As World Cup fever begins, we go beyond terrace chants and team anthems to look at footy-mad songwriting, from Cardiff rap to Zimbabwean rumbira ... and Rod Stewart ...

Forty years on from 3 May 1986, we revisit the day that sent the league title to Celtic Park – an afternoon of transistor ...

John Carney's "Power Ballad" mixes music, comedy and betrayal as Paul Rudd plays a wedding singer consumed by one stolen song ...

The event raised nearly £16.5 million for the charity Unicef, which supports projects helping children around the world.

JERMAIN DEFOE scored two brilliant lobs as England beat the World XI to win Soccer Aid 2026 at a packed London Stadium. The ...