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Norwegian FA on decision to donate profits from Israel WCQ to Gaza aid
The President of the Norwegian Football Federation, Lise Klaveness, tells Mani Djazmi why they have chosen a home game against Israel to donate profit...
Kairat living the dream
It’s Champions League romance as Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty face the mighty Real Madrid.
Kairat player Damir Kasabulat tells Mani Djazmi what it...
Christian Burgess: The history graduate making history with Union Saint-Gilloise
Not many football players will be like Christian Burgess. The English defender has a first-class honours degree in history and is making history on th...
Who are the Champions League debutants making history?
Every season teams across Europe compete for a place in the Uefa Champions League, but who are the clubs from Cyprus, Norway, Belgium and even a team...
Fabio: World record holder
The Fluminense goalkeeper, Fabio, is the new holder of the world record for the number of professional appearances. His former teammate at Cruzeiro, F...
Eberechi Eze: The transfer dividing Arsenal and Tottenham
The future of England and Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze has been one of the major talking points of the current transfer window.
It had be...
Eurostars: Who are the teams and players to watch across Europe?
Ahead of the start of the European leagues, John Bennett brings together our European football experts to preview the Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and...
Marshall Islands: ‘The last nation on earth’ to finally play an international football match
The Marshall Islands’ claim to sporting fame, according to themselves, has been that they’re the last nation in the world to have a senior national fo...
Who can stop Liverpool winning another Premier League title?
Are Liverpool the team to beat again? Will Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea be their closest challengers? Where will Manchester United finish? Can...
Mido: The Egyptian star aiming to unearth the next generation of talent
In this edition of World Football we’re chatting with one of the biggest names in Egyptian football, Mido.
As a striker he spent his career with...
Wafcon: Nigeria shock Morocco to complete Mission X
Maz Farookhi presents reaction from Rabat as Nigeria come back from 2-0 down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final.
Wafcon final: Will hosts Morocco stop Nigeria’s Mission X?
Maz Farookhi is joined by the voice of African Football Mark Gleeson to preview the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Mor...
What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football
Bahiya Lahmidy, the head of women’s football at ASFAR, Morocco’s most successful club, tells Maz Farookhi about the club’s rise to dominance and how s...
Morocco and Nigeria reach Wafcon final after semi-final drama
The two finalists of this year's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations are now confirmed, but it wasn’t without drama for both Morocco and Nigeria.
BBC...
WAFCON: Ghana look to reach the final for first time in 19 years
BBC World Football’s Maz Farookhi is joined by Ghanian sports journalist Veronica Commey to discuss the Black Queens run to the semi-finals of the Wom...
WAFCON 2024: The Final Four
The dust is still settling after two more dramatic quarter-finals went the distance on Saturday, and we now know our final four at this Women’s Afric...
Euro 2025: The Final Four
The semi-final line up is complete for the Women's Euros 2025. Italy will face defending champions England on Tuesday in Geneva while world champions...
Wafcon: Best defence v best attack?
Zambia take on Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, looking to improve on their third placed finish in 2022.
Barbr...
WAFCON: Nigeria vs Zambia - The big quarterfinal showdown
World Football's Maz Farookhi previews the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals from Morocco with Nigeria journalist Biola Solace-Chukwu from L...
Club World Cup Final: John Bennett looks ahead to PSG v Chelsea
Chelsea are taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the first ever final of the new look, expanded FIFA Club World Cup. It’s a tournament that’s made headlin...
WAFCON: Nigeria book first spot in the quarter-finals
Nigeria are the first team through to the quarter-finals of WAFCON after defeating Botswana 1-0 at Stade El Arbi Zaouli in Casablanca on Thursday.
WAFCON: South Africa's challenges on and off the pitch
Sophia Hartley is joined by footballer writer Firdose Moonda and South African sport journalist Buisiswe Mokwena to discuss the start of Banyana Banya...
Nigeria target tenth WAFCON title after first win
Nigeria’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign began with a convincing 3-0 victory against Tunisia. As the Super Falcons bid for a historic tenth WA...
Just eight teams left in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Mani Djazmi is joined by Eduardo Alvarez to look back on the Club World Cup so far - analysing the performances of Manchester City, Real Madrid, and t...
Denmark twins Karen and Sara Holmgaard are ready for a special EURO 2025
World Football meets identical twins Karen and Sara Holmgaard, who are both in Denmark’s squad for Euro 2025.
They tell John Bennett that going...
Euro 2025: Made in Switzerland
Sophia Hartley looks ahead to UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 and the country at the heart of Europe hosting this year’s tournament, Switzerland.
With a...
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Preview
The build up is well under way ahead of the 15th Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
The tournament is taking place in Morocco with 12 teams are taki...
Can African teams make an impression at the Club World Cup?
Many of the world’s biggest clubs are playing in the Club World Cup in the United States, but does the expanded, new look tournament give the African...
What can we expect from the Club World Cup?
Ahead of the newly expanded Club World Cup, World Football’s Mani Djazmi is joined by Spanish football journalist Eduardo Alvarez to look ahead to the...
What next for Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT?
With a year to go until they co-host the World Cup, the USA men's national team are on a run of 4 defeats in a row. So after his high-profile appointm...
The struggle for Iranian women to attend football matches - 20 years on
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the start of a campaign for female football fans in Iran to be allowed in to stadia to watch men’s matches.
History made: Debutants Uzbekistan and Jordan celebrate World Cup places
Uzbekistan and Jordan have qualified for the men’s Fifa World Cup for the first time, but what’s the reaction been like and how significant is it for...
Australia to Argentina: Premier League fans' review of the season
As well as the big name players and coaches we hear from here on World Football, we also want to hear from you, the fans.
During the Eng...
Eurostars pick their Euro stars
The UEFA Champions League final may be done meaning the dust settles on the top European leagues for a while at least.
Delyth Lloyd is joined b...
PSG make Champions League history against Inter
Paris St Germain wrote their names into the Champions League history books after beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final in Munich to win the trophy for...
The Miracle of Istanbul: 20 years since Liverpool's comeback Champions League win
2025 marks 20 years since of one of the most extraordinary nights in Champion League history, as Liverpool completed the "Miracle of Istanbul”.
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Premier League 2025: End of season awards
There's 370 matches down and just ten to go in the Premier League season
Liverpool will lift their 20th top flight title in Arne Slot's first ye...
Ange Postecoglou: Australia’s path-finder
Ange Postecoglou is the first coach from outside Europe or South America to win a European trophy, but what does that achievement mean for Australian...
Could the German Bundesliga be about to welcome its smallest ever team?
SV Elversberg, from a small town of around 13,000 people, face Heidenheim in a promotion/relegation play-off.
If they win – and most second-tie...
Trailer: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team
Basketball, the Cold War, and rock band The Grateful Dead collide in this incredible true story. Presented by the late NBA star Bill Walton. Episodes...