Three England players selected in the FIFA all stars team

Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley alongside defenders Stephanie Houghton and Lucy Bronze were selected among the 23 strong FIFA all star squad. It does not come as...

My Women’s World Cup 2019 diary: Part 2

With the FIFA WWC 2019 being played at home in France, I thought I would write a diary of my travel adventures and games attended during the tournament.

Iwobi named in Nigeria squad

Alex Iwobi has been called up for Nigeria's 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.

Podcast: VAR moaners are ruining VAR – World Cup daily roundup

In this latest World Cup roundup, Anita turns her attention to the games that took place on Monday. Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Mohamed Elneny), Uruguay v Russia, Iran v Portugal and Spain (Nacho Monreal) v Morocco all feature in this VAR-tastic roundup. Anita also previews Tuesday's matches which feature Australia v Peru, Denmark v France, Iceland v Croatia and Nigeria (Alex Iwobi) v Argentina.
Hector Bellerin

Watch: Bellerin provides Munir with expert assist for Spain u21s

There were doubts over Hector Bellerin's fitness after he picked up a knock against San Marino but he appears fit and well after he played a full 90 minutes for Spain's u21s against Estonia.

Lacazette: France have the ingredients to win the World Cup

Alexandre Lacazette thinks the French national side have the ingredients to go all the way in the 2018 World Cup in Russia next summer.

Arsenal stars show support for Women’s World Cup

by Nia Griffiths Germany went through to the semi-finals of the World Cup and our Arsenal players were quick to show their support. In what turned...

Five Arsenal players named in FIFA u17 WWC squad

John Griffiths will take a very experienced squad, including five Arsenal players, to the FIFA u17 WWC to be played in Jordan from the 30th September.

Arsenal Ladies World Cup statistics

by Sylvain Jamet There were seven Arsenal players involved in the FIFA WWC 2015. Spain were eliminated at group Stage level while England are through to...
KALININGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 22: Granit Xhaka of Switzerland celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group E match between Serbia and Switzerland at Kaliningrad Stadium on June 22, 2018 in Kaliningrad, Russia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Video emerges of Xhaka silencing a Serbia fan

A video has emerged of Granit Xhaka responding to taunts from an angry Serbia fan, after his Albanian eagle celebration earlier in the World Cup.
Nacho Monreal scores for Spain

Watch: Monreal scores first ever goal for Spain

Nacho Monreal scored his first ever goal for Spain on Saturday as they beat Macedonia 4-0.

Iwobi recounts historic goal for Nigeria

Alex Iwobi has admitted that he almost cried after scoring his historic goal for Nigeria last month.

International watch: Iwobi sends Nigeria through to 2018 World Cup, Xhaka scores & more

Alex Iwobi not only scored for Nigeria on Saturday evening, he sent his country through to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

British bid for 2030 World Cup gathers pace

The idea of a British bid to host the 2030 World Cup is gathering pace after it received the backing of the UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin.
Stephan Lichtsteiner

Winners seek solutions, not excuses says Arsenal’s latest signing

Stephen Lichtsteiner is preparing for his country’s opening game at the Russia World Cup against one of the tournament favourites, Brazil, on Sunday evening, and has been speaking to the press ahead of the game.

Podcast: Xhaka booms again – World Cup daily roundup

In this latest World Cup roundup, Anita turns her attention to the games that took place on Friday. Brazil v Costa Rica (Joel Campbell), Nigeria (Alex Iwobi) v Iceland, and Serbia v Switzerland (Granit Xhaka, Stephan Lichtsteiner) all feature. 

Mesut Ozil’s father encourages him to quit Germany after latest attack

The President of the German Football Association (DFB) has demanded that Mesut Ozil explain why he met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the World Cup as the Arsenal man continues to be targeted after his country’s failings in Russia and his father says he should quit the national team.

Podcast: They’re going home – World Cup daily roundup

During the World Cup, Anita Sambol is bringing you a daily roundup of all the action. However, today, in this latest World Cup roundup, Anita is too hungover so Lee steps in for a very brief roundup of the World Cup semi-finals.

