Two goals in two minutes helped Australia secure a 5-1 thrashing of Indonesia on Thursday to inch closer to World Cup qualification as Dutch legend Patrick Kluivert was well beaten in his first game in charge.

The first international break of 2025 has seen several stars missing out on the chance to rejoin their national teams due to fitness concerns and injuries. Between World Cup qualifiers and Nations League action, here are the biggest stars missing in the March internationals.

Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers says Thomas Tuchel's special "aura" can inspire England's bid to win the World Cup.

A promising Chinese youth footballer has died after suffering a serious head injury during training in Spain, his club said Thursday.

Barcelona will appeal the new date of the match against Osasuna. The match, suspended due to the death of Dr. Carles Minarro on March 8th, has been rescheduled for March 27th. This decision has not pleased the Catalan club because it could lose some players for the match.

Argentina's national team announced a new absence from the squad for the double international qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil. Lautaro Martinez is out of the squad due to a muscular injury in the hamstring of his left leg.

Liverpool announced on Thursday that Ryan Gravenberch will be out of the Netherlands squad for the Nations League clash with Spain. The midfielder leaves the 'Oranje' training camp due to the physical problems he is carrying over from the EFL Cup final loss to Newcastle.

Alvaro Morata, happy to return to a call-up to the national team, acknowledged that he may have been hasty when he left Atletico in the summer, although he said he is happy with the new stage he is living in Turkish football.

The Blues secured the signing of the two young stars of the Lisbon team. Quenda will arrive for 52.5 million euros and the English side will pay the remaining 22 million euros to close the signing of the defensive midfielder, who is on loan at UD Las Palmas.

Betting has become an integral component of modern soccer, influencing all financial and cultural aspects of the sport.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Wednesday he had no problems with star forward Lamine Yamal observing Ramadan as his side prepared for their Nations League quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.

Barcelona are on track for the last four of the Women's Champions League after the holders routed Wolfsburg 4-1, while Manchester City's 2-0 win handed Chelsea their first defeat this season in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg action.

Ousmane Dembele has been in red-hot form this season, scoring his 30th goal in the recent 'Classique' against Marseille. With 22 goals in 17 appearances, the Frenchman is also leading the race to become to top goalscorer in 2025 ahead of the likes of Mbappe, Lewandowski, Salah and Kane.

Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Rafael Louzan confirmed on Wednesday that the Riyadh Air Metropolitano will host the 2027 Champions League final. Atletico Madrid's home ground has beaten the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan in the race after it hosted the 2019 final, which saw Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool triumphing.