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All the presidents’ meddling: the Balogun scandal shows how Fifa can break football | Barn

The suspension of the USA striker’s red card after Trump’s intervention has shown what Gianni Infantino’s organisation is trying to turn the sport into: scripted entertainmentFrites 4 Cheats 1. Tintin 4 Tonto 1. Some good news here, perhaps. It seems Gianni Infantino was right af

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Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump | Chri

Give or take the odd error, officials have got it right on most occasions, while VAR has helped them when they haven’tThomas Tuchel was critical of the refereeing at the World Cup after England’s win against Mexico, describing it as unreliable, erratic and not good enough. His co

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Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova roar into their first Wimbledon semi-finals

French Open semi-finalist Kostyuk beats Paolini 6-3, 6-2Czech No 9 seed Noskova defeats Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5A lot has been made of how open the women’s draw is – even before the defending champion, Iga Swiatek, and the world’s top two, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, fell

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Wimbledon thought it had seen everything - then Fery arrived

Wimbledon has witnessed some extraordinary days on Centre Court - but British wildcard Arthur Fery reaching the semi-finals is among the very best.

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Sarah Storey retires at 48: ‘It’s always about leaving something better than you found it’

Britain’s Paralympic dame is quitting after a stellar career that began in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old before five Games hoovering up cycling gold medals “This is the first time that I will speak about the next chapter,” Dame Sarah Storey says in a quiet corner of a busy c

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Warping the World Cup: the rise of homespun ‘photographs’

Using a digital flat-bed scanner, our picture editor Jonny Weeks adapts some of his favourite images from the tournament and explores the trend of alternative photographyAlthough I’ve edited thousands of football photographs over the years, I’ve never attended a World Cup match.

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World Cup quarter-final predictions: will anyone derail France? Some of our panel believe

With the World Cup down to eight teams, our writers assesses who’s left, identify the biggest remaining threats to France and make calls on who will lift the trophyLionel Messi. As he proved in thrilling style against Egypt, Argentina’s No 10 still has magic in his boots even at

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'Put pressure on the English lads!' | Haaland: Everyone should stay humble!

Erling Haaland looks ahead to the World Cup match against England, where he will be facing some of his Premier League pals.

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Harry Brook and Phil Salt blast England to T20 series win against India

Fourth T20i: England, 159-1 beat India, 158-6, by 9 wicketsBrook scores 79, Salt 59 to win with six overs remainingThis England team’s recent heatwave continued in Bristol, India wilting to lose their cool, the game and the series in what turned into another bizarrely one-sided e

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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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‘What’s more American than baseball?’: World Cup brings fans, chants and verve to the nati

The crossover in the American sports calendar has made for a compelling collision of cultures, from Scots in Boston to a new English folk hero in AtlantaFirst they sang for Harry Kane. Then they sang for Michael Harris II.The Atlanta Braves center-fielder is not someone many Majo

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Like Nosferatu on a golf weekend – but England players trust Tuchel and his aura | Barney

Imposing head coach is a details man who has got the balance of squad spirit right at the World Cup, and is even proving a hit on MumsnetLet’s set the world on fire. There’s a section in Bill Buford’s classic football hooligan study, Among the Thugs, where he describes being part

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