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Exit strategies: how and why 25% of World Cup coaches have left their jobs
A quarter of the 48 head coaches at the 2026 World Cup — twelve in total — have either been sacked or left their posts, an unusually high turnover that underlines the pressure and volatility surrounding international management at the tournament. The departures span teams eliminated in the group stage and the knockout rounds, and…
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Inquest into death of Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack adjourned again
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Duran completes switch to Celtic from Qarabag
Celtic have confirmed the signing of Colombian forward Camilo Duran from Azerbaijani club Qarabag on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old is the Scottish champions’ first summer signing and the first Colombian player in the club’s history, a milestone he described as an honour as he set his sights on scoring goals…
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Bellingham and Haaland Clash in World Cup Quarter-Final: England Faces Norway’s Leeds-Born Star
England and Norway will meet in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Florida with particular attention on the matchup between two of football’s brightest talents. Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland have already establishe
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France Reaches World Cup Semi-Finals as Violent Unrest Erupts in London
France secured a spot in the World Cup semi-finals with a decisive 2-0 quarter-final victory over Morocco in Boston. The result triggered violent unrest in London, where police forces clashed with football supporters dur
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France maul meek Morocco to reach semi-finals | World Cup Daily – video
France have become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup, comfortably defeating Morocco 2-0 in their quarter-final. The victory is discussed on the Guardian’s World Cup Daily video, where the panel reflects on a controlled French performance against opponents described as lacklustre. The episode, running to around 39 minutes, features…
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“They had us swear on a stack of Bibles that no more flags would be burnt. I did it one more time”: Prog icon Keith Emerson and the world’s first instrumental protest song
This article recounts a 2011 interview — five years before his death — in which prog-rock keyboardist Keith Emerson explained why his 1960s band The Nice burned the American flag on stage and how it affected their career. The band’s confrontational 1968 reworking of Leonard Bernstein’s *America* is presented as what Emerson called the first…
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Sheffield United cast eyes over free agent defender with 374 Premier League appearances – Yahoo Sports UK
The article’s usable content could not be retrieved, as the supplied text consists only of a Google sign-in and cookie-consent page rather than the story itself. Consequently, none of the substance behind the headline — Sheffield United reportedly considering a move for a free-agent defender who has made 374 Premier League appearances — is available…
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World Cup 2026: ‘violent disorder’ in London after France’s win over Morocco, Spain v Belgium buildup – live
France became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final win over Morocco in Boston, but the aftermath turned violent in central London, where police clashed with football fans in the early hours of Friday. The Metropolitan Police described the incident as “violent disorder”, with one officer…