2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

5 Mar 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

22 Feb 2014
stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

25 Jan 2014
NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

20 Jan 2014
stars in Europe - Swansea's Wilfried Bony inspired by Drogba's success at Chelsea

New Swansea City signing Wilfried Bony believes he can emulate Ivory Coast compatriot Didier Drogba's goal-scoring exploits in the Premier League.

12 Jul 2013

World Cup 2026
Round of 32

73 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood 28 Jun 2026 - 9 p.m.
South Africa 0 : 0 Canada
74 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough 29 Jun 2026 - 10:30 p.m.
Germany - : - Paraguay
75 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe 30 Jun 2026 - 3 a.m.
Netherlands - : - Morocco
76 NRG Stadium, Houston 29 Jun 2026 - 7 p.m.
Brazil - : - Japan
77 MetLife Stadium, East 30 Jun 2026 - 11 p.m.
France - : - SWEDEN
78 AT&T Stadium, Arlington 30 Jun 2026 - 7 p.m.
Côte d'Ivoire - : - Norway
79 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 1 Jul 2026 - 3 a.m.
Mexico - : - Ecuador
80 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta 1 Jul 2026 - 6 p.m.
England - : - Congo DR
81 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA 2 Jul 2026 - 2 a.m.
USA - : - Bosnia and Herzegovina
82 Lumen Field, Seattle 1 Jul 2026 - 10 p.m.
Belgium - : - Senegal
83 BMO Field, Toronto 3 Jul 2026 - 1 a.m.
Portugal - : - Croatia
84 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood 2 Jul 2026 - 9 p.m.
Spain - : - Austria
85 BC Place, Vancouver 3 Jul 2026 - 5 a.m.
Switzerland - : - Algeria
86 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens 4 Jul 2026 - midnight
Argentina - : - Cape Verde
87 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City 4 Jul 2026 - 3:30 a.m.
Colombia - : - Ghana
88 AT&T Stadium, Arlington 3 Jul 2026 - 8 p.m.
Australia - : - Egypt