Football

• The meaning of 1966: Does England’s only World Cup still carry the same relevance?

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:45 Football The Independent Football

  1966 is now closer to the sinking of the Titanic than to this World Cup - England’s victory remains a blessed memory, writes Miguel Delaney, as...

• Sir David Beckham to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of World Cup

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:45 Football The Independent Football

  Actor Tom Cruise and Sir David’s wife Victoria will speak at the event, with the 51-year-old receiving the walk’s 2,849th star

• Real Madrid presidential candidate vows to sign Erling Haaland if elected

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:45 Football The Independent Football

  Erling Haaland’s agent and father issued a joint statement calling the election promise as ‘all very entertaining but not true’

• Podcast: What is it actually like to play at a World Cup?

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  We ask what the experience of playing at a World Cup is as Scotland are set to return.

• How Scotland found their base camp for 'travelling' World Cup

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Gary Dicker and Steven Naismith explain why Scotland picked Charlotte FC as their World Cup base.

• Celtic hold talks with Keane, plan discussions with O'Neill - gossip

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Talks continue over future of Celtic manager post as Hibernian midfielder is linked with West Ham.

• Liverpool's Koumas to prove worth after Wales goal

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Liverpool teenager Lewis Koumas is determined to prove his worth in a Wales shirt having helped Hull City gain promotion into the Premier League.

• Wales diverted as weather hits Montenegro qualifier

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Wales diverted to Italy as bad weather badly disrupts preparations for Friday's Women's World Cup qualifier in Montenegro.

• Chelsea legend Tambling dies aged 84

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Chelsea's former record goalscorer Bobby Tambling - who netted 202 goals for the club - dies at the age of 84.

• Konate reveals depression after deaths of Jota & father

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate opens up on how the deaths of team-mate Diogo Jota and his father left him battling depression during his final...

• Man City have opening Anderson bid rejected by Forest

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Manchester City have an opening transfer bid for midfielder Elliot Anderson rejected by Nottingham Forest.

• Remembering Scotland's World Cup bogeymen of finals gone by

  Thursday, June 4, 2026 07:20:44 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Since their first attempt in 1954 there's always been some kind of misfortune lurking in the shadows for Scotland at World Cups, writes Tom English.