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Relief after 52 years of waiting Some victories go beyond sport. This one for the DRC does. Late Tuesday into Wednesday, the DR Congo football team booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup. They scraped past Jamaica 1-0 after extra time — painful, ugly, but history finally turned a page. 52 years. That’s how…

A collapse that’s more than a scoreline This time there are no excuses. No “it could’ve gone either way.” No luck. Italy won’t be at the 2026 World Cup. Again. After 2018, after 2022, now 2026. Three straight absences for a four-star nation. A scenario that felt impossible a decade ago. Now it’s an ugly,…

A quiet night… and one man above the rest It was just a friendly. On paper, a tune-up. On the pitch, Spain sent a message — they bossed Serbia 3-0 with near-clinical control. And at the centre of it all, him again. Mikel Oyarzabal didn’t just score. He set the tempo. In the 17th minute…

Italy fights for survival in Bergamo Italy meets its demons on Thursday night. A decisive play-off against Northern Ireland stands between them and redemption. The aim is brutal and simple: end a ten-year curse. Italy missed the last two World Cups. The shocks of 2017 against Sweden and 2022 against North Macedonia still sting. They…

The end of an era at Anfield Mohamed Salah has made it official. The Egyptian forward will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season. The club confirmed the news in a statement published Tuesday night. He’s closing the book on a nine-year, headline-making chapter. Salah asked for the early announcement himself — he…

Endrick focused on his Lyon loan The Brazilian striker is currently at Lyon. Real Madrid sent him there on loan this season. He’s prepping for an international against France and has been blunt about his situation. Talks with Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa haven’t started — and Endrick insists he’s only worried about his performances for…

Hooked on Greenwood — how OM will cope without their chief spark for the Monaco showdown There are nights when everything flips without warning. On Sunday, under Marseille rain and a Velodrome crowd that was starting to purr with confidence, Marseille lost more than a game. The defeat to Lille stung, sure, but it was…

Zidane, France and the time for big moves It was the whisper that had French football holding its breath. Now it’s getting louder, sharper, with muscle. A Parisian paper reports Zinedine Zidane is now top choice to replace Didier Deschamps on the France bench after the 2026 World Cup. They’re talking verbal agreement, a handshake,…

Griezmann bound for Florida Antoine Griezmann is on his way out. The France striker will leave Atlético Madrid and is set to join Orlando City next summer. Marca and AFP say he’s reached a verbal agreement with the MLS side — a two-year deal. He’ll use the international break to sort the paperwork; Atlético have…