What FK Bodø/Glimt have done in recent years doesn't get enough credit. Champions in four of the last five Eliteserien seasons, gone deep in Europe twice, developed loads of players – the only thing missing is reaching the Champions League proper. They were relegated in 2016!

🇳🇨 New Caledonia could become the first debutant to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they take on New Zealand on Monday. It would be an especially big achievement given the civil unrest in the French overseas territory, which led to the suspension of domestic football.

think it's important on the eve of their potential world cup qualification that everybody know that in the new caledonian league, for some reason, teams get 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, and 1 for a loss:

0-0 at halftime 👀

Elo-based simulation odds for each AFC team to quality for the World Cup: • Debuts for Uzbekistan and Jordan looking likely • 9 teams with a shot at playoffs (6 teams, 3 qualify) - only 5 have played at a WC before, and only 1 has played at multiple

2026 WC qualification odds for each CAF team: • 5 out of 9 spots 95%+ secure already • Cape Verde and Nigeria the biggest shocks, in opposite directions • Gabon, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Namibia the most likely top 4 runners-up to compete for an intercontinantal playoff spot

🆕 Brighton are on their best run of results in club history, and face Forest next, in pursuit of a Wembley final in the FA Cup. My latest piece for BBC Sport puts Fabian Hürzeler's football under the microscope and how he's improved them. 🔵⚪ bbc.com/sport/football…

🇳🇴 BODØ/GLIMT ARE EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI-FINALISTS 💫 Bodø/Glimt are the first club from Norway and the first club from the Arctic Circle to ever reach a European semi-final! Historic!

cherki france debut

🚨 New article: The LA Galaxy find themselves bottom of the league halfway through the new season after lifting the MLS Cup last year. I dug into some data and some video to find out why. ronanmanning.medium.com/what-happened-…

We dropped a new stat, g+ sub categories from Paul Harvey last week. Here's how we use it: americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/6/…

football is healing

A big welcome to Ronan Manning, who joins our Marshall Islands backroom staff as an analyst

The Marshall Islands play our first-ever international games in the Outrigger Cup August 11-16 All of the funding comes from us raising the cash You can kindly help us by: -Buying a shirt -Donations -Sponsoring a player (DM me) …islands-soccer-federation.square.site/s/shop gofundme.com/f/help-us-play…

Here is what it means to be called up to your national team for its 1st ever fixture... Our live Men's National Team squad announcement will now be taking place on Monday 28th July (change to the previously stated date) 8PM BST | 2PM CDT | 7AM MHT (+1 day) Join us live on X,

Today is the day These are the lads making history for the Marshall Islands

You can watch our second-ever national team match today live when we take on Turks and Caicos Kick off is Saturday: 1pm CDT, 7pm in the UK, 8pm in Spain, Sunday: 4am Australia, 6am Marshall Islands play.spiideo.com/games/b9ef48b1…

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In his first guest report for Target Scouting, Ronan Manning analyses Cathal O'Sullivan (RW, '07, 🇮🇪), who is being tracked by Crystal Palace. Read more about the promising winger below👇