Benteke scores record seven-second goal

Faro (Portugal) (AFP) – Christian Benteke set a new World Cup record for the fastest goal in the competition, including the finals, scoring after seven seconds in Belgium's qualifier against Gibraltar on Monday. The 25-year-old Crystal Palace striker picked up the ball in the first action of the Group H qualifier in Faro and racing […]

Madrid (AFP) – With a population of just 33,000 and barely any professional players, Gibraltar would need a miracle to qualify for the World Cup in Russia, but FIFA's newest member is still dreaming big. Gibraltar finally won a long battle with FIFA in June when they were accepted alongside Kosovo to join the European […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Nani scored a brace as European champions Portugal warmed up for the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign by thumping minnows Gibraltar 5-0 in Porto on Thursday. In the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani took centre stage, opening the scoring on 27 minutes and adding a second 10 minutes […]

London (AFP) – Celtic gave Scotland their proudest moment in European football by winning the 1967 European Cup, but the 2016 side has now handed the country their most embarrassing in losing to Gibraltar part-timers Lincoln Red Imps on Tuesday. "Shock of Gibraltar" will be a headline the humiliated players and their manager Brendan Rodgers, […]

Zurich (AFP) – Kosovo and Gibraltar are to play 2018 World Cup qualifiers after being admitted as new members of FIFA, world football governing body confirmed on Thursday. "UEFA's Emergency Panel has today decided that Kosovo will join Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey and Finland in Group I, and Gibraltar will join Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]

Mexico City (AFP) – FIFA admitted Kosovo and Gibraltar as new members on Friday, allowing them to play qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, but Serbia vowed to take legal action to reverse its former province's admission. Kosovo and Gibraltar became the 210th and 211th members of the world football organization in votes taken at […]

In this pervasive age of soccer coverage, I'm an unusual creature. If I’m not attending a live match in England, I very rarely watch the beautiful game on screen even when it’s my own team. I much prefer radio coverage, finding the personalities and pundits a little more erudite than their high definition brethren. For […]

Against the wishes of Spain, Gibraltar today have been confirmed as the 54th member nation of UEFA. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the tip of Spain. The population of 30,000 residents have twice rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty, and remain closely tied with Great Britain. What this means for the other UEFA […]