Belgium s final warm-up match before the World Cup ended in defeat as Mostafa Mohamed and Trezeguet struck to earn Egypt a 2-1 victory in Kuwait.

Mohamed took advantage of an uncharacteristic mistake from Kevin De Bruyne to fire the Pharaohs into the lead, before Trezeguet scored a minute after half-time to put them two goals to the good.

Lois Openda reduced the deficit with a close-range finish, but they could not find an equaliser as Roberto Martinez s men fell to a second consecutive defeat.

The defeat exposed¬ serious defensive deficiencies for Belgium ahead of their trip to Qatar, where they are hoping to better their run to the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup.

Belgium hit the bar within 10 minutes when Michy Batshuayi rattled the woodwork, though…

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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premiership table, Rangers will make the trip to a struggling Motherwell on Christmas Eve.

Starting with the hosts, while Motherwell might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign with a real flurry, the Steelmen find themselves at the heart of a major Premiership struggle. Last seen putting in another toothless performance as they eventually had to settle for a 0-0 stalemate away at St. Mirren, it appears there is mounting pressure on Stuart Kettlewell’s shoulders. Opening December with a woeful 3-0 drumming at the hands of Ross County, the Lanarkshire-based outfit have remarkably failed to win any of their previous 14 straight appearances across all competitions…

Jude Bellingham is closing in on a move to Real Madrid after the Spanish side struck a deal with Borussia Dortmund worth an initial £88.5million.

The 19-year-old moved to Germany from boyhood club Birmingham in 2020 and has long dreamt of moving to the LaLiga giants.

England star Bellingham is now on the cusp of completing his move to Madrid.

Dortmund confirmed in a statement that the Spanish side have agreed to pay 103m euros (£88.5m), with an additional amount of around 30 per cent of that fixed fee agreed.

If those add-ons are achieved, the deal could reach 133.9m euros (£115m).

Bellingham was last week named Bundesliga Player of the Season after his starring role for Dortmund, who missed out on the title in agonising fashion on the final da…

Liverpool s Fabio Carvalho has opted to stop representing Portugal at Under-21 level.

Carvalho – who has made 11 Premier League appearances in his first campaign with the Reds, scoring twice – previously played for England at younger age levels.

The attacking midfielder most recently made six appearances for England s Under-18s between 2019 and 2020.

Having not yet played at senior international level, he could pursue a career with the Three Lions after deciding to step back from playing for the country of his birth.

Carvalho had been named in Rui Jorge s Portugal Under-21 squad for upcoming friendlies against the Czech Republic and Japan before the 20-year-old informed the Portuguese Football Federation [FPF] of the move.

A statement from the…

Stoke City are eyeing a loan deal for Derby County midfielder Tom Huddlestone, according to the Mail Online.

The move would see the former England international reunited with manager Gary Rowett, who was with him at the East Midlands outfit last season.

Having begun his career with the Rams, Huddlestone returned to Pride Park last summer and played forty-seven times last term, scoring twice.

In between his two spells with Derby, he spent eight years with Tottenham Hotspur, and four with Hull City while he had a loan spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 2005/06 campaign.

He was part of the Spurs squad that won the League Cup in 2008, while he helped the Tigers to promotion via the play-offs in 2016.

Internationally, he won four sen…

Caitlin Foord helped herself to four goals as Arsenal trounced Rangers 6-0 to progress from their first Women s Champions League qualification tie on Wednesday.

Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League proper last season after being beaten on penalties by Paris FC in qualifying, but they navigated the first hurdle of their 2024-25 campaign with ease at Meadow Park.

Playing their first competitive game of the season, Arsenal were just one goal to the good at half-time as Foord nodded in a cross from debutant Mariona Caldentey, but they put their foot down after the break to pull clear.

Foord tapped in a close-range second before Alessia Russo drilled into the bottom corner just a minute later, and the former had her hat-trick with 21 minutes to play, ham…

England s World Cup exit came despite the Three Lions outperforming every other side at the tournament, says Jamie Carragher, who felt Gareth Southgate could have been braver in Saturday s defeat to France.

Harry Kane scored a penalty and missed another as England suffered more quarter-final heartache, despite outplaying the world champions for long periods at Al Bayt stadium.

Despite amassing double the number of shots (16 to eight) and expected goals (2.41 to 1.01) than France, England succumbed to their seventh World Cup quarter-final elimination – a tournament record.

Former Three Lions defender Carragher was present for one of those exits, missing a penalty in a 2006 shoot-out loss to Portugal, but he believes Southgate s men played at a higher level than …

Ecuador and Japan played out a 1-1 draw that saw both nations make group-stage exits at the Copa America on Monday.

Shoya Nakajima s opener for Japan was cancelled out by Angel Mena during the first half of the Group C clash in Belo Horizonte.

Ecuador and Japan looked for a winner but ended up playing out a draw that suited neither team as they bid to reach the quarter-finals.

A victory would have seen either advance as one of the best third-placed teams, however they are instead both going home.

Both teams made a relatively scrappy start, trying their luck from distance in the opening stages.

But Japan took the lead in the 15th minute through Nakajima s fine strike.

Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez swept a ball in behind straight to…

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood is about to move to Barcelona, according to . The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Barcelona are close to tie up a deal that will see him switch to Camp Nou in the summer of 2024.

Greenwood joined Getafe on loan from Manchester United in the summer of 2023 and is scheduled to stay at the La Liga club until the summer of 2024. The Sun has claimed that Barcelona have been following the 22-year-old forward and has been impressed by him. The English youngster himself is keen on a switch to Barca.

The forward has made 13 starts and three substitute appearances in La Liga for Getefe so far this season. Greenwood has scored three goals and given four assists in those games. Barcelona are third in the La Liga table at the …

Atletico Madrid are willing to sell Alvaro Morata in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former La Liga champions are not happy with how Morata has done for them and are willing to cash in on the former Real Madrid and Chelsea striker at the end of the season.

Morata joined Atletico first on loan from Chelsea in 2019 and made his deal permanent in 2020. The 30-year-old Spain international striker spent two years on loan at Juventus from Atletico before returning to Madrid in the summer of 2022.

The striker has made 16 starts and seven substitute appearances in La Liga for Atletico so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing one assist in the process. Morata has scored four starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA …