Rashford equals 52-year-old England appearance record

The 21-year-old Manchester United forward has played more games for the national side in a single year than anyone since 1966 Marcus Rashford has equalled a 52-year-old record set by Jack Charlton for the most England appearances in a calendar year. As reported in  The Times , the Manchester United forward has represented the Three …

Hummels feels sorry for Borussia Dortmund after suffering Bayern wrath

The centre-back felt sad seeing his former team-mates suffer a heavy defeat in the Allianz Arena on Saturday, even though he was on the other side Mats Hummels expressed empathy for former club Borussia Dortmund following Bayern Munich’s 6-0 hammering of Peter Stoger’s side in Der Klassiker. A hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski, along with efforts …

Bolt: Brazil can't win World Cup without Neymar

The 31-year-old is hoping Lionel Messi finally manages to lift the world crown with Argentina, but feels there are plenty of contenders Usain Bolt believes Brazil’s 2018 World Cup hopes will depend on Neymar’s recovery from injury, but hopes to see Argentina take the title in Russia. The former Jamaican sprinter, who completed a two-day …

Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Chelsea in pole position for Seri

Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond Chelsea in pole position for Seri Chelsea are the front-runners in the race to sign Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri, reports the Mirror.  The 26-year-old has recently held talks with Arsenal, who also tried to …

Mexico defender Carlos Salcedo open to future Chivas return

The Mexico center back’s future likely will keep him in Europe for the near term, but he may be back in Liga MX sooner than expected Mexico national team and Eintracht Frankfurt defender Carlos Salcedo left the door open on a return to Chivas, though he’s panning to stay in Europe for the immediate future. …

Americans Abroad: Pulisic starts in Dortmund Klassiker disaster

The winger was one of Dortmund’s better players but won’t be happy after his side suffered a 6-0 defeat to rivals Bayern Munich A few minutes into Der Klassiker, Christian Pulisic offered Borussia Dortmund a ray of hope. Pulisic worked hard on a longball down the right flank, hustling to put pressure on Bayern Munich’s David …

World Cup semi-final defeat on England's minds ahead of Croatia clash – Henderson

The Liverpool midfielder is preparing for a chance at redemption against the team that knocked them out of the showpiece tournament in Russia Jordan Henderson says that England’s players and fans still have their World Cup semi-final defeat in the back of their minds as Croatia visit Wembley Stadium on Sunday with all to play for …

Wembley will galvanise 'tired' Croatia, insists Dalic

Croatia are “tired” after their thrilling win over Spain on Thursday, but Zlatko Dalic says playing at Wembley will inspire them. Zlatko Dalic believes playing at Wembley will be motivation enough to ensure fatigue does not derail Croatia against England in the Nations League on Sunday. Croatia were involved in a pulsating 3-2 win over Spain on Thursday …

Adu, Lamptey & 20 teenage superstars who failed to fulfil their potential

Ahead of the unveiling of the 2018 NxGn on Wednesday, Goal takes a look back at prodigiously gifted players who never lived up to the hype Getty Images Adriano Adriano was just 17 when he broke into the Flamengo first team in February 2000 and so impressive were his initial performances in the professional ranks …

Bender advises Bailey to ignore Chelsea & Man Utd links

The Bayer Leverkusen winger has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League but his team-mate has told him to bide his time in Germany Sven Bender has urged Leon Bailey to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, amid repeated links with the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea. Bailey has exploded this season, scoring …