At its worst, the World Cup is hard to like. It’s a crass and obvious exercise in predatory economics. FIFA’s leadership knows there is no price that people won’t pay for love. But at its best, this glorious league of nations is the world’s biggest empathy machine.
Duckens Nazon will be a danger to Scotland in Saturday's World Cup Group C opener with his "shoot on sight" mentality, former St Mirren team-mate Ryan Flynn has warned. Former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic striker Nazon, now with Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League club, had a spell in the Scottish Premiership alongside Flynn on loan from Sint-Truiden.
Burnley suffered their 24th Premier League defeat of the season, equalling their most league defeats in a season, also losing 24 in 2009-10 and 2023-24. Burnley's Lucas Pires has never ended on the winning side in any of his 19 Premier League appearances (D8 L11), with only Ben Brereton (24) ever playing more games without a win in Premier League history. Burnley have failed to score in 14 of their 37 games, only Wolverhampton Wanderers (19) have failed to score more often in the Premier League this season.
The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, insisted he had not made a decision on his future after his side’s European hopes were all but extinguished by Sunday’s 1-1 draw at relegated Wolves.The visitors got themselves on level terms when Antonee Robinson equalised from the spot in first-half stoppage time, after Thomas Kirk gave a penalty for Mateus Mané’s late challenge on Timothy Castagne after a video assistant referee review. Wolves had taken the lead through Mané as they sought a first victory since beating Liverpool on 3 March. Continue reading...
South Korea are headlined by Son Heung-min as they presented their list for the 2026 World Cup. South Korea face a tough task if they want to surpass what they achieved in 2002 during the 2026 World Cup. Matching the semifinal run they reached as hosts seems out of reach this time, but Son Heung-min leads the way with that goal in mind. This is no surprise, as South Korea will take part in the sport’s biggest event for the 11th consecutive time, establishing themselves as one of Asia’s strongest teams. It should not be an easy task for Hong Myung-bo, with not many players competing in the best matches. Except for Lee Kang-in, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, and Kim Min-jae, who plays for Bayern Munich, the rest of the list is made up of lesser-known names. Captained by the LAFC forward, they could still be a difficult team to face if he is in good form. The list Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo), Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan HD), Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) Lee could be a great partner (Catherine Steenkeste for Qatar Airways/Getty Images) Defenders: Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Kim Tae-hyeon (Kashima Antlers), Park Jin-seob (Zhejiang), Seol Young-woo (Red Star Belgrade), Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Lee Gi-hyuk (Gangwon), Lee Tae-seok (Austria Vienna), Lee Han-beom (Midtjylland), Cho Yu-min (Sharjah) Midfielders: Kim Jin-gyu (Jeonbuk), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Paik Seung-ho (Birmingham), Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), Eom Ji-sung (Swansea), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz 05), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Forwards: Son Heung-min (LAFC), Oh Hyeon-gyu (Beşiktaş), Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland) The group South Korea were drawn into Group A with Czechia on June 11, Mexico on June 18, and South Africa on June 24.
Jérémy Doku finds the net again, Joshua Zirkzee struggles at Sunderland and Ismaïla Sarr is fulfilling his potentialWhen Bruno Fernandes became the Football Writers’ Association player of the year on Friday, Declan Rice and David Raya could have been forgiven for feeling a touch aggrieved. They have been essential to Arsenal’s push for a Premier League and Champions League double, but Raya showed why he might have been more deserving at the London Stadium as his technically pinpoint one-on-one save gave Arsenal the platform they so desperately needed to secure a vital three points late on. Mikel Arteta’s side were on the ropes as Mateus Fernandes exchanged a one-two with Pablo to run in with the goal at his mercy. Surely this was it for Arsenal: the title slipping again. Raya’s nerve held strong, making the most crucial of saves. Arsenal’s dream of winning a first title in 22 years remains in his hands. Graham SearlesMatch report: West Ham 0-1 ArsenalBarney Ronay: VAR offers up title-deciding momentMatch report: Manchester City 3-0 BrentfordMatch report: Liverpool 1-1 ChelseaMatch report: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester UnitedMatch report: Nottingham Forest 1-1 NewcastleMatch report: Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa Continue reading...
Brighton put their European push back on track by beating relegated Wolves at the Amex Stadium in a match that had the exasperated Wolves manager, Rob Edwards, pledging a summer clearout.Jack Hinshelwood headed home inside 35 seconds to register Brighton’s fastest Premier League goal before the captain, Lewis Dunk, escaped the marking of João Gomes only four minutes later to nod a second. Yankuba Minteh completed the scoring late on as the Brighton head coach, Fabian Hürzeler, celebrated his new contract in style. Continue reading...
According to Ben Jacobs, Atletico Madrid are close to an agreement to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Joao Gomes. The fee is expected to be in the region of €45million, with four years left on his contract at the Molineux. Atletico initially targeted Gomes in January to replace Conor Gallagher, who left to join Tottenham Hotspur […] The post Atletico Madrid close in on Joao Gomes appeared first on Soccer News.
