A summary of Friday's action in the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
Sergio Ramos equalled Iker Casillas's record of 167 appearances for Spain on an emotional night at Sporting Gijon's El Molinon stadium, which paid tribute to the late Spain and Sporting forward Quini before kickoff.
Ronaldo faces Schick in battle of top marksmen from last Euros
Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys is growing its footprint in the Nordics by establishing a new proximity centre in Oslo, Norway, as part of its continued expansion plans in the region. The new centre is expected to enable Infosys to attract, re-skill, and upskill local talent to work on global opportunities through next-gen technologies like cloud, AI, IoT, 5G, and software engineering. The Nordic region consists of five sovereign states - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden - besides the three autonomous territories connected to these states: the Faroe Islands and Greenland (Denmark), and land (Finland).
A number of football leagues around the globe will resume after the COVID-19 stoppage in the coming weeks but the matches will be played without fans.
The midfielder told some of his France team mates after their World Cup qualifier on the Faroe Islands that he was quitting international football.
Images from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches on Friday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Spain and hat-trick hero Pedro turned on the style in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win in Belarus amid a television blackout while Sweden had viewers switching off before rallying in the Faroe Islands on Friday.
Austria are the favourites in their Euro Group C opener against the Balkan nation
Spain and hat-trick hero Pedro turned on the style in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win in Belarus amid a television blackout while Germany had Irish viewers turning off in droves as they romped to a 6-1 away win on Friday.
For so long seen as the bad boy of Italian soccer, Antonio Cassano came of age in Italy's opening Euro 2012 qualifying win over Estonia and he will again be their focal point for Tuesday's game with the Faroe Islands.
France squeezed a 1-0 victory out of an unconvincing performance in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in the Faroe Islands while Germany laboured to a 2-0 win in Azerbaijan. Germany lead the group with 19 points from seven games, four more than second-placed Russia who have played six matches.
European champions Liverpool will start their title defence against Total Network Solutions of Wales in the Champions League's first qualifying round next month.
An ankle injury will keep the veteran goalkeeper out of the matches against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
Meanwhile, France outclassed Ukraine 2-0 and Portugal beat Belgium 2-1 in the other Euro qualifiers.
Striker David Trezeguet and midfielder Alou Diarra have pulled out of France's World Cup qualifiers next month because of injury.
The duo return to the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
Recent poor performances by the Indian football team resulted in the country falling two places in the latest rankings.
Germany beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 with two desperately late goals while Spain drew with N. Ireland in the Euro 2004 qualifiers.
Germany suffered their first home defeat in a World Cup qualifier in 20 years
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Tuesday that he would retire from international football at the end of Euro 2016.
A summary of the Euro 2020 qualification matches played on Friday.
Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Serbia, Austria, Croatia and Ukraine are among countries which will again be able to enjoy league football, albeit in unusual circumstances with no spectators allowed at games.
Parts of the world on Friday witnessed a solar eclipse
A round-up of Saturday's Euro 2020 qualification matches.
Veterans Arjen Robben (21) and Wesley Sneijder (34) laid the groundwork for a Dutch victory in coach Dick Advocaat's first game in charge.
A summary of Sunday's action in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers across Europe.
After being wowed by some of the best photographs from nature, here's part II of 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award entries. Submissions from all over the world showcase stunning mountain landscapes in Austria, a rainbow over the Faroe Islands and seals in Denmark, to name a few.
The world champions now have 19 points while Poland, 8-1 winners over Gibraltar, are on 17.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, including two in the first five minutes, to lead European champions Portugal to a 6-0 win over nine-man Andorra in their World Cup qualifier on Friday.
All you must know about soccer's return to action after coronavirus
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace photographers.
Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others.
IMAGES from the Euro 2020 qualifiers
IMAGES from the 2020 Euro Qualifiers played on Monday
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