Socceroos forward Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive for cocaine after being stopped while driving at almost 50km/h over the speed limit in Sydney. Volpato was one of Australia’s breakout stars of the 2026 World Cup but is now back in the spotlight after allegedly driving a BMW Coupe at 109km/h in a 60km/h zone … Read more
The Italian soccer federation (FIGC) has talked to former Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola and Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti about taking over the crisis-hit national team. It hopes to announce the new Italy coach within the week, with the Azzurri still reeling after failing for a third straight time to qualify for the World Cup. … Read more
Some people are fans of the Las Vegas Raiders. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Las Vegas Raiders. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Las Vegas Raiders. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Who needs the silver part, … Read more
Andoni Iraola believes that one of his priorities at Liverpool will be to create “a very difficult team to beat” and says that he is well aware that the fans “just want to see the team play well and deliver good results”. Iraola, 44, replaced Arne Slot as Liverpool head coach after the end of … Read more
Five years ago, whilst working at Newcastle’s main newspaper, ChronicleLive, I put together a long read that involved interviewing four former Newcastle United youth team players. They were the class of ‘94. Talented and successful, they won things at youth level but were ultimately victims of a very cold decision by Kevin Keegan. Speaking to … Read more
Spain didn’t just win the 2026 FIFA World Cup; it did it in historic fashion. With its 1-0 win over Argentina on Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium, Spain broke the all-time streak for matches unbeaten (38), which was previously held by Italy (37) for matches played between 2018 and 2021. During the streak, … Read more
Pep Guardiola has spoken to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) about becoming their next national team head coach. Reports claim that Guardiola is seen as the man to turn around the Italians’ fortunes, after they failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Whether or not Guardiola wants the job remains to … Read more
Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now. The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around, but seems in no mood to hand up his England boots. Kane – who scored six goals at this World Cup, but was an unused substitute against France – told … Read more
FA CUP; Chelsea vs Liverpool predicted starting XI; preview, prediction, team news, injury update and kickoff Liverpool’s hunt for a quadruple will be put to the test when they go toe-to-toe with Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Preview Just a few months ago, Liverpool defeated Thomas Tuchel’s side in the Carabao Cup final, with … Read more
Villarreal vs Liverpool FC predicted starting XI; preview, prediction, H2H, team news, injury update and kickoff Liverpool FC will be traveling to Spain to clash with Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica on Tuesday night. PREVIEW The reds will be looking to book a place in the finals of the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool will … Read more