The new refereeing technology is likely to be adopted, but it’s a long process and won’t be without resistance
The 65-year-old has called time on his management of the national squad
Mbappe became the youngest French goalscorer in World Cup history when he struck in a 1-0 win over Peru in the group stages
Gareth Southgate has gone even younger in his search for the midfield maestro he believes England has lacked since the days of Paul Gascoigne
The Europeans have worked hard to create a new format that won’t bore fans to death
Here are the key moments that culminated in Mesut Özil’s bombshell announcement he was retiring from international football
The Arsenal midfielder was widely criticised and reportedly received threats after he was photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan
"Why are our prospective sports stars, our artists, our scientists, our accountants…appreciated away from Africa?"
A security source told Interfax that the four were delivered to a local police station for questioning after being dragged off the pitch by stewards
Suddenly, surreally, the prospect of Croatian hands lifting the fabled trophy is plausible.
How an earwormy, tongue-in-cheek song became an anthem of hope for Three Lions believers
In London, an initial wave of elation turned to heartbreak as 30 000 beer-soaked fans in Hyde Park watched their team come up short
England’s hopes dashed in semifinal against Croatia.
Ognjen Vukojević, assistant coach and Dynamo Kiev scout, has been sent home from Russia after posting a politically sensitive video on social media.
Can Gareth Southgate now become the first manager to win a World Cup semi-final with England on foreign soil?
The men in red exceeded the wildest expectations by coming within a penalty kick of making it into the semi-finals for the first time since 1966
England has reached the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time since 1990
Here is a look at the lighter side of the country’s elections
The football extravaganza is the perfect showcase for those players who want to bump up their monetary value
It was just the second time in eight occasions England have won a shootout at a major tournament, and the first time ever in the World Cup
In a tournament full of surprises, Gareth Southgate’s young England team are the only former champions left in the lower half of the draw
Instead of facing Brazil in a mouth-watering quarter-final in Kazan on Friday, Japan are heading home while Belgium march on
For the first time, the tie-breaker for knockout round qualifying came down to the disciplinary records of two otherwise evenly-matched sides
The Croats won 3-2 on penalties after a tense 1-1 draw, to set up a clash with hosts Russia on Saturday
Following humiliation at the hands of the Netherlands in 2014 and a limp defeat to Italy at Euro 2016, this was perhaps the most galling exit of all
The continent has everything it takes to win the World Cup, so why the repeated failures?
Colombia beat Senegal 1-0 to top Group H on Thursday as Japan also qualified for the last 16 despite being beaten by a single goal by Poland.
Rather than accepting the competition that comes with pluralism, the Kremlin is intent on rigging the rules of politics
National broadcaster ABC said that "Australian football needs clarity, ambition, direction, rejuvenation".
Croatia wrapped up top spot in Group D in Rostov-on-Don thanks to a slick second-half volley by Milan Badelj and a late strike by Ivan Perisic
Argentina avoided the abyss by the skin of their teeth to fight another day against the highly-fancied French in Kazan on Saturday
Portugal will face Uruguay on July 30 for a place in the quarter-finals after ending Iran’s hopes of reaching the knockout phase for the first time