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‘There is a magnificent balance’: how Spain built a record-breaking defence

The Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has not conceded a goal at the World Cup and, worryingly for Belgium, he has not had to face that many shots“We’re the villains, there to stop the goals that football lives off,” Unai Simón says. If so, there has never been a bad guy as bad as him,

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France’s attacking evolution under Didier Deschamps passes latest Morocco test | Raphaël J

With the head coach having released the handbrake, his side were far superior compared with four years ago in Qatar against the same opponents The scorelines may have been exactly the same, but the stylistic gulf in France’s two World Cup knockout performances against Morocco cou

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'What old timers can do' - the evolution of Belgium's golden generation

BBC Sport explores what is behind Belgium's progress to the last eight of the World Cup, and whether they were too easily discounted among the contenders.

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Football Daily | Mbappé and France are on the march. Who’s going to stop them?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Marchons, marchons. Fans of France’s remaining rivals at the Geopolitics World Cup – and lovers of business-end big tournament jeopardy – were left sorely disappointed as the favourites steamrolled Morocco. Didier Deschamps’ coho

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Michael Edwards quits as football chief for Liverpool’s owner Fenway Sports Group

Edwards’ move linked to multi-club plan being shelvedSporting director Hughes may also leave in SeptemberMichael Edwards has quit as chief executive of football for Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group. The hugely influential Edwards informed FSG in autumn 2025 of his intention

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Clinical Sinner outclasses Djokovic as he books Wimbledon final place

Novak Djokovic's dreams of a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title at the age of 39 were firmly snuffed out by defending champion Jannik Sinner at the semi-final stage on Friday, as the Italian won 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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Odds-on favourite Precise struck down by Blue Bolt in Falmouth Stakes

Andrew Balding’s star remains unbeaten for seasonSatono Reve can strike for Japan in July CupThe Group One Falmouth Stakes has proved a tough assignment for favourites in recent years and Precise, at 4-5, was the fifth of the last seven odds-on shots to let the punters down, as s

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No more Fery-tales: fantastical fever dream is over and now the hard work starts

The last person in the stadium who truly believed was Fery himself, outclassed but never outfought, a 5ft 9in battery pack in a world of power plantsWell, we were beginning to run out of ferry puns anyway. Arthur Fery’s run to the semi-finals of Wimbledon always had a kind of gla

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Ecclestone breaks record - in front of those who paved the way

Sophie Ecclestone is a fitting player to take the headlines after a momentous opening day at Lord's, where past England players were honoured for paving the way.

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Nsemba watches on as Wigan overturn 12-point deficit to thwart Warrington

Wigan 30-18 WarringtonAustin Daniel scores first senior try to seal winWigan ended a difficult week in which one of their star players, Junior Nsemba, was subjected to online racial abuse with a spirited win over Warrington that defied a huge injury crisis and showcased the very

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‘A brilliant reprieve, a unifying force’: America falls in love with World Cup

Packed stadiums, record TV viewers, and an outlet for joyous multiculturalism under attack by Trump – the tournament has taken the US by stormThere were plenty of reasons to believe the US hosting the World Cup would be a disaster.In the year and a half leading up to the kick-off

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Spain’s Mikel Merino enjoys happy knack of scoring late winners

The midfielder has risen from the bench to come up with the decisive goal in the last two rounds – his country’s first World Cup knockout wins since they were champions in 2010“I look behind me and I see Mikel Merino and I think: ‘I’m calm as can be,’” Luis de la Fuente said when

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