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Argentinian national treasure Lionel Messi stands alone at goalscoring pinnacle | Pablo Ig

Missed penalty merely delayed the inevitable before forward scored the goals to go past Miroslav Klose’s World Cup goals recordThere stood 38-year-old Lionel Messi by the penalty spot, poised for yet another flashbulb moment in a career already overflowing with them. Just a few d

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Scottish fans’ friendly USA invasion exemplifies the joy of the World Cup | Philipp Lahm

Major tournaments bring people together and Scotland’s welcome presence adds to the case for a 48-team eventI could watch videos of the Scots online for hours. Wearing kilts, they marched through Boston playing bagpipes. In the stadium, the Tartan Army roared their team to victor

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David Squires on … the big names putting on a show at World Cup

Our cartoonist on the heroes, villains and superstar performances in week two of the tournamentBuy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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Fifa leadership ‘overruled US-based staff’ opposing World Cup dynamic pricing

Some staff in Fifa’s US office favoured different strategyFifa says policy agreed ‘with all areas of the organisation’A number of Fifa’s US-based staff advised against the use of dynamic pricing at the World Cup but were overruled by the world governing body’s leadership, accordi

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Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy to winners, says Gianni Infantino

Two men due to share trophy-presenting on 19 July‘We are together all the time’, says Fifa president Donald Trump will hand over the World Cup trophy to the winners at the final on 19 July, Gianni Infantino has said.Infantino and Trump have forged a close relationship in the buil

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'Dominant' Athapaththu hits tournament-best 106 for Sri Lanka

Chamari Athapaththu hits a superb unbeaten 106 as Sri Lanka cruise to a nine-wicket win against Ireland to keep their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive.

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Commentator loses World Cup credentials after calling Infantino and referee ‘thieves’

Jorge Chipi Vera launches TV rant after Almirón red cardParaguay winger covered mouth in win over TurkeyA football commentator has been stripped of his World Cup credentials by ⁠Fifa after an expletive-laden tirade against the organisation and match officials during Paraguay’s 1-

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‘I’m back’: Ronaldo’s relief after double kickstarts Portugal World Cup push

41-year-old heavily criticised after DR Congo draw‘It felt like I’d already retired from football,’ he addsCristiano Ronaldo savoured the end of a “difficult, dark week” after scoring twice in Portugal’s 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan and becoming the first player to find the net in six

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Uninspiring England held by Ghana as difficult second game strikes again

England's difficult second game afflicted them for a fourth successive tournament as Ghana frustrated them to a 0-0 draw in Boston.

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Qatar Airways puts Nations Championship sponsorship on hold due to fallout from war

Middle East war uncertainty leads to delay for £80m deal November leg of new rugby tournament could feature brandingQatar Airways has put its £80m sponsorship of rugby union’s new Nations Championship on hold due to the fallout from the war in the Middle East.The Guardian has lea

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Tennis stars’ protests over prize money share to continue at Wimbledon

Revenue share is 14.4%; players want 16%Players to limit time they give to the mediaThe top men’s and women’s tennis players have decided to continue their protests for a greater percentage of grand slam tournament revenues at Wimbledon.A month after the top players chose to limi

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Fidalgo caps Mexico rout as co-hosts maintain 100% record and send Czechia out

There are ways of leaving a tournament. You can go out with a sheen of glory, having gone to-to-toe with a great opponent. You can be unlucky and go home raging at referees and the fates. You can self-immolate in a blaze of red cards or own goals or spectacular errors. Or you can

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