Fifa: Referee didn’t ask Ronaldo for his shirt
Referee Mark Geiger has ‘strongly refuted’ claims he asked for the shirt of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time of the clash with Morocco on Wednesday.
Neymar to improve against Costa Rica
Brazil star Neymar is targeting an improved performance against Costa Rica on Friday after an underwhelming World Cup Group E opener against Switzerland.
Pavon set to be unleashed by Argentina
Cristian Pavon has been tipped to start for Argentina against Croatia, as Jorge Sampaoli looks to liberate Lionel Messi.
Fifa fines Mexico over discriminatory chants
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has been fined CHF 10,000 (£7,616) by Fifa in relation to ‘discriminatory and insulting chants’ at the World Cup.
This is not football – Carvajal criticises Iran
Dani Carvajal described Iran’s tactics as ‘disloyal’ even though Spain recorded their first World Cup win.
Ramos hits back at Maradona
Sergio Ramos hit back at Diego Maradona by claiming Lionel Messi is the best Argentinian player in history.
The 10 highest international goalscorers of all time
Oh, Cristiano. The Portugal icon now has only one man left to beat after more heroics in the 2018 World Cup, this time against Morocco. Sorry, Puskas…
World Cup, day seven: the things you might have missed
A new record for Cristiano Ronaldo, gritty wins for Portugal and Spain – and early exits for three nations. The going’s getting tough…
Croatia will play to beat Argentina – Dalic
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic thinks it would be useless not to aim for a win against Lionel Messi and Argentina in Thursday’s World Cup clash in Nizhny Novgorod.
Neymar returns to Brazil training after injury scare
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has returned to training with Brazil after limping out of Tuesday’s session with an ankle injury.