Football

Done-aldo: Legend makes huge career call after walking out on national camp

Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he was retiring from international football. The 41-year-old, who has played 234 times for Portugal and scored 146 goals, fell...

Reds stunned in six-minute Champions League implosion as club cult hero sparks boilover — Wrap

Dirk Kuyt got the better of his former club Liverpool as Fenerbahce twice came from behind for a...

‘Feel immense pain’: Goalkeeper breaks silence over ‘tragic’ death of Spanish player

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono has said is enduring the “hardest days of my life” after a horror...

Fan revolt stops game before insane Utd comeback sparks wild scenes; Aussie’s big blow — CL Wrap

Manchester United came from 2-0 down to defeat Roma at 3-2 in an incredible Champions League night at...

Football world in mourning as Spanish player dead after horrific mid-match tackle

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died as a result of injuries he suffered in a sickening collision...

‘Gripped by anxiety’: Swiss great learns fate for Covid vaccine ‘mistake’

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has been fined 150,000 Swiss francs (AUS$260,000) after admitting using a forged Covid vaccine certificate during the pandemic when he...

‘What’s the point?’: Manager at centre of Spygate saga handed ‘embarrassing’ punishment

Southampton boss Tonda Eckert on Wednesday escaped major punishment for his role in the so-called “Spygate” scandal after the Football Association announced a suspended...

Teary Messi admits ‘deeply painful’ retirement reality as icon signs off with flurry of tributes

An emotional Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his glittering 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans with a...

‘Everyone knew’: Why City must ‘go down’ as ex-rival reveals shock Haaland ‘sham’ claim

Former Premier League manager Jesse Marsch has claimed “everyone knew” about Manchester City’s rampant flouting of league rules, as world football’s most shocking cheating...

‘If he wants to’: Olive branch offered for Ronaldo as shock farewell plan revealed

Portugal showed they did not need Cristiano Ronaldo by becoming the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the Nations League when they beat...

‘Utter farce’: UEFA crowd call slammed as England savage fallen WC finalists

Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka both struck twice as England ran riot in a 7-0 rout of abject Croatia in the Nations League on...