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Five breakout World Cup stars who could prosper in the Premier League | David Pleat

Alex Freeman has impressed from right-back while Eli Just is catching the eye with his body swerves and goal threatIt is not difficult to see why this old head on young shoulders is destined for a big career. In a Morocco team conditioned to play first-time passes, he sets the to

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Messi turns 39: Is Argentina great somehow better than ever?

Lionel Messi celebrates his 39th birthday on Wednesday having made an astonishing start to the World Cup. After the hat-trick against Algeria that took him level with Miroslav Klose's goal record, he scored twice against Austria to go two clear.

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‘Not much faith’: the view from Brazil as they prepare to face Scotland

Debate is raging back home about whether Neymar, Casemiro, Endrick – and others – should be in the World Cup team against the Tartan ArmyThe big stars have turned up for the 2026 World Cup. Lamine Yamal returned to the Spain team to help them thump Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi is t

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Germany’s Kai Havertz: ‘I make runs that look pointless but I’m creating space’

Forward on the misunderstanding of his role and momentum the four-time champions have put together for a winning World Cup campaign after topping their groupKai Havertz is recalling the cocktail of feelings that swirled around his head in Budapest three-and-a-half weeks ago. Arse

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IOC scraps 130 years of tradition by paying athletes $10,000 at Olympics

IOC sets up £106m fund for all athletes at GamesMilano-Cortina competitors will be first to be paidThe International Olympic Committee has broken with 130 years of tradition by deciding to pay athletes to compete at the Olympic Games.Starting with the recent Milan-Cortina Winter

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Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽ Match in Seattle kicks off at 12pm local time/4pm ET/8pm BST⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail WillBefore each game in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup adventure, Sarajevo has blossomed with primary colours – and two distinct flags.One is the national flag dat

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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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Draper advances to Eastbourne Open quarter-finals

Jack Draper handled the Eastbourne heat to beat fellow Briton Jack Pinnington Jones and maintain his encouraging start under new coach Andy Murray.

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Maseko strike sends South Africa into first World Cup knockouts with win over South Korea

South Africa celebrated a first World Cup knockout berth with jubilant scenes on Wednesday after Thapelo Maseko’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 victory over South ⁠Korea, who still have a chance of advancing as one of the eight best third-placed teams.Maseko fired into the bo

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Ochoa and Mora make World Cup history as Mexico down Czech Republic

Guillermo Ochoa appeared at his sixth World Cup and 17-year-old Gilberto Mora shone as the youngest player to start in the competition for 24 years as co-hosts Mexico eliminated Czech Republic with a third consecutive win in Group A.

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Vinícius Júnior leads Brazil’s star cast in blockbuster show against sorry Scotland | Paul

Miami is still a city where the stars come out to play – and on Wednesday one shone brighter than anyone else“Water so clear you can see to the bottom, hundred thousand dollar cars e’ybody got ‘em. Ain’t no surprise in the club to see Sly Stallone, Miami my second home.” So said

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World Cup becomes cult of the individual but ignores team complexity | Jonathan Liew

The irony of the superstar-heavy narrative is the way it embellishes rather than diminishes importance of the collective“Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start,” began the Reuters match report of Portugal’s 1-1 draw against the Democ

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