Solomon Islands got off to the perfect start at the Sol2023 XVII Pacific Games with a 1-0 victory over Samoa in Honiara.

Albania qualified for Euro 2024 with a 1-1 draw away to Moldova in Group E after the home side kept alive their hopes of reaching the finals with a late equaliser this morning.

Brazil lost their second consecutive World Cup qualifier match as Colombia fought back to win 2-1 against the five-times champions, who dropped to fifth place in the South American standings.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for comments that were insulting towards match officials, English soccer’s governing body said.

Cristiano Ronaldo found the back of the net to help Portugal beat Liechtenstein 2-0 in Group J clash as the 38-year-old tied Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku as the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign’s top scorer.

Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho.

Morocco beat Indonesia 3-1 in Surabaya to secure top spot in Group A – and leave the hosts facing elimination.

A hard-fought 1-1 draw between Ecuador and Panama saw the South Americans advance to the knockout phase at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™, while La Rojita returned home bottom of Group A.

No player in Brazil should feel pressure to take over the role of Neymar, sidelined with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, coach Fernando Diniz said ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

Team Fiji men’s football rep Merrill Nand was three-years-old when the Bula Boys won gold at the Pacific Games.

Israel scored an 88th-minute equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their European Championship qualifier in neutral Hungary this morning to keep alive their hopes of reaching next year’s finals in Germany.

France secured a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Round of 16 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Korea Republic.