Soccer (FIFA)

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Former captain and interim manager Barry Ferguson has not ruled out a return to Rangers as sporting director. (Go Radio Football Show Record, external) Rangers will explore the feasibility of expanding Ibrox Stadium. (Glasgow Times), external Feyenoord head coach Robin van Persie is battling to save his job as the Dutch side prepare to face Celtic in the Europa League, says Pierre van Hooijdonk, who turned out for both clubs. (Herald - subscription required), external

"I have two sisters, and we lived in a household with a lot of love in it, but my dad was so tough on me with my Sunday league football team that he very rarely turned around to me and said, 'Well done, boy. You did well today, you played well,'" Beckham said.

Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner says the English football pyramid is a "financial disaster" for clubs at Championship level - but says the introduction of an independent regulator offers hope "extraordinary losses" will be a thing of the past.

Everything I'm hearing, including when I speak to him myself, is that he's extremely happy at Bayern Munich, he feels incredibly comfortable in the team, and he also feels incredibly comfortable with the coach. This is also reflected in his performances. Of course I hope it works out for us. But as I said, at the end of the day, the contract has to be signed first. It's not a surprise that a player like him, who is playing so well, is also being courted by other clubs.

Reports in Spain are now backing up our recent story on Liverpool targeting a January transfer window move for Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio. We were informed that the Reds were set to intensify their interest in the Portugal international after their poor defensive performances this season, and it seems this story is gathering pace. A report from Spanish outlet Fichajes is now also claiming that Liverpool want to speed up their efforts to sign Inacio, who is viewed as an urgent necessity at Anfield.

West Ham United have made signing a new striker their priority in the summer transfer window. Niclas Fullkrug is expected to be offload in the winter window after his poor spell in the Premier League for the Hammers. The former Borussia Dortmund striker joined the club with huge expectations but injury issues and managerial changes have unsettled him at the club.

The January transfer window could see Santiago Gimenez make a swift move to the Premier League with both Sunderland and Brentford showing interest in the attacker, according to Calciomercato. The Mexican international's time at the San Siro has been far from smooth. Since joining AC Milan from Feyenoord in a deal worth over 30 million during the January 2025 window, Gimenez has struggled to replicate the electric form that made him one of Europe's most coveted young forwards.

FourFourTwo's Dating Game takes a page out of the Wordle playbook: all you have to do is enter your four-digit number guess, and the system will instantly give you feedback by lighting up the digits. Correct numbers in the correct position will shine bright in green, letting you know you're one step closer to victory: those that are in the wrong position will light up orange, while the rest will stay greyed out.

"Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany is not unaware - the Belgian knows Arsenal will be a major test for his team. We won our first four matches, which was important. So far, we've done what we set out to do, and we hope that this continues. But playing against this team will be the most difficult task we face at the moment. We're happy about that - that's why we're here, that's what we want," Kompany said (via @iMiaSanMia).

We are always afraid to promote young players and that's the problem in Germany. Just unleash them. There are no arguments at all [against calling Karl for the national team]. There's never promotion too early and there's never a national team too early. If I can achieve something, I have to go straight on this path,

Tottenham have had a great start to the season and are still unbeaten in the Champions League. Most of their players are internationals. They're a strong side. The Super Cup? That was the first game of the season; Wednesday's game will be different. It's a good memory because it ended well, but a bad memory if I think back to the first 60 minutes when we were struggling. We're more ready to be a dominant team and to win the match.

Fifa has announced the creation of a partnership with a Saudi Arabian government agency, with up to $1bn (762m) being pledged to fund the development of football infrastructure across the globe. The game's global governing body announced on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Fund for Development that would lead to it offering discounted loans for the construction and rehabilitation of stadiums and other infrastructure.

Al Jazeera reflects on the passing of World Cup-winning forward Diego Maradona, who died five years ago on Tuesday. The fifth anniversary of the death of one of football's most famous stars, Diego Maradona, was marked by his fans in Argentina on Tuesday. Considered by many the greatest football player in history, the World Cup winner enjoyed stellar careers at the club level in Spain with Barcelona and in Italy with Napoli.

In between, Cherundolo proved to be one of the best coaches in league history, winning an MLS Cup, a U.S. Open Cup and more than 100 games in all competition in his short four-year stay. He took LAFC to a CONCACAF Champions League final and to the first round of the FIFA Club World Cup, compiling a resume no coach in MLS history can match.

Idrissa Gueye received a round of applause from the Everton squad after apologising for his extraordinary red card in Monday's victory at Manchester United. The midfielder became the first Premier League player to be dismissed for striking a team-mate in 17 years when slapping Michael Keane at Old Trafford. Everton's performed heroically with 10 men for 85 minutes, stoppage time included, to hand David Moyes his first win at Old Trafford as a visiting manager in 18 attempts

Welcome to the FC Bayern Campus Round Up, where the matches of Bayern Munich's U-17 and U-23 squads are recapped, line ups are provided and the highlights to the U-23, U-19 and U-17 matches are hyperlinked on top of their respective score line. IMPORTANT: It seems Bayern have now geo blocked the highlights and the reports, for whatever reason. So if one would want to watch or read either of them, one would need a VPN. I apologize for the inconvenience.

For longtime followers of the league, it's not surprising to see many of Liga MX's heavy hitters involved in the postseason. Current titleholders Toluca are in the mix at the top of the table, while fan favorite powerhouses such as Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara have secured invitations. Meanwhile, perennial playoff contenders such as Tigres, Monterrey and Cruz Azul have also put themselves in the running.

Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs monitoring RB Leipzig midfielder Assan Ouédraogo with interest from top clubs is becoming more concrete, Sky Sports Deutschland reports. The 19-year-old, who has registered three goals and three assists for his club so far this season, made waves last week when he scored less than two minutes into his senior international debut for Germany.