#WORLD CUP

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FIFA FINDS MPASI'S SWITCH FROM FRANCE TO DR CONGO WAS NEVER APPROVED

FIFA's legal department has found that DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi had not formally completed his switch of sporting nationality from France when he played against Nigeria in the African World Cu

mybc news Football 11d ago

END OF AN ERA: THOUSANDS WELCOME MESSI HOME FOR ARGENTINA FAREWELL

Lionel Messi, 39, has flown into Argentina to play his farewell match for the national team. The captain arrived in Buenos Aires ahead of an emotional occasion that will bring the curtain down on his

mybc news Football 19d ago

WHY VIRGIL VAN DIJK CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT

Virgil van Dijk has firmly rejected claims that he was behind the Netherlands' switch to a five-man defence at the World Cup, calling the accusations from journalists simply untrue. After the Dutch w

mybc news Football 21d ago

GABRIEL BATISTUTA OPENS UP ON DIEGO MARADONA AND THE 1994 WORLD CUP

At the 1994 World Cup, Gabriel Batistuta struck a hat-trick in Argentina's 4-0 rout of Greece. Yet the headlines belonged to Diego Maradona, who scored just once that day. Nine years Batistuta's seni

Football 23d ago

FORTY-FOUR PLAYERS, TWO SQUADS: JÜRGEN KLOPP BEGINS A RADICAL OVERHAUL OF GERMANY

Germany's World Cup ended in the round of 32 against Paraguay, and Julian Nagelsmann's resignation followed soon after. His successor, Jürgen Klopp, has wasted no time in reshaping the squad. The ne

mybc news Football 26d ago

FA DEMANDS INFANTINO PUBLISH FIFA'S SECRET DOCUMENTS

Gianni Infantino has been forced to abandon plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after UEFA, European football's governing body, threatened to boycott the tournament outright.

mybc news Football 27d ago

"THIS IS A WOUND I'LL CARRY" — THOMAS TUCHEL REFLECTS ON ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL COLLAPSE

England led 1-0 from the 55th minute of their 2026 World Cup semi-final, yet manager Thomas Tuchel still abandoned his 4-4-2 for a 5-3-2 as his side struggled to keep the ball and hold their defensi