… The 26-year-old, who scored the winning goal for Spain in the World Cup final win over Argentina, completed a reported £42.7m move from Barcelona on 15 August. …
Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been given a 10-match ban for the role he played in on-field clashes after his side were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. …
… The timeframe for the Frenchman’s return is unclear but he is not expected to play before mid-October, having sustained a back injury in France’s World Cup semi-final defeat against Spain. …
… merging unity candidate should have on his or her agenda reform of Fifa, and perhaps even reform of the president’s role and how it interacts with those things.” Balogun World Cup red card suspension ‘a big issue’ The recent World Cup in North America saw European champions Spain …
… h she does not want to support with her purchasing power. “It breaks my heart, because I love Americans and I love America.” Boycotting travel to the US pushed Mitchell towards accomplishing a goal she has always had: hiking the 490-mile (790km) Camino Francés route through Spain …
… City are keen to complete the deal this week as they prepare for the departure of Spain captain Rodri, who is set to join Barcelona in a £65 million transfer on a four-year contract. …
Harry Kane scored two goals in England's UEFA Nations League victory over Czech Republic at Wembley, bringing his England tally to 91 goals and equalling Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps.
Harry Kane scored two goals in England's UEFA Nations League victory over Czech Republic at Wembley, bringing his England tally to 91 goals and equalling Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps.
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino came off the bench to score twice as world champions Spain fought back from a goal down to beat Croatia in the Nations League and reach the quarter-finals.
Argentina thrashed Burkina Faso 7-0 in a friendly overshadowed by the African team's difficult journey: their private flight from Morocco was cancelled due to technical failure, they arrived just five hours before kick-off, and several senior players refused to travel citing fatigue, forcing them to field a young, inexperienced squad.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an early election for 29 November after parliament rejected legislation on housing protections and an eviction case sparked nationwide protests. Sánchez said he needed a broader progressive majority to push housing reforms and other measures through parliament.
Argentina thrashed Burkina Faso 7-0 in a friendly at Estadio Monumental, with the African visitors arriving just five hours before kickoff after a cancelled private flight from Morocco and fielding a young, inexperienced team after several senior players refused to travel citing fatigue.
Thomas Tuchel said England's 7-0 demolition of Croatia in a Nations League match proved the team has healed from their World Cup semifinal exit to Argentina in July, when his defensive tactics in the closing stages led to two late goals against them. After receiving criticism for that decision, Tuchel has overseen an encouraging performance with a relentless attacking display.
Lamine Yamal scored as Spain defeated the Czech Republic 3-1 in the Nations League, moving three points clear atop Group A. The world champions extended their unbeaten run to 41 games.
Croatia captain Luka Modric expressed shame over his side's performance in a 7-0 home defeat to England in the Nations League on Saturday, describing it as a "catastrophic night" and saying it was the first time in 20 years as an international that he felt such emotion.
Spain maintained their perfect Nations League start with a 4-1 win over Czech Republic in Oviedo, with goals from Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Mikel Merino, and an own goal or deflection, while Jiri Slama scored for the visitors. Spain extended their winning run to 10 matches and top Group A3 with nine points from three matches.
Bruno Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing figure and will always hold a reserved place in Portuguese hearts, after Ronaldo left the squad this week when coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start against Denmark in the Nations League.
President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama will attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Triennial World Assemblies of God Congress at Black Star Square on October 14, 2026. The congress, scheduled for October 14–16, will bring together delegates from more than 100 countries and is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants, marking the first time in the 115-year history of the Assemblies of God Fellowship that the global congress is being held in Africa.
Real Madrid has sent UEFA a substantial dossier, reportedly over 50,000 pages, containing evidence regarding payments Barcelona made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of Spain's referees' committee, between 2001 and 2018. Barcelona has denied wrongdoing since the allegations emerged in 2023, stating the payments were for scouting and technical reports, while Real Madrid contends the evidence "directly affects the integrity of the competition and confidence in the refereeing system."
