this weekend.
"It is a long season. We have started well and I think it is easy to get carried away," James told LUTV.
"But as I said, we have got tough opponents coming and we have just got to take every game as it goes. You can't underestimate anyone in this league. Anyone can beat...
Now that Lionel Messi’s international career has come to an end, there will be endless discussions about records.
People will count goals. They will count assists. They will count appearances. They will count trophies.
The problem is that none of those numbers truly explain what Messi meant to Argentina. Or to football.
Because unlike most great players, Messi’s international journey was not defined by uninterrupted success. It was defined by struggle, expectation, heartbreak and redemption. That is what made it unforgettable.
The Burden Nobody Else Had to Carry
From the moment Messi emerged, he inherited an impossible challenge. He was not merely expected to become great. He was expected to become Diego Maradona.
Every touch was compared. Every failure was magnified. Every defeat became a national crisis. For years, it seemed unfair.
Messi would produce brilliant performances, yet discussions inevitably returned to one question:...
Andoni Iraola has revealed Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo are both doubtful for Liverpool's clash with Manchester City on Sunday due to injuries they sustained on international duty.
Having made an unbeaten start to Iraola's tenure, winning two and drawing three of their first five Premier League games of 2026-27, Liverpool face an enormous test this week.
Their first game after the extended international break is against a City side who boast the Premier League's only remaining 100% record, having won five from five under Enzo Maresca.
And the Reds could be without two of their most important attacking players at Anfield.
Isak, whose four goals in all competitions are the most of any Liverpool player this term, only appeared once for Sweden during the hiatus before withdrawing from their squad due to a thigh issue.
And Gakpo, whose six combined goal involvements (two goals, four assists) are more than any of his Liverpool team-mates have managed...
Manchester City legend David Silva has reversed his retirement from football to join Hong Kong Premier League club Sha Tin, at the age of 40.
Silva made 309 Premier League appearances for City between 2010 and 2020 – the most by any player for the club.
He scored 60 goals and provided 93 assists in the Premier League – the second-most by any City player behind Kevin De Bruyne's 118 – and won the title four times.
He also lifted the FA Cup twice, the EFL Cup five times and the Community Shield twice during his time at the Etihad Stadium, as well as winning two European Championships and the World Cup with Spain.
Silva retired in 2023 following three seasons with Real Sociedad, having suffered a serious knee injury, but he will now represent a team who sit eighth in the Hong Kong Premier League after four matches, having only won promotion to the top flight last season.
...Nestor Lorenzo was impressed by the way Colombia's young players adapted during the first international break since the World Cup, which they ended with a 2-0 win over Peru.
Samuel Velasquez and Daniel Arcila both scored their first senior international goals as Lorenzo's side claimed a deserved success at Inter Miami's Nu Stadium on Tuesday.
Colombia accumulated 1.53 expected goals from their 16 shots, five of which were on target, compared to Peru failing to hit the target from five attempts with an xG value of 0.36.
Peru had substitute Miguel Araujo sent off at 1-0, as he conceded possession cheaply to Camilo Duran before hauling him down as the last man.
Lorenzo did not call up star forward Luis Diaz for the current international break, with an agreement reached with Bayern Munich to allow him to rest, while former captain James Rodriguez retired from Colombia duty last month.
And even with Tuesday's win coming off the back of a 1-1 draw with...
Rafael Marquez conceded Mexico have much work to do after a dispiriting 2-0 defeat to Chile extended his winless start in charge of El Tri.
Having taken over when Javier Aguirre resigned following July's World Cup round-of-16 defeat to England, Marquez is yet to taste victory as his nation's head coach.
Mexico opened the extended international break with back-to-back 1-1 draws against Colombia and Peru before losing 3-0 to the United States last Saturday, and they concluded their tour of the USA with another poor display on Tuesday.
Second-half goals from Maximiliano Gutierrez and Vicente Pizarro saw Chile leave the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as deserved victors and led to Mexico being jeered by the majority of the 56,000-strong crowd.
Chile won the expected goals (xG) battle by 1.2 to 0.63 and had two Opta-defined big chances to Mexico's zero, despite only having a 35.8% possession share.
But while Marquez knows Mexico's performances have not...
