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• Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 6

  13-06-2026 07:54 via bbc.com
  
  Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
  
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• Germany vs Curacao: World Cup titans take control of Group E clash following first-half scare as Julian Nagelsmann's men look to send message to rivals in Dallas

  14-06-2026 20:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Germany get their World Cup campaign underway against tournament debutants Curacao.
  
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• Jalen Brunson weighs in on Taylor Swift Knicks controversy as he defends radio host who told popstar to 'get out' of MSG on hot mic

  14-06-2026 20:04 via dailymail.com
  
  New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson used his winning momentum after claiming the NBA title to try and call off the Swifties on behalf of his friend Monica McNutt.
  
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• Eberechi Eze reveals he WILL take a World Cup penalty if called upon as 'grateful' Arsenal star vows to keep controversial run-up after Champions League nightmare

  14-06-2026 20:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Eze insisted that he will be ready to step up for England in a World Cup knockout shootout if called upon and believes the pain of Budapest will improve him as a player.
  
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• Anthony Gordon in line to get the nod for starting role against Croatia while Ezri Konsa appears set to partner John Stones in Dallas - but Thomas Tuchel faces Bukayo Saka fitness concern

  14-06-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Tuchel sees the value of both of his left wingers over 90 minutes, with Gordon offering positional discipline and intensity from the off.
  
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• Revealed: Why England have no concerns over Ivan Toney's Canadian visa - after Thomas Partey was banned from entering the country - INSIDE SPORT

  14-06-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  INSIDE SPORT: England have no concerns over Ivan Toney's ability to enter Canada should the Three Lions have to play in the country.
  
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• TV WATCH: Joe Hart was a strange choice of pundit for Scotland's World Cup return, but the former Celtic goalkeeper got one thing right

  14-06-2026 19:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Shortly after the BBC's coverage of Brazil's 1-1 draw with Morocco had finished, it was time for a quick pitstop as they refreshed their line-up of pundits for Scotland versus Haiti.
  
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• NBA champion Knicks receive a heroes' welcome in New York as jubilant players hang out of car windows after all-night party

  14-06-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The NBA champion New York Knicks are back in the Big Apple after arriving home on a charter flight from San Antonio just hours after winning the title.
  
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• Marc Cucurella set to join Real Madrid: Chelsea reach verbal agreement over £50m sale of full-back - as Blues team-mate Enzo Fernandez BACKS exit with social media 'like'

  14-06-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Cucurella is set to cost €55m (£47.4m) up front, with a further €5m (£4.3m) in achievable add-ons. It remains only an agreement at this stage, with the paperwork still to be finalised.
  
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• FIFA's World Cup 'hydration breaks' are a money-grabbing disgrace: Gianni Infantino is selling football's soul to broadcasters - and fans are paying the price, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI

  14-06-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: You cannot miss the big screen at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough - it's 360 feet wide and 60 high.
  
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• The ones that got away! Meet the World Cup XI of players who could have represented England - including two Man City stars!

  14-06-2026 18:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Most were born in England but had connections to other countries via their parents, while others started abroad but moved here at a young age.
  
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• Brave or stupid? San Antonio Spurs fan rescued by NYPD after attempting to fight HUNDREDS of jubilant Knicks fans in the heart of New York

  14-06-2026 18:38 via dailymail.com
  
  After watching his team collapse for a fourth time in the NBA Finals, a San Antonio Spurs fan watching Game 5 in New York City was ready to swing on any Knicks fans giving him a hard time.
  
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• England handed experienced former Champions League final referee for opening World Cup game against Croatia - and it's a great omen for Thomas Tuchel's side

  14-06-2026 18:13 via dailymail.com
  
  England players will see a familiar face when they take on Croatia in their World Cup opener on Wednesday.
  
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• Inside the final hours of tragic NFL star Aldon Smith: How friends desperately tried to revive struggling ex-49ers linebacker before his death at just 36

  14-06-2026 18:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Smith, who played 75 games in the NFL between 2011 and 2020, died on arrival at the Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, but until now very few details were known about the tragedy.
  
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• After too many years of glorious failure and X-rated post-mortems, Scotland's World Cup win is cause for celebration

  14-06-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Raise a glass, savour the moment and briefly bask in the glory. It may not get any better than this.
  
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• Germany vs Curacao - World Cup Group E LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as Julian Nagelsmann's side get their tournament underway against debutants in Houston

  14-06-2026 17:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Germany get their World Cup campaign underway against tournament debutants Curacao.
  
