Football

Aston Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought with a 3-0 Europa League final victory over Freiburg in Istanbul. Goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers secured Villa’s first...

Record Uganda Premier League champions SC Villa delivered a ruthless performance on Wednesday evening, thrashing NEC FC 4-1 in front of stunned home fans at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo....

Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after being named in Hossam Hassan’s 27‑man preliminary squad. The 33‑year‑old forward, leaving Liverpool this summer, has 67 goals...

Norway’s Morten Thorsby has joined players calling on FIFA to toughen heat safety rules before the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The Cremonese midfielder says “everybody...

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations has taken what it terms as steps toward integrating women’s football into the country’s mainstream club system after making women’s teams mandatory for Uganda...

Spain midfielder Fermin Lopez will miss the 2026 World Cup after breaking his right foot in Barcelona’s 3‑1 win over Real Betis. The 23‑year‑old, who signed a new deal until...

Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC clinched the 2025/26 Finance Trust Bank FUFA Women Super League title on the final day of the season, with head coach Ayub Khalifa describing the triumph...

The draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification has produced a heavyweight Group C, with former champions Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana placed together alongside The Gambia and Somalia...

Southampton have appealed their expulsion from the Championship play-off final after admitting to spying on Middlesbrough’s training. The EFL commission removed the Saints and docked them four points for next...

Carlos Queiroz has opened Ghana’s World Cup camp in Wales after a frantic month of travel and study. The 73‑year‑old coach, appointed in April, visited 12 cities, watched 14 matches...