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Record-breaker Layla Drury signs first professional deal with Manchester United

Manchester United Women’s youngest ever player, Layla Drury, is set to become the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the WSL club

World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players

Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information

Who is the top all-time world cup goalscorer? – latest rankings

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are vying to become not just 2026 World Cup winners but also the greatest goalscorers in the history of the tournament. Here’s how they compare with others on the all-time list

Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak

Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo, two of international football’s 200 club, have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting?

A goal, a red and a LeBron James shout: Folarin Balogun gets the spotlight in US’s wild World Cup win

The versatile striker was dangerous in his time on the field on Wednesday, but that time was prematurely ended with a surprising ejection

Will Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card be struck off? No

The automatic one-game suspension for a red card cannot be appealed, meaning the US’s top scorer will not be able to play in their last-16 match against Belgium

Germany are no longer a tournament team and must reconnect with our own identity

Germany’s third early World Cup exit in a row is not down to a lack of talent or the name of the coach, but not knowing how they want to play

USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 last 32 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The USMNT overcame Folarin Balogun’s red card to secure their place in the last 16