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 tournament taking place in the United States.Thirty-two teams from around the globe will take part in the tournament across 11 cities in the US, with

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 appointment in 2024, how much pressure is head coach Mauricio Pochettino under? And can USA find form before they co-host the World Cup in 2026 with Canada an

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.On the 8th June 2005 Iran’s men’s team played their final World Cup qualification match against Bahrain. A group of women went to the Azadi stadium to re

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 the two countries?World Football’s Isaac Fanin spoke to BBC journalists Khaldoon Alshamayleh in Amman, the capital of Jordan, and Firdavs Zavkiev in t

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 English Premier League season on our Sportsworld programme we've been speaking to supporters from around the world in our international fans panel to gauge what they

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 by World Football’s Mani Djazmi, German football writer Constantin Eckner and Spanish football expert Eduardo Alvarez to look back over all the big talking po

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 first time.World Football’s Delyth Lloyd is joined by Italian football journalist Daniele Verri and French broadcaster Patrick Juilliard to discus

2025 marks 20 years since of one of the most extraordinary nights in Champion League history, as Liverpool completed the "Miracle of Istanbul”.AC Milan had a star-studded line up and were overwhelming favourites, especially after they raced into a 3-0 lead. However, Liverpool launched an amazing sec

There's 370 matches down and just ten to go in the Premier League seasonLiverpool will lift their 20th top flight title in Arne Slot's first year in charge, so as the season draws to a close Sportsworld and World Football have collaborated to hand out their own awards. So who will former West Ham m

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 football?Former Australia goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and journalist Michael Lynch tell World Football's Mani Djazmi about the significance in the context

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-tier teams don’t – they will welcome Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and the rest to their stadium with a capacity of 10,000. The club’s Spor

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 weekly from 19 May.What do basketball, rock music, and tie-dye t-shirts have in common? And what about Mickey Hart, Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabo

From the third tier of German women’s football to the Frauen-Bundesliga in successive seasons, Union Berlin’s women’s team have been on a rapid rise.They won the Bundesliga 2 title on the final day of the regular season on goal difference from Nurnberg, and next term will line up against the biggest

From having no footballs to winning the league in a year, World Football's Mani Djazmi's been following the extraordinary rise of Auckland FC.Football Director Terry McFlynn describes how they found the players and the fans, and defender Tommy Smith explains how the players started a dressing room c

In this episode of World Football we discuss one of the biggest matches in the global calendar, El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid.With both sides vying for the La Liga title, Barcelona ran out 4-3 winners in a game where a Kylian Mbappe hat trick for Real Madrid wasn't enough for Carlo An

London City Lionesses’ owner Michele Kang says she wants to show women’s football teams are a good investment even without an affiliation to a men’s team.The Lionesses will be the first team to compete in the WSL in England without a link to a men’s football team, but Kang told the BBC she doesn’t s

It was the game that no-one wanted to end...For the second time in six days Inter Milan and Barcelona served up a European classic as the champions of Italy won 4-3 on the night - 7-6 on aggregate - to reach the Champions League final.It was the joint highest-scoring Champions League semi-final ever

There’s been a rise in global attention towards football in Saudi Arabia with high-profile players moving to teams in the country, but are Saudi Arabia clubs now starting to dominate in Asia?Three of the four AFC Champions League semi-finalists are from Saudi Arabia with former Premier League player

Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 top-flight titles with their 2024/25 Premier League win, but it wasn’t just the team making history.Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk became the first Dutch manager and captain to win the Premier League title, so how has their influence helped Liverpoo

After a season which promised so much but has delivered so little, how can Atletico Madrid make the next step in La Liga and bridge the gap to Real Madrid and Barcelona?Diego Simeone’s side made some big signings in the European summer, but they’ve fallen short in all major competitions.World Footba

With uncertainty around Marcus Rashford’s future, where will the Manchester United forward be playing next season?Will he leave his boyhood club? Could he stay at Aston Villa beyond his loan spell? Or could a move abroad be on the cards? BBC's chief football news reporter Simon Stone joins World Foo

Leeds United and Burnley have both secured their return to the Premier League, so how did they do it and do they have what it takes to stay in the Premier League?For Burnley it is an immediate bounce back after they were relegated last season, while Leeds took two years to secure their return.Dan Je

In this episode, we take a look at two African players making a huge impact in the Premier League for Brentford.Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa from DR Congo are the top two goalscorers for Brentford during their time in the Premier League with 40 and 42 goals respectively.They both added to

In this episode of World Football, we bring together two sports not usually associated with each other – football and snooker.That’s because four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby’s career has been strongly linked to his hometown football club Leicester City.He became world champion for the sec