Youngster Abdelhak Nouri suffered a cardiac arrest during the match against German club Werder Bremen in July 2017 and suffered 'serious and permanent' brain damage as a result.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Anthony Joshua has been in lengthy talks over a major unification with Deontay Wilder but he will now focus on Alexander Povetkin.

NEW IAN LADYMAN IN MOSCOW: After watching England dismantle Panama at the weekend, Roberto Martinez offered a candid view of the way football is now developing in the Premier League.

Iran manager Carlos Queiroz has hit out at VAR after referee Enrique Caceres decided against sending Cristiano Ronaldo off for apparently elbowing Morteza Pouraliganji.

Alan Shearer had to stop himself from swearing on live television after Iran were awarded a controversial last-gasp penalty against Portugal on Monday evening. 

You can be forgiven for missing some of the action on day 12 at the World Cup in Russia as two games kicked off at the same time in the afternoon and evening kick offs. 

Paul Pogba has downplayed his rift with Jose Mourinho last season, claiming his 'small issues' with the Manchester United boss 'were nothing in the end'.

The World Cup sparked into life yet again on Monday night as Portugal and Iran played out a thrilling draw in Saransk, but some viewers were taken by events off the pitch.

The net had barely received Harry Kane’s second penalty of the afternoon when the calculations began. England, it seemed, were on their way to topping the group. Oh, the calamity.

The bank have been using a predictive model to pick a winner at the summer showpiece. Simulating 1million variations, They initially picked Brazil to beat Germany in the final on July 15.

Arsene Wenger has identified defender Kyle Walker as England’s World Cup weak link. The ex-Arsenal boss fears Gareth Southgate will come to regret his decision.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA IN RUSSIA: Gareth Southgate has earned a bonus of only £50,000 for steering England into the last 16 of the World Cup, but could yet earn more.

British police have warned England fans that any attempt to cross the Polish road border to watch Thursday’s match against Belgium will end in failure.

England ended their romp against Panama with 10 players nurtured at clubs outside the established elite. Most have their roots in academies most closely associated in recent years with the Football League.

There may be a temptation for both managers to rotate and rest players who played in the first two victories having already qualified. Redknapp and Sutton assess Southgate's options.

PETE JENSON: The quiet man of Spanish football, has performed an admirable job by guiding the team into the last-16 of the World Cup amid the chaos of Julen Lopetegui's sacking

IAN HERBERT AT KALININGRAD STADIUM: It’s going to be a long climb to the top of the world, if Spain are going to get there. But they narrowly avoided facing Uruguay next.

Angel Di Maria has opened up on the moment he realised his World Cup final dream was over, after Real Madrid prevented the Argentinian lining up for his country against Germany in 2014. 

The Argentina squad sang Happy Birthday to Lionel Messi after a dinner in his honour on Sunday night but it was a brief moment of harmony in Russia for the 2014 World Cup runners-up.

Shrugging off talk of unrest inside the Argentina squad, Jorge Sampaoli insisted he still had the final say on team selection and will make changes to get the best out of Lionel Messi.

The German FA has said two team officials will not have access to the pitch at their final World Cup Group F match against South Korea after their behaviour in the game against Sweden.

FIFA have fined three Switzerland players for making hand gestures of an Albanian national symbol to celebrate World Cup goals against Serbia, but cleared them to continue playing in Russia.

Salah is reportedly unhappy with the Egyptian FA at being used for political ends, including being pictured with Ramzan Kadyrov, a man accused of numerous human rights violations.

The goalkeeper, who plays for Taawon in the Saudi Arabian first division, is in the starting line up for Monday's game in Volgograd and will also be making his World Cup debut.

MATT BARLOW AT SAMARA ARENA: Luis Suarez brought the host nation back down to earth with a bump in the city upon which the Russian space programme was forged.

There is no substitute for experience and Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has that. With the informative clarity of Steve Bower, he has scored heavily. He summarises with a smile.

Sportsmail understands the quadruple world champion has finally ironed out the wrinkles in the long-delayed deal, which may be announced ahead of the British Grand Prix on July 8.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE DICKSON: Henman has hinted Wimbledon may end up giving Williams a seeding for this year's Championships when the decision is announced on Wednesday.

Andy Murray refused to commit to competing at Wimbledon next week despite securing his first victory in almost a year when overcoming Stan Wawrinka at the Nature Valley International.

The Premier League outfit on Monday revealed the design of 'safe-seating' areas that have been fully proofed for the future to allow standing within the new White Hart Lane ground.

The Goodison Park club are actively looking for a replacement for the 33-year-old, who has interest from Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union.

Lewis Hamilton believes the penalty handed to title rival Sebastian Vettel for a ‘crazy' collision with Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas ‘didn’t weigh up.’

JEFF POWELL: The waistbands of shorts and protective cups are climbing so high up the torsos of fighters that they are diminishing the effectiveness of body punching.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has pulled off a major coup by convincing one of rugby league's most successful coaches to join his brains trust ahead of the 2019 World Cup.