Germany weren’t just shocked by Mexico on Sunday, they were just pipped by Galway too. And Roscommon.

The 2018 World Cup is barely up and running but already we know that the 2026 edition will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, writes Liam Mackey

When does an underdog need to stop behaving like an underdog?

Staging the 2026 World Cup in North America will be “transformative” for football in the region and worldwide, leaders of the joint bid said after their crushing win over Morocco.

Daniel Storey selects 10 young players who can propel their careers to the next level during the World Cup.

Do you remember the first time?

The United States, Canada and Mexico will jointly host the 2026 World Cup after beating bid rival Morocco, FIFA has announced.

A scintillating goal from Neymar drew him level with Romario in Brazil’s all-time top scorers list as they cruised to a 3-0 win against Austria yesterday.

Former England midfielder Ray Wilkins has died, his former club Chelsea have announced.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has claimed that the process for choosing where the 2026 World Cup will be played is the fairest, most objective and most transparent in world sport.

Uefa is considering a cap on agents’ fees following a meeting of its Professional Football Strategy Group.

American sports executive Charlie Stillitano believes only a "crazy action" by Donald Trump could prevent the United States from winning the right to stage the 2026 World Cup.

You heard them before you saw them.

An Algerian man who attacked two Belgian policewomen with a machete was known to authorities for petty crimes, but had not been linked to any terror offences.

Colin Clarke fakes disgust. I've just put it to him that he was involved in one of the most bizarre World Cup goals of all time.

The World Bank has released a report which shows the negative effects of limited and erratic water availability and what can be done to address the issue in a sustainable way, writes Laura Tuck

Global football body FIFA has applied to US authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognised for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World Cup hosting contests.

The full scale of corruption involving senior IAAF officials has been laid bare after three of athletics’ leading figures were handed lifetime bans for blackmail and covering up positive drugs tests.

A new toll has put the number of pilgrims killed during the crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month at 2,110 at least.

Jacques Burger is afraid of nothing. Completely fearless, he says. Then he remembers. “No, but I am afraid of things off the pitch, I promise you that. Oooh, snakes for instance. I don’t like snakes very much,” he says with a theatrical shudder.

Jack Warner’s legal battle against extradition to the United States on corruption charges could ’possibly last years’ and even end up being heard by the Privy Council, the Attorney General of Trinidad has said.

The head of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee has reportedly claimed Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the World Cup if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding processes.

Fifa whistleblower Chuck Blazer has said he and others took bribes for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup, in a testimony published by the United States Department of Justice.

Crowd trouble marred Ghana’s African Nations Cup semi-final win over hosts Equatorial Guinea in Malabo as Ghana fans were forced to flee the stands after being pelted with bottles.

Ghana 3 Equatorial Guinea 0

Africa Cup of Nations preview

QPR manager Harry Redknapp bears no grudge against Adel Taarabt following their public spat this week and insists he merely wants the Morocco playmaker to return to shape and form.

Former England captain and QPR defender Rio Ferdinand plans to retire from football at the end of the season.

QPR forward Adel Taarabt has hit back at manager Harry Redknapp over claims that he is overweight and unfit to play.

Giovanni Trapattoni has announced he is in talks to become the next Ivory Coast coach.

Giovanni Trapattoni will be unveiled as Morocco’s manager tomorrow, according to Italian media reports.

Morocco’s parliament has unanimously amended an article in the penal code that had outraged people by allowing a rapist to escape prosecution if he married his underage victim.

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The European Parliament has approved a fishing reform intended to ensure that overfished seas can repopulate.

Great Britain’s Brian Cookson will learn later on Friday whether he has won the bitterly-disputed race to be the presidency of the international cycling union (UCI).

Britain’s Brian Cookson appears to be in the lead in the race for the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI) despite what his supporters are claiming is an attempt to torpedo his final speech tomorrow.

European Cycling Union vice president Harald Tiedemann Hansen feels Pat McQuaid will need a “sledge hammer” to defend himself against corruption allegations in his bid to be re-elected president of the International Cycling Union.

Sebastian Coe and Sir Chris Hoy have thrown their weight behind British Cycling chairman Brian Cookson’s bid to become president of the UCI, the sport’s world governing body.

A Spaniard who was convicted in Morocco of raping 11 children and then mistakenly pardoned by the North African country’s king must be held in jail while officials from both countries discuss his fate, a Spanish court has ruled.

Embattled UCI President Pat McQuaid believes he has “completely changed the culture of doping” in cycling since he came into power in 2005.