According to the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, Ghana has emerged as both a transit and destination country for heroin trafficking, with the drug primarily originating from Afghanistan, imported by East African nationals, and repackaged for export to the United States by Ghanaian nationals working with Nigerian counterparts. The report notes that heroin distribution has expanded from urban centres of Accra and Tema to rural areas in northern Ghana, and raises concerns about corrupt officials facilitating movement through seaports and airports.
Spain defeated Croatia 4-1 in a Nations League match in Andalusia, with teenage winger Lamine Yamal scoring two goals and assisting another in the team's first home game since winning the World Cup.
UEFA will distribute €31.5 million to clubs that released players for the 2024-25 Nations League season, the first payment under the UEFA Club Benefits Programme cycle with European Football Clubs, part of €104 million allocated for the 2024-25 and 2026-27 Nations League competitions.
Spain's coalition government has approved new housing measures including a ban on evictions until 2030, rolling over rental contracts until 2028, stricter regulation of short-term rentals, and a ban on housing purchases by investment firms. The measures, announced following protests over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, are said to affect more than five million people.
England secured their first UEFA Nations League win under Thomas Tuchel, defeating the Czech Republic 2–0 in Prague after Pavel Sulc's red card after 25 minutes. Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane scored the goals.
Lamine Yamal scored two goals and assisted another as world champions Spain defeated Croatia 4-1 in their first home game since winning the World Cup, extending their unbeaten run to 40 matches.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has repeatedly marginalised Trent Alexander-Arnold despite the 27-year-old's Premier League title and move to Real Madrid, but a recent strong performance in a Nations League match against Czech Republic suggests Tuchel should reconsider his scepticism of the right-back.
England lost 3-2 to Spain at Wembley, with errors by Manchester City players Marc Guehi and Nico O'Reilly contributing to Spain's goals. The match came a day after City were found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules, prompting speculation from pundits whether the verdict distracted City players in England's squad.
Spain beat England 3–2 in a Nations League match at Wembley, with England taking the lead through Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane before Kane missed a crucial second-half penalty. Spain scored twice more through Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal to extend their unbeaten run to 39 games.
Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon says England cannot replicate Spain's football style and should instead play to their own strengths to end their 60-year wait for a major tournament title. Gordon, who scored in England's World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina, argues that both nations have equally talented players with different qualities and that England should leverage what makes them distinct rather than imitating Spanish methods.
Bukayo Saka says England's squad carries an emotional "scar" from their 2-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, though the team finished third after beating France 6-4 in the bronze medal match. The team are now focused on qualifying for the Nations League knockouts, starting with a match against Spain at Wembley.
The opposition New Patriotic Party has called for urgent action to address what it describes as a growing drug trafficking menace, warning it poses a national security threat and damages Ghana's international image. The party cited 12 cocaine-related incidents over an 18-month period, including a March 2025 seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine valued at over $350 million.
KNUST has opened the Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory (GPOL), hosted by the Department of Physics, with seed funding from SPIE (the International Society for Optics and Photonics). The lab is the second dedicated optics and photonics facility in Ghana and aims to train scientists and innovators and advance research in photonics technology.
Bukayo Saka says England are still carrying the emotional "scar" of their 2-1 World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina, though the team is focusing on upcoming Nations League matches. England had reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1966 but fell to two late Argentina goals before defeating France 6-4 in the bronze medal match.
The Dutch public broadcaster NPO will resume participation in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after Avrotros withdrew citing divisions over Israel's involvement and the Gaza war. The EBU has since announced changes including excluding countries in armed conflict from hosting, though Avrotros said these measures do not provide sufficient confidence in independence and neutrality.
Palmer, Rice, Rashford, Mainoo and Livramento have withdrawn from England's squad for forthcoming Nations League matches; Morgan Gibbs-White and James Garner have been called up by manager Thomas Tuchel to replace them.
Researchers analysed adverts visible during live play across 104 matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and found logos and products from junk food and drinks brands were displayed 65,722 times, visible for 28.1 hours or just over 16% of total match time, with Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Powerade, and Lay's accounting for the majority.
Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal says he has experienced racism "a thousand times," often in the form of comments and behaviour people do not realise are offensive. A Spanish government agency reported that Yamal and Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr were the most frequent targets of online racist abuse in Spain in the final quarter of 2025.