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• Scotland may be top of the group, but they are behind the eight-ball when it comes to reaching the knockout stage

  14-06-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  When the final whistle was blown on a nerve-shredding night in Foxborough, the roars of celebration could probably have been heard all the way from Boston to Bathgate.
  
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• Victor Wembanyama sparks fears for Spurs fans as he walks out of press conference with ominous message after crushing NBA Finals loss

  14-06-2026 17:13 via dailymail.com
  
  In the aftermath of yet another blown lead in the NBA Finals - this time, to end the series and cost his team a title - a dejected Victor Wembanyama sparked fear in the hearts of San Antonio Spurs fans.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton claims first win since his bombshell move to Ferrari after storming to victory at the Barcelona Grand Prix

  14-06-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Hamilton has not tasted victory since winning the Belgian Grand Prix in July 2024 - when he was still racing for Mercedes.
  
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• The stats that shame New York: NYPD reveals shocking toll of bloodshed as Knicks' historic title win plunged the city into meltdown

  14-06-2026 16:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The NYPD has released a full rundown of the shameful scenes that marred the Knicks' NBA title win on Saturday night, with multiple fans shot, stabbed and slashed in the chaos.
  
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• Emma Raducanu is downed in straight sets in Queen's final against Donna Vekic as British No 1's quest for a second title five years after her US Open win rolls on

  14-06-2026 16:31 via dailymail.com
  
  MATTHEW LAMBWELL: It is hardly a drought to compare with our footballers across the pond, but Emma Raducanu's five years of hurt continues.
  
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• England World Cup heist: Two men charged with theft and facing seven years in prison after $18K raid on Three Lions' Kansas City base camp

  14-06-2026 16:23 via dailymail.com
  
  CRAIG HOPE AND JACK GAUGHAN: Two men have been charged with the theft of $18,000 worth of England boots and equipment and face up to seven years in prison.
  
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• Haiti furious after VAR ignores TWO handball claims in Scotland's Group C win in Boston

  14-06-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Haiti captain Johnny Placide insists his side were denied two clear penalties in their 1-0 World Cup defeat to Scotland.
  
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• Inside the Knicks' wild locker room party: Timothee Chalamet's champagne shower... and MVP Jalen Brunson's message to fans in New York

  14-06-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A celebration 53 years in the making kicked off in the visitor's locker room at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio after the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA title since 1973.
  
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• NBA champion Trevor Ariza stuns fans by revealing tiny monthly salary in bitter custody battle... despite earning $116 MILLION in his career

  14-06-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Ariza, who was drafted by the Knicks and won a ring with the Lakers in 2009, made an eyewatering $116 million during his career, but now his money troubles have been laid bare in court.
  
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• I watched Scotland's historic World Cup win alongside former Prime Minister - and Tartan Army superfan - Gordon Brown... and saw what it meant for John McGinn and Co to end an agonising 36-year wait for victory

  14-06-2026 15:03 via dailymail.com
  
  15 years ago, he had promised his younger son he would take him to a World Cup match when Scotland next qualified. He had started to wonder if he would ever be able to fulfil that promise.
  
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• 'Jose doesn't mess about!': ASHLEY COLE and JOE COLE open up on 'tough love' Mourinho's Real Madrid re-appointment - and share their verdict on if Xabi Alonso can succeed at their old club Chelsea

  14-06-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Cole and Cole are here to talk Cole and Co. That is Ashley Cole and Joe Cole, former team-mates for Chelsea and England and old friends turned podcast partners, and we are discussing the core group of Cole Palmer, Reece James, Moises Caicedo and more with whom Xabi Alonso will work.
  
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• New York City descends into total CHAOS as teenager is shot, fans tear apart a school bus and riot cops rush to keep control after Knicks end 53-year championship curse

  14-06-2026 13:46 via dailymail.com
  
  New York City was a picture of pandemonium on Saturday night as the Knicks' NBA Championship celebrations descended into bloody violence and a teenager was shot.
  
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• Ronald Koeman's Netherlands have been ravaged by injuries and lack the flair and ingenuity of their Total Football predecessors... but this is why they remain World Cup dark horses, writes CHRIS WHEELER

  14-06-2026 13:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The Dutch FA has made reaching the semi-finals a minimum requirement, and even that feels like a stretch for this team ahead of tonight's Group F opener against Japan in Dallas.
  
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• Man who has predicted last THREE World Cup winners backs the Netherlands but troubled build-up, injury woes and a team lacking flair suggests he'll be wrong this time, writes CHRIS WHEELER

  14-06-2026 13:00 via dailymail.com
  
  By his own admission, UK-based German economist Joachim Klement admits there is an element of luck about his forecast model getting it right in Brazil, Russia and Qatar.
  
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