Salah critical of head coach in December after being left out Slot: ‘The only one who can talk about it is Mo himself’ Arne Slot has no regrets over his treatment of Mohamed Salah and claimed it was entirely the forward’s decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season. The Liverpool head coach declined to divulge why or when Salah decided to leave the club as he faced the media on Friday for the first time since the Egypt international’s announcement. Slot believes it should be left to Salah to explain the reasons for exiting 12 months before his contract is due to expire.

Igor Thiago was booed before scoring his first international goal for Brazil on Tuesday. The striker’s own fans jeered him as he stepped up to take a penalty in their victory over Croatia. Th…

A first face-to-face meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino since the U.S. and Israel started a war against Iran on February 28 made genuine progress in soccer diplomacy at the end of a fraught month.

The Liverpool winger had to withdraw from international duty with Egypt after missing the Reds' defeat to Brighton last time out

Fresh from defeating one FIFA World Cup-bound team (Iran) and drawing with another (Jordan) in the city of Antalya, Turkey, three-time African champions Nigeria are looking forward to a very exciting summer, as they are set for battles against Poland and FIFA World Cup-bound Portugal during the FIFA window for friendly matches in June. NFF’s […]

Yamal and Co drew 0-0 with the African nation in a friendly on Tuesday night, with the 18-year-old starting the game but finding it hard to break down the away side's defence.

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Police investigate chants heard at Barcelona friendly Spain’s coach and justice minister condemn behaviour Lamine Yamal has criticised chants by Spain fans during a friendly against Egypt in Barcelona that police are investigating for Islamophobia and xenophobia. Spain supporters chanted “who doesn’t jump is a Muslim”, prompting Yamal to respond on Instagram. He wrote that the chanting “was aimed at the opposing team and was not something personal against me, but as a Muslim it is still a lack of respect and something intolerable. To those who sing these things: using a religion as a form of mockery on a pitch shows you up as ignorant and racist.”

An anti-Muslim chant was heard several times during Spain's goalless draw with Egypt in Catalonia on Tuesday.

Lamine Yamal lambasts Islamophobic chants during Spain's friendly against Egypt The National