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Devlin 'doesn't get enough credit' - Shankland
Lawrence Shankland is convinced Cammy Devlin will flourish at Rangers and believes the midfielder "doesn't get enough credit". The striker says he's "buzzing" to link up with his former Hearts team-mate and insists the Australian can excel at Ibrox. Devlin was signed as a free agent after leaving Tynecastle earlier this summer, having played an integral role in the club's Scottish Premiership title push.
McGowan confident Hearts can find 'another Devlin'
Ryan McGowan is confident "there'll be another Cammy Devlin" at former club Hearts before too long. Australia midfielder Devlin, 28, has left Hearts to join Scottish Premiership rivals Rangers under freedom of contract. "That's the way that football works," McGowan told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
Wright's World Cup over before it even began
Haji Wright's disappointing 2026 World Cup campaign has come to an end following the United States defeat to Belgium in the last 16. Wright featured in two of USA's five matches and played for a combined total of just two minutes, coming on as a last-minute substitute against Australia and Belgium. Following a Championship title winning campaign - in which Wright scored 17 times - he touched the ball just twice at the World Cup.
World Cup 2026: USA bounced out by Belgium after Balogun furore; backlash against Fifa builds – live
⚽ News and previews before the final last-16 match-ups⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email usLet’s talk about everyone’s favourite subject: England!What a game that was against Mexico, by the way. I feel asleep about 1am (BST), woke up with England winning 2-1, just before Quansah got sent off and all hell broke loose. England’s defending in the final 20 minutes or so was an absolute work of art (thank you Dan Burn), even if Mexico’s attacking play lacked a certain amount of imagination. A magnificent performance by the players, not to mention Thomas Tuchel, who I feared had gone too early with the: ‘Play a back five, and just hack the ball anywhere’ strategy. Continue reading...