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• When will an African side win the World Cup?

  10-06-2026 10:53 via bbc.com
  
  Morocco became Africa's first World Cup semi-finalists at Qatar 2022, but how close is a side from the continent to lifting the trophy?
  
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• Overcooked Rice! Jordan Pickford and Arsenal star Declan lead sunburnt Three Lions as England fall victim to the Florida heat just days after their World Cup arrival

  10-06-2026 16:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Declan Rice and his England team-mates appeared to have caught the sun as they posed for their official World Cup photos on the eve of the North American tournament. 
  
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• Ben Stokes DROPPED as Joe Root is named interim England Test captain in his absence - after all-rounder and Gus Atkinson were suspended following nightclub incident with 125kg Saracens rugby star

  10-06-2026 16:31 via dailymail.com
  
  RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes has been omitted from England's second Test squad against New Zealand with Joe Root taking over as interim captain.
  
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• Furious Everton release statement after being ordered to pay Burnley £40MILLION over PSR breaches

  10-06-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Everton have reacted furiously to being ordered to pay Burnley £40million over PSR breaches. The club released a statement telling fans they will appeal the verdict.
  
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• NFL WAG Claire Kittle opens up on IVF journey after 'extremely dangerous' ectopic pregnancy

  10-06-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Claire Kittle, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle, revealed that the couple were trying to get pregnant again after suffering an ectopic pregnancy back in 2023.
  
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• Dak Prescott hints 'stress' of shock split from fiancee Sarah Jane Ramos has affected his health on return to Cowboys

  10-06-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Ramos, the mother of Prescott's two children, abruptly called off their lavish Lake Como wedding in March, five weeks before the April date, due to alleged cheating by the NFL star.
  
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• Horror as college football star Nic Smith, 20, found dead on university campus

  10-06-2026 15:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The University of Kentucky Police Department were notified on Monday morning that a student had been found dead in a residence hall.
  
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• Winter Olympics 'traitor' Eileen Gu sparks fury among wealthy San Francisco neighbors as pile of trash is left outside her $1.8 million home

  10-06-2026 14:14 via dailymail.com
  
  It's claimed that on Tuesday there was a couch, mattress, broken lamp, clothes, books, medication bottles and other debris piled up outside the $1.8 million property on 25th Avenue.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne tears up on live TV - as he reveals his alcohol addiction was so bad he drank 30 cans of Red Bull a day to wean himself off booze

  10-06-2026 14:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Gascoigne almost broke down in tears during an emotional live TV appearance on Wednesday morning, discussing his alcohol addiction. 
  
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• Trump doubles down on his Stephen A. Smith insults and says ESPN star is as 'dumb as a rock' as Knicks feud rages on

  10-06-2026 14:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Smith escalated the feud on Tuesday - even mocking Trump for allegedly falling asleep at Game 3 of the NBA Finals - after the president questioned his IQ.
  
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• Lionel Messi and Argentina team-mates have passport details LEAKED in bizarre team sheet data breach

  10-06-2026 13:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Lionel Scaloni's side beat Iceland 3-0 in Alabama in the early hours of Wednesday morning (GMT) in front of 88,000 fans.
  
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• History-making college football coach dead at 77: Tributes pour in for former Oklahoma State hero

  10-06-2026 13:52 via dailymail.com
  
  He led the Cowboys to an 8-4 record in 1997. They reached as high as No. 12 in the national rankings and were rewarded with a spot in the Alamo Bowl.
  
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• Lionel Messi's Argentina swansong and Cristiano Ronaldo gunning for glory with Portugal: The football superstars who will see out their last dance at the 2026 World Cup

  10-06-2026 13:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon, with the opening game set to take place on Thursday as Mexico welcome South Africa in the opener of the 23rd edition of football's greatest tournament. 
  
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• Anderson's rise from League Two loan to potential British record transfer

  10-06-2026 13:44 via bbc.com
  
  How Elliot Anderson has gone from Bristol Rovers to the verge of becoming the most expensive British player ever.
  
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• Championship clubs agree to stricter salary cap

  10-06-2026 13:41 via bbc.com
  
  Rugby league's Championship clubs agree to implement a stricter salary cap for the competition from next season onwards.
  
