ENGLAND have been banned from hosting the 2026 World Cup at the latest FIFA Council Meeting in Zurich. The controversial awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar respectively means countries from Europe and Asia will be out of the running to host the 2026 competition due to FIFA’s continent rotation policy. […]
BRISTOL CITY boss Lee Johnson has backed striker Tammy Abraham to make England’s 2018 World Cup squad. The Chelsea loanee has started the season on fire with 11 goals in 11 starts at the Championship side. The 19-year-old also kept up his impressive goalscoring form for England Under-21’s this weekend by scoring twice on his full […]
GARETH BALE admits Wales are rubbish at team photos — but hopes they shoot better on the pitch against Georgia today. Dragons fans are convinced their heroes are having a laugh by repeatedly lining up out of shape for the pre-match snaps. Gareth Bale hopes Wales shoot better with the ball than they do team […]
THE RUSSIA and Qatar World Cups are the best thing that could have happened to football – according to Fifa chief Victor Montagliani. But wait before you put him in the same bracket as the crooks who brought football to its knees while making terrible decisions. Montagliani, the president of the CONCACAF federation and vice-president […]
FIFA are mulling over the possibility of changing the World Club Cup into a full-scale tournament consisting of either 16 or 24 teams. Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo report Barcelona directors suggested the idea to Gianni Infantino at a recent meeting. And the Swiss-Italian new president of football is open to the idea. Infantino is looking to […]