Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

Two years ago, we had a dream: to waste as much of your time as we could possibly could as you count down the minutes until the weekend. And it's safe to say that over the last 99 editions of the Friday Football Quiz, we've done just that, asking you 1,920 quiz questions about the beautiful game, stretching competitions, clubs, eras and levels.

Celtic are prepared to spend 6.5m on Frosinone winger Fares Ghedjemis - with Dunajska Streda's Damir Redzic a back-up in case they fail to land their top target. (Scottish Sun), external Sky Italia believe Frosinone are already chasing a replacement for Celtic target Ghedjemis, whose contract is up at the end of the season, with Davide Bragantini of Mantova in their sights. (Scottish Sun), external Crystal Palace's Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is another winger that is interesting Celtic. (Scottish Sun), external

Next Step for Bayern Talent Grayson Dettoni: The 20-year-old center-back is facing a loan with an option to buy to SV Darmstadt 98. Principled agreement between all parties, medical check and signature over the weekend. Dettoni celebrated his professional debut a year ago under Vincent Kompany. He also holds a professional contract with FCB that is still valid until 2028. @SkySportDE

Hopefully it gives us an extra bit of quality, experience, a bit of knowhow for the run-in. [It's] a good bit of business. Anything that can come in and help us try and achieve something, I think is more than welcome. I think Barry's experience and that little bit of quality he's got on the edge of the box with his left foot - picking passes, at set-plays and goals - is going to be helpful for us.

Christmas is long gone and the scramble of the transfer window is about to come to an end so it feels like we really are now at the business end of the season with teams' goals, be they promotion, survival or building for next year, programmed for the run-in. In the Championship Middlesbrough might have quite fancied facing Norwich a month ago but the Canaries are a different proposition these days, while Portsmouth against West Brom has 'relegation scrap' written all over it.

I am very proud of the players and the run that we have had in the first stage of the competition,

Starting brightly, with some success - see wins over Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen. A quick collapse - see the 6-0 humiliation by Club Brugge in their Champions League play-off second leg. Then a disappointing second half - see an underwhelming Europa League campaign. Just one win in the league phase this season - coming last week against Ludogorets - and it all came far too late. By that point, they were effectively out already.

When Martin O'Neill replaced Brendan Rodgers in October, the Celtic ship was listing. When he returned for a second interim spell after Wilfried Nancy's tumultuous and brief reign, the ship was taking on water at an alarming rate. Celtic have needed a safe pair of hands and a figurehead to unite a fanbase in revolt twice this season. On both occasions they have turned to O'Neill to save them.

It is not [Weah's] duty to evaluate the price of the ticket. And then also my job, my duty is to prepare the team, the U.S. men's national team in the best way to perform. We are not politicians. We are sport people that only we can talk about our job and I think if FIFA does something or takes some decision, they know why, and [it] is their responsibility to explain why.

HARRISON, N.J. -- Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath transferred to MLS side New York Red Bulls from England's third-tier Cardiff City on Thursday and agreed to a 1 1/2-season contract that includes team options for 2027-28 and 2028-29. New York agreed to send Charlotte $75,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money, $75,000 in 2027 GAM and the highest of its 2027 second-round draft picks in exchange for his discovery rights.

There was interest at the beginning, of course. But I can't say more than that,

This isn't about ability and it's not about tactics. It's about wanting it more. You couldn't see that we were playing for our lives out there. Benfica wasn't even in great form, and they still showed that if you don't show up with everything you need to win, they'll run you off the field. Our performances aren't consistent enough, and that has to be fixed.

Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka says United States President Donald Trump has managed to make us feel not only German, but also European. Goretzka, who plays club football for Bayern Munich, in an interview with Die Zeit newspaper published on Wednesday, spoke about the World Cup being hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, and he suggested Germany and other European teams will be the favourites.

Coming back to Flamengo. A historic move. A milestone in the world football market, on par with Flamengo...Thank you to our sponsors, who invest in Flamengo, believe in the project and were part of the effort to make this return happen... and, above all, thank you to the Flamengo Nation, who push, believe and transform dreams into reality.

Newcastle United have experienced all manner of emotions at the Parc des Princes. It was here, just a couple of years ago, that Eddie Howe's side were denied a famous win against Paris St-Germain after the hosts were awarded a controversial penalty in stoppage time. That 1-1 draw left a bitter taste, as a result, but there was a very different feeling in the away dressing room on Wednesday night following the same result.

During the holiday in December, I already knew that Jonas would get two games in January,

We feel great pride and satisfaction, because despite missing more than half the squad, we played, if not on the same level, then even better than Chelsea, and deserved a lot more.

EXCLUSIVE: River Plate agree deal to sign Kendry Paez on loan from Chelsea, here we go! ???#CFC recall Kendry from Strasbourg loan with new talents coming, Paez travels to Buenos Aires for medical tests as ideal solution for his development. Season long loan agreed ?? pic.twitter.com/F7PuOz3Qzr Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 2026 EXCLUSIVE: River Plate agree deal to sign Kendry Paez on loan from Chelsea, here we go! Romano posted. #CFC recall Kendry from Strasbourg loan with new talents coming, Paez travels to Buenos Aires for medical tests as ideal solution for his development. Season long loan agreed What next for Chelsea wonderkid Kendry Paez? Paez will no doubt be hoping to do a lot better with his next loan after a slightly underwhelming spell in Ligue 1.

No, it's not about getting the maximum. Believe it or not, that's the case with many footballers. They simply want to be paid fairly compared to their teammates. For me, the sporting aspect is what matters. I want to play for an ambitious club that has a plan, a club where my qualities are appreciated. Above all, I want to inspire my teammates and take the team to another level. Football is about winning; I've had that goal administered to me intravenously every day for the last eight years.

Alex Baena was denied the opener after VAR spotted he was offside when sweeping home, and Julian Alvarez saw a goal straight from a corner forced to be re-taken, with Sorloth meeting David Hancko's cross with an emphatic header between those incidents to have Atleti ahead. But Bodo were level when Fredrik Bjorkan found Sjovold down the right, and the full-back drilled his shot past Jan Oblak.

It was probably fitting that the first call from someone with genuine power should emanate from Germany, long one of soccer's moral centers. The time has definitely come, German soccer federation vice-president Oke Gottlich told the Hamburger Morgenpost, to seriously consider and discuss a boycott of the 2026 World Cup. What were the justifications for the boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1980s?