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Lionel Messi and football’s ageless wonders can excel into their 40s | Emma Hayes

Argentina’s captain leads the way for veteran strikers at World Cup. They have different styles, but all have shown their worthI would be shocked if the record for the most goals scored by a player in a World Cup – Just Fontaine’s 13 in 1958 – is not broken this summer. That is h

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Folarin Balogun eligible to play for US v Belgium as Fifa rescinds suspension for red card

US striker was shown red in last-32 matchFifa disciplinary committee cites article of Fifa codeUSA striker Folarin Balogun will play in his team’s last-16 game against Belgium on Monday after Fifa announced it has suspended the one-game ban he received for a red card against Bosn

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‘They’ve tried to kill me for 23 years’: Cristiano Ronaldo says this World Cup will be his

‘God has been generous to me,’ says 41-year-oldPortugal face Spain in last 16 in Dallas on MondayTwenty-three years, 232 games, 146 goals and six World Cups later, at 41, this really could be the end, and Cristiano Ronaldo will depart at peace. The day before potentially the fina

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Bellingham scores two in 98 seconds to silence the Azteca

Jude Bellingham scores two goals in 98 seconds to give England a 2-0 lead over Mexico during their last 16 match at the Mexico City Stadium.

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The man England will fear most - Haaland fires Norway to history

Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in four World Cup games and he is the striker that nobody wants to face as he fires Norway into an historic quarter-final.

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Let’s talk about Mikel Oyarzabal: Spain’s quiet man forced into the limelight

The 29-year-old forward always avoided attention, but his World Cup goals have dragged him into the centre of the conversationWe have to talk about Mikel Oyarzabal. When Spain scored their third goal against Austria in Los Angeles, cameras caught Lamine Yamal’s little brother cel

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Burn’s blocks, Pickford’s punches: the data behind England’s defensive heroics | Andrew Be

While England conceded twice to Mexico and survived an Azteca siege, the numbers show a performance of true gritWas this England’s best performance since 1966? On the surface, England conceded 20 shots in their 3-2 win against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium – which sounds alarming.

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Super-sub Merino delivers 'killer goal' for Spain

Spain midfielder Mikel Merino coolly scores in added time to break Portuguese hearts, sending his side through to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.

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Merino strikes at the death for Spain to send Portugal and Ronaldo limping out

It ended with a goal from a tall, slightly ungainly figure driving through the centre-forward position – but perhaps not the one that the narrative demanded. In stoppage time, Mikel Merino ran on to Ferran Torres’s through-ball and, with impressive calm after a scrappy game that

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‘I go with a clear conscience’: Cristiano Ronaldo confirms he has played his last World Cu

Portugal lose last-16 game 1-0 against SpainMartínez: ‘When you need a goal, you cannot take him off’Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he has played his last World Cup game, but said that even at 41 he has not yet made a decision about his future.Twenty-three years after making

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Mikel Merino comes full circle with Spain in touching tale of fathers and sons | Sid Lowe

Having battled back from injury to make the World Cup, the matchwinner’s goal was a deserved payoff for unsung sacrificesAnd then, suddenly, there was Mikel Merino circling the corner flag again, another marvellous moment to emulate his father Ángel Miguel and embrace his son Mar

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'Total calamity!' US gift Belgium a third goal

USA goalkeeper Matt Freese with a huge error in judgement as he gifts Belgium's Hans Vanaken the ball, leaving him with an easy finish that defender Tim Ream could've done more to stop. Errors all around as Belgium take control of the round of 16 tie.

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