World Cup

Granit Xhaka was spotted crying after picking up a knee injury during a training session with Switzerland.

Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud have been called up to the France squad that will face Italy and Belarus when the first interlull descends upon us next week.

In this latest World Cup roundup, Anita turns her attention to the games that took place on Sunday. England (Danny Welbeck) v Panama, Japan v Senegal and Poland (Wojciech Szczesny) v Colombia (David Ospina) all feature.

In this latest World Cup roundup, Anita turns her attention to the games that took place on Sunday. Spain (Nacho Monreal) v Russia and Croatia, Anita's home country, v Denmark both feature so you can imagine how hungover she is. Anita also previews Monday's games which feature Brazil v Mexico and Belgium v Japan.

Danny Welbeck may not be seeing much action on the pitch, but he got a chance to make sure he was still with us when he was popped into a cryo-chamber after England’s win over Colombia to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

The draw for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup will take place on Saturday in Paris at La Seine Musicale at 5pm UK time.

Olivier Giroud wasn't too proud to get his good looks touched up before France's press conference.

by Sylvain Jamet in Canada Mark Sampson's England Women's team made it to the last 16 by beating Colombia 2-1 and will now meet a...

Alexis Sanchez proved that hamstrings are just something mortals have to worry about by netting a brace against Uruguay as Joel Campbell also grabbed a couple of goals for Costa Rica.

A total of seven Arsenal players have been called up by their countries ahead of the 2015 World Cup in Canada this summer. Ignacio Querada...

by Sylvain Jamet in Canada There is a huge contrast between Group A and B in term of goals. Group A currently have only four goals,...

When Anita Sambol agreed to be part of FIFA's Fan Movement for the World Cup this summer, she never imagined she'd end the tournament watching her home country in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium. Here, over four parts, she tells her extraordinary tale.

During the World Cup, Anita Sambol will bring you a daily roundup of all the action. In this latest roundup, Anita turns her attention to...

After 11 games, it is interesting to note that discipline records are very good at the 2018 World Cup. Is that due to VAR or the referees leniency with regards to the rules on yellow and red cards?

Unai Emery has hailed Granit Xhaka as the Swiss midfielder put pen-to-paper on a new Arsenal deal.

It turns out that Laurent Koscielny was actually crucial for France's one and only goal against the Netherlands on Monday night.

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.

In a move that will have implications for world football moving forward, Arsene Wenger has revealed that the Qatar World Cup next year is likely to have automated offside calls.

The injury picked up by Raphael Varane at Stamford Bridge on Saturday could keep him out of the World Cup and William Saliba is apparently one of three replacements France would consider.

Not only did Alex Iwobi make his debut for Nigeria against Zambia on Sunday, he scored and took to Twitter afterwards to celebrate with his teammates.

Neymar’s World Cup will be remembered for excessive rolls and feigning injury, but it further highlights the inherent and ingrained sexism that is still rampant in football today.

There's been a lot of media attention on Alexis Sanchez recently.

The Women's World Cup has completed the first round of matches so it's time to look at how Arsenal players have been getting on.

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.

Germany’s General Manager, Oliver Bierhoff has said that Mesut Ozil should have been dropped from the Germany team ahead of the World Cup after meeting with Turkey president, Recep Ergodan.

Kieran Gibbs has been drafted into the England squad by Gareth Southgate after Ryan Bertrand was forced off during the Three Lions 2-0 win over Malta.

Granit Xhaka has revealed his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Switzerland's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Portugal on 10 October.

In a bid to squeeze as much money as possible while ruining the sport for match-going fans, FIFA are said to be considering a 'radical' plan to host the 2030 World Cup on two continents.

You have to love the French when it comes to annoying people and this time they've turned their attention to Donald Trump after his Twitter war with Megan Rapinoe.

Theo Walcott has looked like a different player this season when in an Arsenal shirt but he was unable to transfer that form into an impressive England performance, coming in as one of the lowest rated players from the side’s 2-0 win on Saturday.

The 2018 FIFA u-20 Women's World Cup is now over and it is time to review my adventures during the tournament.

by Nia Griffiths In Faye White's Sunday piece for the Guardian, the former England defender highlighted the improvement seen in the attitude toward women's football...

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. 

Arsenal are set to play friendlies against AC Milan and Lyon during their planned Dubai training camp in the World Cup break, according to reports.

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.

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.

There will be competition for places in the England u20 World Cup squad, as the Young Lionesses won the Nike International u20 tournament in Florida.

Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Alexandre Lacazette have all been called up for France.

In this third podcast of our summer World Cup series, Anita recaps day four of the action which featured Costa Rica (Joel Campbell) v Serbia, Germany (Mesut Ozil) v Mexico (Carlos Vela), and Brazil v Switzerland (Granit Xhaka and Stephan Lichtsteiner).

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...