"I don’t think anyone really ever wants to go to trial or to take this thing to that level. But obviously if we have to, we will," said Rapinoe.

Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov has apologised to the England team after fans taunted their black players with Nazi salutes and monkey chants.

The lengthy break due to the MTN8 final and the Fifa week was a welcome distraction for Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch FC.

Thaphelo Morena is dreaming of a big season with his club Mamelodi Sundowns and the national soccer team, Bafana Bafana.

Jordan Henderson has revealed England’s players did not want to walk off in Sofia because they were determined to make the bigots suffer.

Italy maintained their perfect record in Group J and clocked up a record-equalling ninth international win in a row with a 5-0 thumping of Liechtenstein.

Chile striker Alexis Sanchez may need surgery on his ankle after picking up an injury in their 0-0 draw with Colombia last week

Ireland have only one match left with the Swiss left with two more matches

Spain secured the draw they needed in stoppage time to qualify for Euro 2020

Belgium requires the head coach at all its top-flight clubs to hold a UEFA Pro licence

It was the first meeting between the teams in the North Korean capital Pyongyang for 29 years

Football associations themselves cannot solve this problem, said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin

UEFA said it would announce possible disciplinary proceedings later on Tuesday or on Wednesday once it had received full reports from match officials.

Cristiano Ronaldo has lost count of the number of records he has broken, the Portugal forward said after scoring the 700th goal of his career.

Alisson is primed to make his return in Liverpool’s biggest game of the season at Manchester United on Sunday after recovering from a serious calf injury.

Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov and several of his players said they did not hear any racist abuse directed towards the England team on Monday.