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Gareth Bale insists Wales are focused on upsetting Belgium and winning their World Cup qualifying group.
Belgium, the world’s number one-ranked team, lead the way in Group E with 13 points from five games and have so far scored 20 goals in qualification.
Wales are seven points adrift of Roberto Martinez’s
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is on his way back to Europe after flying out of Guinea despite the country being in the midst of a military coup.
After borders were closed following the overthrow of President Alpha Conde, Guinea’s World Cup qualifying opponents Morocco – whose match on Monday was
Hearts have signed winger Barrie McKay after the 26-year-old was available as a free agent.
The former Rangers and Nottingham Forest player – who spent last season on loan at Fleetwood Town from Swansea – has signed a two-year deal at Tynecastle Park.
Seamus Coleman is out of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup Qualifier against Serbia on Tuesday evening.
The 32-year-old Ireland skipper suffered an injury in Saturday evening’s 1-1 Group A draw with Azerbaijan at the Aviva Stadium and will not be available as Stephen Kenny’s men attempt to secure a first win of the campaign at the fifth time of asking against the group leaders.
Liverpool’s Naby Keita and Wolves’ Romain Saiss were among the players who had their World Cup qualifier postponed after an attempted coup took place in Guinea’s capital.
Guinea and Morocco were set to meet for the African qualifiers of the 2022 World Cup on Monday in Conakry, but FIFA and CAF decided to reschedule the game following
If there is a time to experiment it is at home to Andorra when clear at the top of a World Cup qualifying group. But Gareth Southgate’s decision to play Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield lasted only 45 minutes before he was returned to his right-back role.
There was a loose touch where he lost possession
Jadon Sancho will not be available for England’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers and the forward has returned to Manchester United after suffering a minor knock during a training session.
The 21-year-old picked up the injury during training earlier this week and he was ruled out of England’s 4-0 win over Hungary in Budapest.
Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough wants to see players force their way into his thinking for Wednesday’s World Cup Qualifier against Switzerland when they take on Estonia in a friendly on Sunday evening.
Baraclough plans to make “as many changes as possible” to the
UEFA will come out strongly next week against plans by FIFA to hold a World Cup finals every two years.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin spelled out his opposition to the biennial finals in a response to a letter from fans group Football Supporters Europe.
Gareth Bale says he would support his Wales team-mates walking off the pitch if they were to suffer racist abuse during a game.
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings in relation to England’s World Cup Qualifier in Hungary on Thursday after England pair Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling were racially abused and targeted with monkey chants.