The Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder missed most of the 2024-25 season after suffering a serious knee injury.

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The 40-year-old forward moved to Saudi Arabia in December 2022 after leaving Manchester United.

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The 20-year-old rising star won made his debut off the bench in Friday’s 28-24 defeat by Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.

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From the bayadere stripe to Seventies print-clashing – here are the patterns to wear instead of florals this season.

Katie Boulter spoke out about the level of abuse she and other tennis players receive online.

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Yuji Moriyama and Fumiya Kosemura suspected to be members of online chat group of schoolteachers with shared interest in voyeuristic photography and videography

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Tehran says its nuclear sites ‘badly damaged’

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Greenland is covered in ice and snow, and its locals retreat indoors for most of the year

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‘Everyone is welcome here’ organiser Emily Eavis insisted when pressed about the prime minister’s claim that it would not be ‘appropriate’ for the Irish hip-hop trio to perform

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Despite Fifa’s propaganda, the Club World Cup remains in a battle for hearts, minds and eyeballs, with its future hinging on fans’ engagement. Richard Jolly explains

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Tesla's stock price fell by more than 4 per cent in early afternoon trading

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Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran

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Everything you need to know ahead of the Club World Cup clash

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Everything you need to know ahead of the clash

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Paul Roberts’s adaptation of The Who’s 1973 double album brings themes of identity crisis and masculinity that are just as pertinent now as they were 50 years ago

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Fans can now work out any clashes between sets, and which stages their favourite artists are playing

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DHS does not deny strong-arming tourist into letting them into his phone, only that agents sent him home because of a meme

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Organiser Emily Eavis and her father, festival founder Michael Eavis, have opened the gates to Worthy Farm, allowing thousands of music fans to set up camp

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Stock markets latest updates and business news on Thursday

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Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers

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Zohran Mamdani had been a state lawmaker unknown even to most New Yorkers before announcing his run for mayor

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Leader says he will soon confirm major plan to develop more tourist hubs in reclusive country

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In defeating a New York political titan to be the Democratic nominee for New York mayor, Mamdani shows that voters wants someone – anyone – who will ‘flip the table,’ says campaign strategist Pablo O’Hana

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Some cases of pancreatitis have been reported to be linked to GLP-1 medicines. Here’s what we know

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Exclusive: Julie Bishop lost two-and-a-half stone in eight weeks by taking Mounjaro before she was sent to hospital with pancreatitis and told to stop taking the weight-loss jab

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President doesn’t rule out more defense aid for Kyiv and voices frustration with Russian leader at end of NATO summit

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Artefact found along with human digit fossil in Poland’s Obłazowa cave

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Heart Radio presenter was diagnosed with Stage 1 laryngeal cancer last year

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Euro 2025 gets started in Switzerland with the Iceland v Finland tournament opener on July 2.

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England lifted the European Championship on home soil three years ago – but the team will have a fresh look this time.

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From interactive theatre shows to themed escape rooms, immersive events have never been harder to dodge. Katie Rosseinsky investigates how they mounted a hostile takeover of our social lives

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