Category: Football

England midfielder Phil Foden will return to Germany on Thursday after travelling to the United Kingdom for the birth of his third child. The 24-year-old left the England camp for what the Football Association said on Wednesday was a “pressing family matter”. Foden, who has 37 caps, has started all three of England’s group games...

5 days ago By James Cook, Scotland editor Getty Images When Scotland declared its independence from England, the words came from the heart. “It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” Seven centuries have passed since...

Getty Images Almost 184,000 people in Scotland identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, census data has revealed for the first time. The census, conducted in 2022, found that 80,100 (1.76% of those aged over 16) identified as gay or lesbian while 80,260 (1.76%) identified as bisexual. A further 23,500 (0.51% of over-16s) people chose another...

A security guard checked out an abandoned stud farm to keep Holly Willoughby as part of a plan to kidnap her, a court heard. Gavin Plumb, 37, has denied plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the television celebrity. He allegedly told another man online Ms Willoughby would be put in a van before being taken...

Heritage Party candidates are standing in six of the 32 Welsh constituencies in next week’s UK general election, around a fifth of Welsh seats. But how did the party emerge and what does it represent? Heritage is a small, right-wing party describing itself as socially conservative. It has been registered as a British political party...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… THE GUARDIAN Jonathan David is the subject of a Premier League tug-of-war with Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham all interested in the Canada forward. Manchester United are moving their women’s team into portable buildings at their Carrington training complex this season to allow the...

3 days ago By Michele Cross, Nathan Briant, BBC News Getty Images The referendum was held on 23 June 2016 Just over eight years ago, voters across the United Kingdom were preparing to make a seismic decision about its membership of the European Union (EU). Four years after the UK left the EU, many voters still want to...

THE EDITOR, Madam: Many of us who in our late 40s and early 50s were around when England won there first FIFA World Cup. Many have supported the team, nevertheless, and are hoping that one day they will win world and bring pride and joy to the people of England and the entire United Kingdom....

Euro 2024 will pit Europe’s top national sides against each other in a month-long tournament that kicked off in Germany on June 14. The hosts had not played a competitive match since their group stage exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup prior to beating Scotland 5-1 in the opener and they face challenges from...

Last month, British authorities suggested that perpetrators could be hit with fines in Germany if they refused, when asked, to stop singing such songs, and if deemed sufficiently provocative, to qualify as a possible public order offence. However, German police have also said there is a limit to what they can do because singing the...