Aston Villa, with Matty Cash in the squad, won 2-1 in Leeds, and Arsenal defeated Tottenham 4-1 in the London derby in the 12th round of the English Premier League. The Gunners strengthened their leading position, collecting 29 points.more
In their first appearance at the modernized Camp Nou stadium after a two-and-a-half-year break, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in a league match, with Robert Lewandowski scoring the first goal after their return.more
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has announced that goalkeeper Joan Garcia, who is returning from injury, will be in the starting line-up for today's match against Athletic Bilbao in the 13th round of the Spanish top flight. This means that Wojciech Szczęsny will be sitting on the bench.more
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has announced that the club plans to erect a statue in honour of Lionel Messi in front of the newly renovated Camp Nou stadium.more
Cole Palmer has broken a toe in an accident at home meaning he will miss Chelsea's games with Burnley, Barcelona and Arsenal; England forward stubbed a toe on his left foot against a door; he had been set to return from groin injury which has sidelined him since September.more
Poland will face Albania in the semi-finals of the play-offs for qualification for the 2026 World Cup. If they win, the White and Reds will face the winner of the Ukraine-Sweden match in the decisive away match. The draw took place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.more
The Polish national team moved up from 33rd to 31st place in the latest FIFA rankings published yesterday. Spain has remained in the lead since September. Argentina is in second place, followed by France in third.more
The Polish national football team will be drawn tomorrow from the second pot in the play-offs for promotion to the 2026 World Cup. The White and Reds had a chance to be in the first pot, but Tuesday's match, in which Scotland defeated Denmark 4:2, proved unfavourable for them.more
Yesterday, the group stage of the European qualifiers for next year's World Cup came to an end. The winners of the five groups were the last to secure direct qualification: Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Scotland.more
Barcelona will play its first official match in two and a half years at the modernised Camp Nou stadium on 22 November, the Catalan club confirmed yesterday. Athletic Bilbao will be the opponent in the 13th round of the Spanish top flight.more
Yesterday, the Dutch and German national football teams secured their places in next year's World Cup. Poland ended the qualifiers with a 3:2 away win against Malta and will play in the play-offs.more
According to commentators from the Lisbon television station Sport TV, Jan Bednarek is the best centre-back in the Portuguese top flight after 11 rounds of competition. The Polish footballer has been named in the league's best eleven.more
Norway won 4–1 away against Italy in the World Cup qualifiers and sealed their place in the tournament. The Italian national team will now face a play-off. Earlier on Sunday, Portugal secured their place in the 2026 finals with a 9–1 victory over Armenia.more
Spain are very close to qualifying for next year's World Cup after their 4-0 away victory over Georgia, as are Belgium, despite a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan. A surprise came in Copenhagen, where Denmark drew 2-2 with Belarus.more
Polish national team player Robert Lewandowski admitted that his career is slowly coming to an end. "I want to get the most out of it, not only athletically, but also emotionally," he said in an interview with TVP Sport.more
The Croatian national football team won 3:1 at home against the Faroe Islands and qualified for next year's World Cup. The Netherlands, which drew 1:1 with Poland at the National Stadium, is almost certain to qualify for the World Cup.more
Poland drew 1–1 (1–0) with the Netherlands in a Group G World Cup qualifying match held at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The goals were scored by Jakub Kamiński and Memphis Depay.more
France qualified for next year's World Cup after defeating Ukraine 4-0 in Paris on Thursday. Portugal will have to wait to celebrate after losing 2-0 to Ireland in Dublin. Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card in that match.more
After the November World Cup qualifying matches, 42 of the 48 participants in next year's final tournament will be known. The 28 teams that have already secured their participation will be joined in the coming days by 11 representatives from Europe and three from North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).more
Italian Maurizio Mariani will be the main referee in Friday's World Cup qualifying match between Poland and the Netherlands at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, UEFA announced.more
Only major upsets in the November World Cup qualifying matches could grant the Polish team direct qualification to next year's tournament or deprive them of a spot in the March playoffs. The Polish national team will play the Netherlands in Warsaw on Friday and Malta away three days later.more
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will retire “soon”, admitting it will be difficult to bring his glittering career to an end as the 40-year-old has been planning his post-football life for some time.more
Famous Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, a Barcelona legend, secretly visited the club's modernised stadium, Camp Nou, where he hopes to play again.more
Former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Andres Iniesta is suspected by the Peruvian public prosecutor's office of large-scale fraud. Investigators suspect that his name and image were used to attract investors for events that did not take place, according to “El Espanol”.more
Goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski from Karabakh Agdam and defender Bartosz Bereszyński from second division Italian club Palermo have been additionally called up to the Polish national football team for November's World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Malta, according to the Polish Football Association (PZPN).more
