World Cup chit chat: US beat Turkey, Germany held to a draw

The United States continued their solid build-up to the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Turkey on Sunday, raising expectations of a good showing in Brazil.Defender Fabian Johnson combined with......

Beard ban for footballers!

‘Is this an imam-hatip school? You are a sportsman. You should be a model for the youth’ Selcuk Inan of Galatasaray. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images A leading Turkish soccer club......

Euro 2016: How Rakitic eclipsed Barca pal Turan as Croatia kicked off campaign with win

IMAGE: Croatia's Ivan Rakitic in action with Turkey's Selcuk Inan at Parc des Princes, in Paris. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters. Ivan Rakitic outshone Barcelona team mate Arda Turan as......

Euro 2016 warmup: Spain secures draw with Italy

IMAGE: Spain's Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia, centre, celebrates a goal with team-mates during the international friendly match against Italy. Photograph: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images. Aritz Aduriz......

Dutch disaster! Fail to qualify for Euro 2016; Czechs top group

‘The truth is we gave it away’ IMAGE: Wesley Sneijder, right, and Georginio Wijnaldum of the Netherlands react after losing to Czech Republic during their Euro 2016 Group A qualifying......