Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   The final day of Group E:Japan (3 points, 0 GD) vs. Spain (4 points, +7 GD) Costa Rica (3 points, -6 GD) vs. Germany (1 point, -1 GD)     2'—Croatia 0-1 CanadaFT—Croatia 4-1 CanadaPain.   De Bruyne City v Belgium     Japan 0-1 Costa Rica         Lionel Messi has Won a MOTM Awar...Full Story »

Luis Fernando Suarez has called for more of the same after seeing Costa Rica keep their World Cup dream alive to set up a daunting showdown with Germany.Keysher Fuller’s late strike handed Suarez’s side a 1-0 victory over Japan, whose 2-1 win over the Germans in the opening round of Group E fixtures had blown the group wide open.Now they will go head-to-head with Hansi Flick’s ...Full Story »

Costa Rica produced another World Cup upset as Keysher Fuller scored the only goal to sink Group E rivals Japan 1-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.Defender Fuller fired a late winner with Costa Rica’s first shot on target in the 81st minute to throw the group wide open and bring Japan crashing back down to earth after their stunning opening win against Germany.Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu made...Full Story »

Spain claimed their biggest ever World Cup win and took pole position in Group E in a comfortable 7-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday. Dani Olmo opened the scoring with a neat turn and finish on 11 minutes to hand Spain an early lead at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar, and Marco Asensio doubled their advantage 10 minutes later with a well-taken finish from a Jordi Alba cross. Costa Rice...Full Story »

The beaten finalists in Russia are not a patch on the team who knocked England out in the semi-finals four years ago. Hakim Ziyech and Luka Modric battled for possession in the Group F clash Credit: Getty Achraf Hakimi tested the goalkeeper with his long-range piledriver Credit: Getty And now they might struggle to even make it beyond the group stages after being forced into a stalemate by a ...Full Story »

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been slammed for his shocking "I feel African, gay, disabled and migrant worker" speech. The chief of the game's governing body hit back at criticism of Qatar from European nations in a press conference on the eve of the World Cup. Both the event and FIFA have been attacked in the build-up to the tournament for the decision to host it in Qatar, where the righ...Full Story »

Bolton will be without their suspended captain Ricardo Santos for the visit of Morecambe on Tuesday night.Santos was booked twice in Saturday’s goalless draw at Port Vale – in which manager Ian Evatt was also sent to the stands – as Bolton had a player sent off for a second straight match after George Thomason’s red against Salford.Declan John was an unused substitute fol...Full Story »

Leicester will be without injured pair Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Brentford.Winger Barnes will be sidelined for several weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week’s friendly win against Sevilla, while Ricardo, who ruptured an Achilles tendon in the same match, will be out for up to six months.Fellow defender Ryan Bertrand remai...Full Story »

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has missed out on the African Player of the Year award. Salah had an unbelievable season with Liverpool, sharing the Premier League Top Goalscorer award and helping the Merseyside club reach three finals. Salah played a huge part in guiding Liverpool to FA Cup and Carabao Cup victories, as well as taking Manchester City to the final day in the Premier League, a...Full Story »

Manchester City will face their first warm-up match against Club America.The American team have good skills and play nice on the floor, similar to the tactics of Manchester City. This warm-up match should be highly looked forward to. In this summer transfer window, Manchester City brought in two big signings, Erling Haaland and Kalvin Phillips, and Argentinean striker Julian Alvarez has also ...Full Story »

The Rooneys’ united front during the Wagatha Christie trial proves their `strong’ marriage can survive his move to the US, according to WAG pal Danielle Lloyd. Manchester United and England legend Wayne, 36, has jetted off to the States to become manager of Washington-based Major League Soccer club DC United. Wife Coleen, 36, plans to stay in Britain with their four sons. In the p...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is back in the United States as manager of MLS side DC United, but his wife Coleen reportedly wants her brother to chaperone him stateside Wayne Rooney is back in the United States to manage DC United (Image: Tim Stewart News Limited) Coleen Rooney reportedly wants her brother to chaperone husband Wayne as he returns to the United States. Manchester Unite...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur view Everton’s Richarlison as their top transfer target. That’s according to a recent report from The Athletic, who claim Antonio Conte’s Lilywhites are keen to bring the Brazilian wide-man to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in time for next season. Richarlison, 25, has been with the Toffees since he moved from Championship side Watford back in 2018. During...Full Story »

Franck Kessie is, along with Andreas Christensen, one of the players that Barcelona have already closed the signings of for next season, although it has not yet been announced. The Ivorian, who left AC Milan at the end of May, has been voted best African player in Serie A by the Calcio Ball Trade, an annual event that celebrates the relationship between African and Italian football. The midf...Full Story »

Costa Rica beat New Zealand 1-0 in the World Cup play-off final Former Arsenal man Joel Campbell helped Costa Rica book their place at November's World Cup in Qatar as they beat New Zealand 1-0 in their closely-contested high-stakes play-off. Ticos have appeared at three of the last four tournaments having previously featured in Germany (2006), Brazil (2014) and Russia (2018). Now they have mo...Full Story »

Inter and Argentina star Lautaro Martinez was not impressed to hear Kylian Mbappe's comparisons between European and South American football. The Paris Saint-Germain man raised the heat ahead of the World Cup by stating that Europe's contingent would have a significant advantage over their rivals in Qatar. As well as Lautaro, Aston Villa's Argentina No. 1 Emiliano Martinez also hit out at th...Full Story »

Leicester have injury concerns over James Maddison and Ricardo Pereira for the Premier League visit of Leeds.Maddison is struggling with a back problem while Pereira has an unspecified issue and both men are doubts.James Justin is around a week away from returning while Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne and Ryan Bertrand remain sidelined.Leeds new head coach Jesse Marsch could be boos...Full Story »

Bolton have appealed the red card shown to captain Ricardo Santos against Morecambe which would see the defender suspended for Tuesday night’s clash with Charlton.Santos was sent off for deliberate handball during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium, which was halted late on following alleged racist abuse directed towards the Bolton bench.Midfielder Kieran Lee is a doubt having...Full Story »

Sadio Mane went from villain to hero as he broke club-mate Mohamed Salah’s heart by firing Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations Cup glory for the first time.Liverpool striker Mane, who had seen his seventh-minute spot-kick saved by goalkeeper Gabaski, nervelessly converted the decisive penalty in a 4-2 shoot-out victory over seven-times winners Egypt at the Stade d’Olembe in Yaounde afte...Full Story »

Sadio Mane’s late goal helped Senegal through to their third Africa Cup of Nations final after overcoming Burkino Faso 3-1.Senegal were denied two penalties by the VAR, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi injured in the first of those incidents and Farid Ouedraogo having to come off the bench to replace him in goal.All the goals came in the second half as Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Guey...Full Story »