With his nation still under attack from Russia, Ukraine coach Serhiy Rebrov said reaching the Euro 2024 finals would bring “a bit of happiness” in the difficult circumstances.

Iraq and Australia ensured their progress to the third round of Asia’s 2026 World Cup preliminaries this morning with wins against the Philippines and Lebanon respectively, while South Korea edged closer with a 3-0 win over Thailand.

Jude Bellingham’s last-gasp equaliser spared England a second successive Wembley defeat after defensive errors threatened to cost them dearly in the friendly against Belgium, holding them 2-all.

Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 thanks to a 4-2 shootout win over Greece after a tense playoff final ended 0-0 following extra time this morning as they made history by reaching their first major tournament.

Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was released from a Barcelona prison on Monday after posting bail of 1 million euro ($1.09 million) bail over his conviction for the rape of a woman in a nightclub’s restroom in 2022.

South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho, who had been detained in China since May 2023, has recently been released and returned home, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Monday.

Football districts around the country have had to postpone their local club competitions due to the recent unfavourable weather.

Brazil star winger Vinicius Junior says he feels “less and less” like playing football because of the repeated racist abuse he has suffered.

Belgium’s record scorer Romelu Lukaku will be fit to face England in a friendly at Wembley on Wednesday and adds considerable firepower to an attack that looked devoid of ideas in the disappointing 0-0 draw with Ireland last weekend.

Three players impressed Extra Rewa coach Rodeck Singh in their Digicel Premier League outing on the weekend.

Papua New Guinea have been beaten in their second match in the FIFA Series in Sri Lanka, suffering a 4-0 defeat to Central African Republic at the Race Course Ground in Colombo.

Despite suffering its first Digicel Fiji Premier League loss yesterday, Extra Labasa is determined to come back stronger against Tailevu Naitasiri in round five next weekend.