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What does Sam Kerr’s return to the NWSL mean for the league, Gotham FC and the player herself?
Sam Kerr, Australia’s superstar striker, returns to the US after a seven-year absence – and will find a vastly changed landscape
Tell us: do you support a national football team that you have no link to?
We would like to hear from people who support national football teams outside of their own countries
USMNT World Cup player ratings: high marks for McKennie and Tillman, but Pulisic and Dest fall short
The Americans crashed out in disappointing fashion, but there were positives from the tournament on the whole. We look at how the roster performed
World Cup 2026 team power rankings: England on the rise as last eight are set
We assess the teams who played in the tournament’s last 16 before the next round of games begins
Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump
Give or take the odd error, officials have got it right on most occasions, while VAR has helped them when they haven’t
Is Neymar the first to bookend his international career with goals at the same venue?
Plus: national team colours that are different from flags; Senegal’s goal difference record setters; and Scotland’s unbeaten 1974 tournament
Morocco set a proud example for Africa as France await at World Cup
The 2022 World Cup semi-finalists have delighted fans at home and set an example to other sides beset with off-field problems
Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties: World Cup 2026 last 16 – as it happened
Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1954 by beating Colombia 4-3 on penalties
Switzerland knock out Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
After a goalless draw with Colombia, Switzerland won a penalty shootout 4-3 with Ruben Vargas converting the winning spot-kick to set up a match against Argentina