GENEVA (AP) — The top scorer at the African Cup of Nations five months ago, Emilio Nsue, never was eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea throughout his entire 11-year international career, FIFA judges ruled. FIFA has now published a detailed verdict to explain why its disciplinary committee last month stripped two wins from Equatorial Guinea in qualifying games for the 2026 World Cup that were played in November. In both games, the 34-year-old Nsue scored in 1-0 wins over Namibia and Liberia. T
BRUSSELS (AP) — For all its talent, Belgium's so-called golden generation of soccer players has never won a major title. With only a few members of that era still around, a new group of ambitious youngsters chaperoned by seasoned veterans will compete at the European Championship, looking to shed the country's underachiever reputation. After the Red Devils failed to progress to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Belgium has quickly rebuilt a solid and entertaining team under the
At least one centre-back spot, a midfield place and the starting options without the likes of Harry Kane are all key decisions for Gareth Southgate tonight
Kylian Mbappé will not play for France at the Paris Olympics after he was left out of Thierry Henry's provisional squad for the Games on Monday. The World Cup winner, who is widely expected to join Real Madrid after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent, had stated his desire to play at the Games in his home nation. Henry and even French President Emmanuel Macron wanted Mbappé to be part of the men's Olympic team, but he was not included in the 25-man squad. PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery and Br