BBC Sport - Football

• Balogun stars in impressive USA win over Paraguay

  13-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Folarin Balogun scores twice as the USA begin their World Cup campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory over Paraguay at the Los Angeles Stadium.

• VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans

  13-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.

• Balogun scores stunner as USA run riot

  13-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Folarin Balogun scores his second and USA's third goal before half-time in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay.

• Katy Perry, Tyla & Future among performers at USA's opening ceremony

  13-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Katy Perry, Tyla and Future are among the performers at USA's star-studded World Cup opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium Stadium.

• England have training equipment stolen

  13-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  England are victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.

• 'Clear red' for Bosnia or 'wins the ball'? BBC pundits disagree

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Should Bosnia-Herzegovina have been reduced to 10 men in the second half in their 1-1 draw with Canada? Wayne Rooney and ex-referee Darren Cann had...

• Crystal Palace close to appointing Sage as manager

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Crystal Palace close to finalising a deal for Lens manager Pierre Sage to become their new head coach.

• Beckham receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  The former footballer was joined by his wife Victoria Beckham and their children, as well as actor Tom Cruise.

• Arsenal consider move for Greek forward Tzolis

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Arsenal have been offered Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis and are considering accelerating a move for the Greece international.

• Larin equaliser earns Canada first ever World Cup point

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Cyle Larin comes off the bench to score for Canada against Bosnia-Herzegovina to earn the co-hosts a 1-1 draw as they pick up their first ever...

• Karren Brady stayed at West Ham despite knowing of Sullivan women's team ban

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Brady's lawyers said she had "no knowledge" of the allegations made against long-time business partner David Sullivan.

• Rooney and Cann disagree on Bosnia goalkeeper incident

  12-6-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Former assistant referee Darren Cann and Wayne Rooney disagree over the red card incident involving Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj,...