World Cup 2018

Roberto Mancini sees similarities between Greece and Italy ahead of their Euro 2020 qualifier. “We must play to win, not be afraid of losing, and never again fail to qualify.”…

Leonardo Bonucci concedes failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup “is a black mark that will never be wiped away. It was catastrophic.” The Azzurri host Portugal this evening…

Napoli have been offered the chance to buy Mexico international goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa for just €3m, according to TMW. This is not the first time that they have been linked…

Mauro Icardi’s wife Wanda Nara said Argentina had to sack Jorge Sampaoli and bring in “a Coach who won’t let himself be influenced.” It was no surprise that Argentina fired…

Croatia dominated the World Cup Final for long periods, with Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic on target, but France won the trophy 4-2. This was the first ever Final for…

Borussia Dortmund saw their offer for Mario Mandzukic rejected outright by Juventus, according to Sky Sport Italia. The report of their interest in the striker first emerged in German media…

Aleksandr Golovin has offers from Chelsea and Arsenal, but it’s reported he is prepared to wait for Juventus to step up. The 22-year-old Russia international impressed at the World Cup,…

Marco Materazzi praised Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brozovic, as he believes Croatia “have something of Italy in 2006” ahead of the World Cup Final against France. The most famous moment…

Ivan Perisic is passed fit to start for Croatia in the World Cup Final against Blaise Matuidi’s France. The trophy is decided at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow at 16.00…

Luka Modric heaps praise on Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic ahead of today’s World Cup final. Modric and Mandzukic will be aiming to win Croatia their first ever international honours when…

Crystal Palace have joined the race for Genoa and Uruguay winger Diego Laxalt, although the price-tag is now €20m. The 25-year-old said before the World Cup that he wanted a…

Stefan Effenberg claims Mario Mandzukic is “one of the three best strikers in the world and would be worth €200m if he was younger.” The 32-year-old Juventus forward has been…

Belgium defeated England for the second time in this World Cup and secured the bronze medal in Russia 2018, their best ever finish. These sides had also met in the…

Inter winger Ivan Perisic is racing against time to be fit for tomorrow’s World Cup Final, as Croatia take on France. Perisic was a key figure in reaching their first…

SPAL are in advanced negotiations for Antalyaspor centre-back Johan Djourou, according to Sky Sport Italia. The 31-year-old Switzerland international was at the World Cup in Russia this summer, taking his…

Manchester United are trying again for Ivan Perisic, but Inter rejected the offers last year and are in a stronger position now. The winger had been the subject of an…

Marcelo Brozovic is preparing for Croatia’s World Cup Final and his agent said he “could extend his Inter contract,” but there’s a €50m release clause. The midfielder was jeered off…

Atalanta are reported to be in negotiations with RSC Anderlecht for Belgium international Leander Dendoncker. The 23-year-old had already been linked with a Serie A move to Sampdoria. Sky Sport…

Croatia international Milan Badelj is on the verge of joining Zenit St Petersburg after his Fiorentina contract expired. The midfielder is preparing for the World Cup Final against France in…

Argentina’s Nestor Pitana has been named as the referee for the 2018 World Cup Final between France and Croatia. The big game is in Moscow on Sunday afternoon and is…