NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Didier Olle-Nicolle appointed Benin coach

Frenchman Didier Olle-Nicolle has been appointed coach of Benin, replacing compatriot Manuel Amoros.

18 Mar 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Algerian Djamel Belmadi appointed Qatar coach

Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.  
 

17 Mar 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - Nigeria - Lukman Haruna hopeful over World Cup prospects

Dynamo Kiev midfielder Lukman Haruna hopes he can still make Nigeria's World Cup squad. The 23-year old has not played for the Super Eagles since the last World Cup in South Africa.

16 Mar 2014
FIFA rankings - Egypt makes big leap in latest rankings

Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March.

14 Mar 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

12 Mar 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

5 Mar 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

22 Feb 2014
stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

25 Jan 2014

2026 World Cup - England - National-Team - Squad

England  Group L  Squad

Thomas Tuchel has named the 26 players who will have the honour of representing England at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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The 26-man 2026 World Cup squad

Goalkeepers

Dean Henderson 
(Crystal Palace)

Jordan Pickford 
(Everton)

James Trafford 
(Manchester City)


Defenders

Dan Burn 

(Newcastle United)

Marc Guéhi 
(Manchester City)

Reece James 
(Chelsea)

Ezri Konsa 
(Aston Villa)

Tino Livramento 
(Newcastle United)

Nico O'Reilly 
(Manchester City)

Jarell Quansah 
(Bayer Leverkusen)

Djed Spence 
(Tottenham Hotspur)

John Stones 
(Manchester City)


Midfielders

Elliot Anderson 
(Nottingham Forest)

Jude Bellingham 
(Real Madrid)

Eberechi Eze 

(Arsenal)

Jordan Henderson 
(Brentford)

Kobbie Mainoo 
(Manchester United)

Declan Rice 
(Arsenal)

Morgan Rogers 
(Aston Villa)


Forwards

Anthony Gordon 
(Barcelona)

Harry Kane 
(Bayern Munich)

Noni Madueke 
(Arsenal)

Marcus Rashford 
(Barcelona, loan from Manchester United)

Bukayo Saka 

(Arsenal)

Ivan Toney 
(Al-Ahli)

Ollie Watkins 
(Aston Villa)


England's World Cup squad numbers

No. 1  Jordan Pickford

No. 2   Ezri Konsa

No. 3   Nico O'Reilly

No. 4  Declan Rice

No. 5  John Stones

No.  6  Marc Guehi

No.  7  Bukayo Saka

No.  8  Elliot Anderson

No.  9  Harry Kane

No. 10 Jude Bellingham

No. 11 Marcus Rashford

No. 12 Tino Livramento

No. 13 Dean Henderson

No. 14 Jordan Henderson

No. 15 Dan Burn

No. 16 Kobbie Mainoo

No. 17 Morgan Rogers

No. 18 Anthony Gordon

No. 19 Ollie Watkins

No. 20 Noni Madueke

No. 21 Eberechi Eze

No. 22 Ivan Toney

No. 23 James Trafford

No. 24 Reece James

No. 25 Djed Spence

No. 27 Jarell Quansah

 

 

22 Jun 2026
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