Audio Broadcast: Falkirk, Scotland’s Football and the World Cup
Coverage of Scottish football updates, featuring Falkirk manager John McGlynn and the latest World Cup developments.
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2026 World Cup: The Football Clash Between England and Argentina
Could this have been the point when a true footballing feud was forged between these two nations? Perhaps. Most likely. The sides faced off in the quarter-finals, a match Argentina still claim they were cheated in, arguing that Geoff Hurst’s decisive goal should not have stood due to an offside position. That disagreement was merely […]
Continue ReadingStudy finds football players face higher depression and anxiety risks linked to brain health
Rules around heading have been implemented in youth soccer across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, while specific restrictions on heading during practice sessions have been introduced in the professional men’s and women’s leagues in England and Scotland. Research from 2019, backed by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association, indicated that professional players faced […]
Continue Reading2026 World Cup: Can Morocco emerge as a football giant?
Morocco’s next challenge is to produce a greater number of full internationals from their own domestic system. The governing body must also continue to reinforce facilities at both the club and academy levels. Chris van Puyvelde, who served as the RMFF’s technical director from 2022 to 2025, stated the ambition for the next World Cup […]
Continue ReadingUefa could halt Russia’s football comeback amid possible fresh row with Fifa
European football’s governing body is ready to prevent Russian teams from rejoining international competition, despite the recent decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to conditionally end the nation’s exclusion from global sports. The global football authority has suggested it will reassess its stance after enforcing a prohibition on Russian sides following the comprehensive invasion […]
Continue ReadingWithout scoreboards or silverware: how Norway made kids’ sports enjoyable – and forged a football side that defeated Brazil | Norway
When the match ended, the numbers seemed almost surreal. A nation of just 5.5 million inhabitants, returning to the global stage after nearly three decades away, had just overcome the five-time titleholders to secure a maiden quarter-final berth. During Norway’s triumph over Brazil on Sunday, there was barely a sliver separating the nimble footwork of […]
Continue ReadingCeltic ready to pay transfer fee for Qarabag forward Camilo Duran – Scottish football rumours
Celtic are set to meet the transfer valuation for Qarabag’s Colombian wide player Camilo Duran, 24. (Futbol Info – in Azerbaijani, external) Rangers are unwilling to let striker Youssef Chermiti, 22, depart, even though Lyon are interested. (Football Mercato – in French, external) Luca Rankin, the 16-year-old whose father John formerly represented Dundee United and […]
Continue ReadingKamada Late Equaliser Salvages Japan Draw Against Netherlands
Japan recovered twice to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands in Group F, with Daichi Kamada scoring a late equaliser. The result denied the Dutch victory and gave Japan a valuable point.
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World Cup 2026: How Cornish Miners Introduced Football to Mexico
The earliest known reference to a football team in Pachuca dates from 1892, when a local newspaper reported that the side was being reorganised following a “split”. “A disagreement had developed between the people based in Pachuca and the group known as ‘the mountain men’ from Real del Monte. “Reading that made me laugh because […]
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Ella Toone: England and Manchester United Star Opens Up About Loss, Football and Her Wedding
Toone knew that, within hours of each match, Nick would always call her. He and her mother, Karen, regularly attended Toone’s games, while Nick also recorded them on television. After returning home, he would watch the footage again before phoning his daughter to analyse the entire match. “He was completely devoted to it,” the 26-year-old […]
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