FRANCE have qualified for the 2026 World Cup after thrashing Ukraine 4-0 in Paris. Kylian Mbappé scored twice for France and Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike netted his first goal for his country. Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise scored France’s other goal.
CIES Football Observatory has published its latest report on player wages, revealing that Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé is the highest-paid player in the world, with a gross annual salary of € 22.8 million.
FORMER England keeper Mary Earps, whose controversial new biography has upset many people in the women’s game, was jeered on her return to England with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. PSG were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford in front of almost 15,000 people.
CRISTIANO Ronaldo was sent off in Portugal’s 2-0 defeat in Dublin in a World Cup qualifying game. After being shown a red card, Ronaldo had a heated exchange with Ireland manager Heimar Hallgrimsson and then sarcastically applauded the crowd.
LUIS RUBIALES, the former Spanish football federation president who forcible kissed a female player, had eggs hurled at him at his book launch event in Madrid.
NON-LEAGUE clubs are uniting in support of the 3UP campaign which is proposing three promotion places from the National League to the EFL. All 48 National league clubs are involved as well as 208 clubs from Step three of the non-league pyramid.
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