Football Articles | Mail Online

• Jack Butland set for Premier League return, Hull have £17.3m bid for Toulouse striker rejected - and Coventry target Swiss World Cup star: WINDOW WATCH29 June 2026, 2:43 pm
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments...
  
• Man United mark Mason Mount as NOT FOR SALE - despite £21.5m interest from AC Milan29 June 2026, 2:42 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: His most consistent run of games came under Amorim, who returned to work with Milan earlier this month after being sacked by United in January.
  
• Revealed: Socceroos fans have come up with a new anti-Trump World Cup chant29 June 2026, 2:28 pm
  Another Australian World Cup game, another viral chant from the Socceroos faithful, as they took aim at Donald Trump yet again.
  
• USA boss Mauricio Pochettino on partying in Nashville, his World Cup answer to Lionel Messi... and having Folarin Balogun as a neighbor29 June 2026, 2:27 pm
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: Ahead of facing Bosnia and Herzegovina, the USMNT manager discussed donkeys, bar hopping in Nashville, being neighbors with Folarin Balogun,
  
• Chelsea attack 'let-down' Enzo Maresca in bombshell statement as he and Man City are forced to pay up over £17MILLION to finally replace Pep Guardiola29 June 2026, 2:19 pm
  Manchester City has officially appointed Enzo Maresca as the club's successor to Pep Guardiola, after agreeing a three-year deal with the Italian head coach.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: I've witnessed Lionel Messi's greatest moments and it's been a joy. While Cristiano Ronaldo drags Portugal down, Argentina's genius is footballing beauty. Now that every game might be his last, it's time to savour every kick29 June 2026, 2:19 pm
  Each time Lionel Messi has scored at this World Cup, his goals have been met with roars of approval. Everyone is delighted the little maestro still has it.
  
• Lionel Messi sets ANOTHER World Cup record with goal against Jordan as wife Antonela goes wild in the stands29 June 2026, 2:11 pm
  Messi entered in the 60th minute after not starting Argentina's group stage finale against Jordan in the World Cup with first place already wrapped up.
  
• MICHAEL OWEN: I was wrong about Harry Kane, he is England's best ever striker - and he wasn't even born with a finisher's instinct! Here's how he's made it to the very top29 June 2026, 1:45 pm
  The older I get, the more I realise I was wrong about strikers - and Harry Kane is an example of why I have changed my mind, writes MICHAEL OWEN.
  
• The Manchester schoolboys on opposite sides of England's World Cup last-32 game: How Marcus Rashford is going head-to-head with one of his closest childhood friends29 June 2026, 1:32 pm
  Marcus Rashford could face off against one of his childhood friends when England meet DR Congo in the last-32 of the World Cup on Wednesday.
  
• Arsenal and Germany star Kai Havertz suggests Gary Lineker is IRRELEVANT in slap back at Netflix World Cup show host, who called his team 'one of the weakest I've ever seen'29 June 2026, 12:31 pm
  Lineker, who is out at the tournament hosting The Rest is Football podcast show on Netflix, was withering in his assessment of Germany.
  
• Korean riot police rush to airport to defend World Cup manager over threat to kill him on his return because the team flopped: 160 officers sent in29 June 2026, 12:18 pm
  South Korean police are preparing huge security measures at the airport hosting the arrival of their World Cup football team - after the resigning manager faced a threat to his life.
  
• World Cup group stage awards: Lionel Messi's magic lights up tournament, Tunisia's embarrassing campaign and the surprise dark horses raring to go29 June 2026, 11:51 am
  From the blockbuster names living up to the hype to unknown quantities becoming household names overnight, let's have a look back at the group stage and hand out our awards.
  
• Two YouTubers facing felony charges after being arrested at World Cup game for sneaking past security29 June 2026, 11:50 am
  Two Argentinian YouTubers are facing felony charges in South Florida after allegedly sneaking past multiple layers of stadium security during a World Cup match.
  
• Canada hero Stephen Eustaquio bursts into tears as he opens up on his late parents after scoring game-winning World Cup goal following their deaths29 June 2026, 11:47 am
  Stephen Eustaquio, who is currently on loan at Los Angeles FC from Porto, was extremely emotional following his game-winning heroics, choking up when he was asked about his late parents.
  
• Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez lead star-studded LA crowd for Canada's World Cup knockout game29 June 2026, 11:47 am
  Alba, 45, was spotted in the stands at the Los Angeles Stadium, usually known as SoFi Stadium, as the next stage of the summer competition got underway on Sunday afternoon.