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Cristian Volpato has been vaulted into Australia’s World Cup squad just days after confirming a switch of national eligibility from Italy, and four years after he declined an invitation to join the Socceroos ahead of the 2022 tournament.
Brazil scored four times in the second half as they continued their World Cup preparations with a 6-2 victory over Panama in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
Germany defeated Finland 4-0 in their first World Cup warm-up match but they will be sweating on the fitness of Deniz Undav.
With the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, Canada’s men national team will look to sharpen their form with two friendlies this week, beginning with a clash against Uzbekistan on Monday.
Kaylee Hunter, Sarah Stratigakis and Kaila Novak scored second-half goals to lead AFC Toronto past Calgary Wild FC 4-0 in Northern Super League action Sunday.
Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 Sunday in the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup match.
Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Sochůrek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the World Cup after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo on Sunday.
Canada’s Marcelo Flores will miss this summer’s World Cup after suffering a knee injury.
FIFA’s on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit time-wasting seriously, the sport’s governing body said Sunday with the start of the 48-team tournament now less than two weeks away.
Reigning World Cup champion Argentina arrived in Kansas City on Sunday to begin p reparing for its title defense, which starts with a match against Algeria on June 16 at Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Chiefs.
Scotland picked teenager Tyler Fletcher for the World Cup as a surprise injury replacement Sunday despite the midfielder playing less than 20 minutes for Manchester United this season.
Manchester City won the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday, wrapping up a first league and cup double in style. Women’s Super League champion City beat Brighton 4-0 in the final in front of almost 44,000 fans at Wembley to claim its fourth FA Cup and the first since 2020.
After going back-to-back in the Champions League, the next target for Paris Saint-Germain is the threepeat.
Lamine Yamal was scared of missing the World Cup after injuring his hamstring and prayed that he could recover in time. Yamal is expected to be fit for the tournament that begins on June 11 in North America. He injured his left hamstring while converting a penalty kick with Barcelona in a Spanish league match on April 22.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez already had a knack for irritating his opponents as a child. At a young age, well before he became a World Cup champion with Argentina, Martínez had tricks to unsettle the attackers he faced in youth tournaments in Mar del Plata, a seaside resort south of Buenos Aires.
Eintracht Frankfurt appointed Adi Hütter as coach on Sunday, with the Austrian making a return to the Bundesliga and the club he left five years ago.
Goalkeeper Luis García’s shootout heroics lifted Toluca past UANL Tigres on Saturday, securing the club’s first CONCACAF Champions Cup title in 23 years.
With the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup getting closer, it appears Canada will have to deal with another injury.
Jessica De Filippo scored in the 86th minute to lift the visiting Vancouver Rise to a 3-2 Northern Super League victory over the Montreal Roses on Saturday.
Members of Miami’s Haitian community pressed against a stage on a rainy Saturday to cheer on forward Duckens Nazon, defender Martin Experience and other members of the country’s national soccer team ahead of a pair of friendly matches next week.
Gabriel Magalhães looked to the sky, covered his face with his hands, and lifted his sweat-soaked Arsenal jersey over his head.
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