Author: David Gold

Borussia Dortmund have beaten Liverpool in the race to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Reds’ loss is the Ruhr giants’ gain, and Liverpool may rue losing out.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar looks set to be shifted to the winter in order to avoid the high temperatures of the country’s summer. It could open the door to an increasing lobby calling for summer football for the top leagues.

Brazil face a big battle to beat Spain in the Confederations Cup final, even if they have home advantage. We preview what should be a thrilling clash at the Maracana.

Brazil know that Uruguay inflicted one of their most damaging defeats in the 1950 World Cup. Can Luis Suarez and company repeat the trick? We preview the semi-final.

Bayern Munich are crushing opposition in the Bundesliga and raiding their rivals for their best players. Unchallenged, the Bavarians will make it a procession, not a contest.

Uruguay will be expected to clock up a high-scoring victory against Tahiti, but the Brazilian public have taken to the Oceania minnows and will back them. We preview the match.

Japan and Mexico are both heading home, but can do so with a big dose of pride if they can win this Confederations Cup match. Each will be confident. We preview it.

England Under-21s crashed out of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship after losing all their group games and scoring just one goal. As a glimpse of the future, the tournament provided England with a worrying one.

Italy and Japan meet to make for an intriguing match at the Confederations Cup. Can the Blue Samurai cut the Azzurri down to size in Brazil? We preview the clash.

Nigeria grabbed an expected victory over Tahiti in their first Confederations Cup clash, Uruguay however will be much, much tougher and need to win. We preview the match.