Football

Record-Breaking Japan Striker 'King Kazu' Plays at 58

The record-breaking striker Kazuyoshi Miura played in Japan's fourth tier at aged 58 for his 40th season as a professional footballer. Former international Miura, fondly known as "King Kazu", is the oldest professional in Japan and almost certainly beyond. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Atletico Suzuka Club on Sunday and helped them ...

Ryan Abi Najem Wins the Juventus Academy World Cup in Italy

At just 9 years old, Ryan Abi Najem made a name for himself at the 2025 Juventus Academy World Cup, held in Turin with 25 teams from 18 countries. As the only Lebanese player in the competition, he represented the Juventus Kuwait Academy with skill, impressing as a right back and playmaker. A goal scorer and decisive passer, he was voted best ...

PSG Cruise Past Atletico to Win Club World Cup Opener

Newly crowned European Champions Paris Saint-Germain launched their bid for Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. In searing heat at the Pasadena Rose Bowl east of Los Angeles, PSG proved too hot to handle for their Spanish opponents in an impressive opening Group B win. Goals from Fabian Ruiz, ...

Arise Sir David ! Football Legend Beckham Knighted

Former England football captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour. Beckham, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world's most high-profile clubs including Manchester United and ...

After Conquering Europe, PSG Now Have Sights on Club World Cup Glory

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective. "I think it is an incredible competition," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of the Club World Cup in the ...

Liverpool Agree Club-Record Deal to Sign Wirtz

Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday. British media reported that the Premier League champions would pay an initial £100 million, comfortably surpassing their own record outlay, but the ...

Spurs to Name Brentford Boss Frank as New Head Coach

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premier League rivals Brentford to make Thomas Frank their head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, it was widely reported on Thursday. Spurs set their sights on Frank after dismissing Postecoglou last week, just 16 days after he won the Europa League, and made an official approach to ...

Pochettino Problems Mount as US Routed 4-0 by Switzerland

An experimental United States line-up crashed to a 4-0 friendly home defeat to Switzerland on Tuesday, deepening the gloom around Mauricio Pochettino's squad one year out from hosting the World Cup. A game intended as a morale-boosting send-off before the USA takes part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup unraveled in a disastrous first half that saw ...

World Cup 2026 Host Cities Say Fans 'Welcome'

American World Cup host city officials assured Monday that overseas fans would be welcome at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico despite "uncertainty" amid ongoing concerns over visas, border controls, and social unrest. In a briefing in New York that came just over a year from the opening game of the tournament on June ...

Belgium Battle Past Wales, Italy Win in World Cup Qualifying

Belgium held off a battling Wales, and Italy gave sacked coach Luciano Spalletti a winning send-off in World Cup qualifying on Monday. Elsewhere Manchester City star Erling Haaland's goal lifted Norway past Estonia, Luka Modric was among the scorers in Croatia's 5-1 rout of the Czech Republic, and the Faroe Islands left it late to down Gibraltar ...

2027 Asian Cup: Lebanon Put to the Test by Yemen

It all comes down to this. On Tuesday at 8:30 PM (Beirut time), the Lebanese national team takes on Yemen at Jaber al-Ahmad Stadium in Kuwait City, in what is arguably the most important match of this third qualifying round for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. At stake: first place in Group B, which means a direct ticket to Saudi Arabia. Lebanon kicked ...

Lewandowski to Boycott National Team Under Current Coach

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said Sunday he would not play for his national team Poland so long as coach Michal Probierz remained in charge. The 36-year-old has played 158 times for Poland, scoring 85 goals, but earlier in the day was replaced as team captain by Piotr Zielinski. "Taking into account the circumstances and a loss of trust ...