Revealed: Women’s u20 World Cup match schedule

FIFA and the FFF have revealed the Women's World Cup 2018 match schedule. The tournament will take place in Britanny, France from August 5-24.
Official mascot Tazuni and dancers perform during the football draw ceremony for the Australia and New Zealand 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at the Aotea Centre in Auckland on October 22, 2022. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 draw

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will take place next summer in Australia and New-Zealand and we now know where the Arsenal players will play their Group games.
Switzerland's defender Stephan Lichtsteiner reacts after winning their Russia 2018 World Cup Group E football match between Serbia and Switzerland at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 22, 2018. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

Lichtsteiner hails Manchester United man’s ‘amazing qualities’

Stephan Lichtsteiner hailed Nemanja Matic after Switzerland beat Serbia on Friday night.

Iwobi agrees ambassador deal

Alex Iwobi has agreed a deal to become an ambassador for DStv.

Podcast: Group H is the best!

In this latest roundup, Anita turns her attention to the games that took place on Tuesday. Colombia (Ospina) v Japan, Poland (Woj) v Senegal and Russia v Egypt (Elneny) all feature. Anita also previews Wednesday's matches which feature Portugal v Morocco, Uruguay (Torreira) v Saudi Arabia, and Iran v Spain (Monreal).

England's road to the World Cup final

by Sylvain Jamet The FIFA WWC 2015 is a 24 team competition and England will have their work cut out if they want to reach...

Chamberlain prepared for England's biggest ever game

by Lewis Ambrose As a goalkeeper there is nowhere to hide, so you can barely imagine how Siobhan Chamberlain felt in the early hours of...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 15: Pitch invaders are chased by security staff during the 2018 FIFA World Cup final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)

Pussy Riot at the World Cup

The World Cup was disrupted on Sunday afternoon as activist group, Pussy Riot, invaded the pitch, but do you know who they are and what they were protesting?

Koscielny plays full 90 as France breeze past Bulgaria

Laurent Koscielny played the full match for France as they beat Bulgaria 4-1 in their World Cup qualifying game.
Switzerland's midfielder Granit Xhaka celebrates scoring during their Russia 2018 World Cup Group E football match between Serbia and Switzerland at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 22, 2018. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

How Granit Xhaka helped Switzerland topple the Serbians

Since his move from Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016 Granit Xhaka has split opinion but his improvement is undeniable.

Coleman ready to risk Aaron Ramsey’s fitness

Chris Coleman is set to start Aaron Ramsey for Wales against Serbia on Saturday.

Ankle injury could rule Maitland-Niles out of England match

Midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a doubt ahead of England’s Toulon Tournament opener tonight, having picked up an ankle injury in Friday’s U20 World Cup victory over South Korea.

Can ‘boring’ France win the World Cup like they did in ’98?

We've now reached the semi-final stage and France could well do it again, with Didier Deschamps emulating Aime Jacquet's formula of a team based on hard work, defensive structure and unity, along with creative geniuses in attack.

Who said footballs have it easy? Monreal’s last minute dash to Albania

Nacho Monreal finally got his first call up since 2013 for Spain's match against Albania on Sunday but getting there in time was easier said than done.

Rambo assists and lands 50th cap for Wales

Aaron Ramsey won his 50th Wales cap on Saturday night during the Red Dragons' 1-0 win over Georgia.

Quick watch: Iwobi scores with a volley for Nigeria

Alex Iwobi has scored his first international goal as he gave Nigeria the lead against Zambia.

Can Ozil turn his tournament around?

Germany made a losing start to the World Cup, falling 1-0 to Mexico, and surprise, surprise - guess who was in the firing line? That’s right; our own Mesut Ozil seems to be the fall guy again.

Elneny helps Egypt make history

Mohamed Elneny's assist helped Egypt qualify for their first World Cup since 1990.

Taylor and Nobbs score in England’s 6-0 win over Russia

Arsenal's Jodie Taylor and Jordan Nobbs both scored as England enjoyed a 6-0 win over Russia in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers.

Analysing the England World Cup squad

With the World Cup less than a week away, let's take a deep look at the 23 players selected by Phil Neville and the squad's strengths and weaknesses.
Alex Iwobi of interest to Genort Rohr

Wenger meets with Genort Rohr to discuss Iwobi

Arsene Wenger has reportedly met with Genort Rohr of Nigeria to discuss their use of Alex Iwobi in their game against Algeria on 12 November.
Arsenal international duty

Arsenal on international duty – who’s playing, where and when

We're now into the third international break of a season that isn't even three months old, so who will be going where and for what?