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• State of Origin star Payne Haas's father is released from a Filipino jail and dodges the death penalty after allegedly trafficking more than 5kg of meth

  10-06-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Payne Haas has received some uplifting news as his father has been released from jail in the Philippines.
  
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• Why are so few women reaching the top in coaching?

  10-06-2026 13:15 via bbc.com
  
  Hannah Dingley became the first female manager of a professional men's side in England in 2023 but she says more needs to be done to help women advance in coaching roles.
  
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• Elliot Anderson is at the heart of a Manchester transfer war and indispensable for Thomas Tuchel - the reserved England star's rise is one nobody saw coming, writes IAN LADYMAN

  10-06-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Elliot Anderson says he cannot remember where he watched the last major tournament that England played in, the 2024 European Championships in Germany.
  
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• Why Newcastle are signing a 'giant' from French second tier

  10-06-2026 13:07 via bbc.com
  
  Ewen Jaouen has undergone a medical before completing a move from Stade de Reims to Newcastle United.
  
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• Death and destruction, the Hand of God, the Falklands fall-out and Gary Lineker's Golden Boot: Inside the madness of Mexico's 1986 World Cup and Diego Maradona's crowning glory

  10-06-2026 13:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The first seismic tremor of the biggest of all Mexico's earthquakes was felt at 7.17am and 50 seconds on the morning of September 19, 1985. It registered at 8.0 on the Richter Scale.
  
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• REVIEW: Netflix are paying £14m for Gary Lineker to win the World Cup podcast war from a swanky Times Square apartment - but his new show doesn't deliver the hot takes

  10-06-2026 12:45 via dailymail.com
  
  It didn't take long to hear that signature guffaw of Micah Richards, or the Alan Shearer put-down at Gary Lineker's expense, that have become part of the furniture for the Rest is Football.
  
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• Channel Nine vs Channel Seven as footy reporters get into blistering argument in the studio: 'Feels like a bomb has gone off'

  10-06-2026 12:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The status of the new Tasmanian team has been at the centre of much controversy over the past week.
  
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• From fan to fulcrum - the family story of Dingwall's Prem title quest

  10-06-2026 12:20 via bbc.com
  
  Fraser Dingwall has enjoyed a remarkable journey from fan to Prem title winner - and he wants a second crown with Northampton.
  
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• Man United announce they are RELEASING Jadon Sancho and haven't taken easy option of adding a year to £250,000-a-week contract to sell him

  10-06-2026 12:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Jadon Sancho is leaving Manchester United on a free transfer - five years after signing him for £73million - after deciding not to trigger a year's extension in his contract.
  
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• Roy Keane phones Bruno Fernandes after Man United captain accused him of LYING - but says he wants to keep 'boundaries' between stars and pundits

  10-06-2026 11:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Roy Keane buried the hatchet with Bruno Fernandes during 'a lovely chat' to clear the air after the Man United star had called the pundit a liar. 
  
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• Banned referee Artan arrives home in Somalia

  10-06-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  
  Omar Artan vows to officiate at the 2030 World Cup instead after arriving home in Somalia in the wake of being banned from entering the United States.
  
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• New controversy over Norway's incredible Viking World Cup team photo: Questions are raised over £3m in cash from nation's 'most expensive photograph'

  10-06-2026 11:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Norway's viral Viking World Cup photoshoot has come under scrutiny as it is prepared for sale as the country's 'most expensive photograph', according to local reports. 
  
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• Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

  10-06-2026 11:10 via bbc.com
  
  The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association.
  
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• Barcelona END their interest in Marcus Rashford and send him back to Man United after refusing to pay just £26m for him

  10-06-2026 11:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Barcelona are sending Marcus Rashford back to Manchester United and he will not play for them next season, according to reports in Spain this morning.
  
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• World Cup referee who was kicked out of America - after being flagged for TERRORISM fears according to Trump officials - gets hero's welcome back in Somalia

  10-06-2026 11:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The Somalian referee acclaimed as the 'best in Africa' - who was kicked out of the US ahead of the World Cup - was given a hero's welcome in his homeland. 
  
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