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• Premier League quartet want Scott - Sunday's gossip

  04-07-2026 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth's Alex Scott wanted by Premier League quartet, Arsenal agree to sell Leandro Trossard, Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo on Real Madrid's radar, plus more.
  
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• Canada’s World Cup exit revives questions over Alphonso Davies injury management

  04-07-2026 23:23 via theguardian.com
  Canada’s World Cup run ended without Alphonso Davies playing against Morocco, reviving debate over the injury that derailed the team’s biggest starComing into this World Cup, Canada’s hopes hinged on the form of their one world-class player, Alphonso Davies. This has been the case for every major competition they have entered since he made his international debut in 2017, and it’s easy to see why: over the last nine years, Davies has transformed Canada’s fortunes.Af
  
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• Unbeaten in 34 matches - why Morocco are World Cup contenders

  04-07-2026 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AsMorocco beat Canada to book their place in the last-8, their World Cup campaign can no longer be seen as a fairytale.
  
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• Everton agree £24m deal for Chelsea winger George

  04-07-2026 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton agree a deal worth up to £24m including add-ons to sign Chelsea winger Tyrique George, subject to personal terms and a medical.
  
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• ‘We were better than them’: Marsch bullish despite Canada’s World Cup exit to Morocco

  04-07-2026 22:58 via theguardian.com
  Canada coach says his side ‘totally controlled the match’Ouahbi: ‘It takes some nerve to say when you lose 3-0’Jesse Marsch spoke of his pride in his Canada side after their last-16 exit to Morocco, claiming they were the better team and challenging his players to keep producing the levels they have reached in this tournament.“We totally controlled the match,” he said. “We were the ones more likely to win the game, but goals change games so they could si
  
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• Morocco reach quarter-finals as co-hosts Canada knocked out

  04-07-2026 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canada become the first of co-hosts to exit the 2026 World Cup, after being beaten 3-0 by Morocco in Houston.
  
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• Ounahi gives Morocco the lead against Canada

  04-07-2026 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Azzedine Ounahi scores the opener for Morocco against Canada in the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
  
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• Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he has moved on after confrontation with Dallas police

  04-07-2026 21:04 via theguardian.com
  Egypt says Dallas hotel incident is resolvedHassan accepts police apology after clashCoach waves Palestine flag after victoryEgypt coach Hossam Hassan said he considered the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas.Video began circulating Thursday, a day before Egypt beat Australia in the round of the 32 at the World Cup, showing both men arguing with a Dallas police officer, apparently over a
  
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• Why England won't fear Mexico or the Azteca - Shearer

  04-07-2026 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Alan Shearer explains why Thomas Tuchel's team will not be worried about the difficult conditions when they play Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.
  
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• Listen: Sportsound with Lennon, Levein & Neilson

  04-07-2026 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All the news from the World Cup plus Neil Lennon, Robbie Neilson, Craig McLeish and more
  
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• Fenerbahce complete deal to sign Ake from Man City

  04-07-2026 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fenerbahce sign Netherlands defender Nathan Ake from Manchester City in a deal that could be worth up to £8.5m.
  
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• Football Daily | Argentina advance. But for Cape Verde, they’ll always have for ever

  04-07-2026 16:29 via theguardian.com
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!They couldn’t, could they? They almost did. Fair play, Gianni Infantino, adding an extra knockout round has proved a worthy addition to the Geopolitics World Cup. Sure, the group stage occasionally dragged like a wet Sunday in February, with attendant Scottish and South Korean tears, and Uruguayan rage, but jeopardy is king content. And “the 32” signed off with an all-time classic that went close to delivering the greatest shoc
  
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• Why Europe's top clubs are eyeing Morocco's teenage sensation Bouaddi

  04-07-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After lighting up the 2022 World Cup Morocco are once again shining on the global stage - but this time they have teenage sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi in their ranks.
  
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• ‘This is a hellhole’: Aramco makes its presence hurt in the shadow of the World Cup

  04-07-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas city, residents say the firm’s refinery is exposing them to poisonous gases and long-term health problemsThe street is wide, its grass verges thick and scruffy after a week of rainstorms. Jamal Johnson will walk home straight down the middle carrying his plastic shopping bag, a jot of motion through the stillness. He lives in one of the modest wood-panelled h
  
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• Oxlade-Chamberlain signs new one-year Celtic deal

  04-07-2026 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England-capped midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signs a new one-year contract with Celtic.
  
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• World Cup quiz: How well do you remember the last 32?

  04-07-2026 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The World Cup's last-32 ties were decided in a busy six-day spell. But how closely were you paying attention?
  
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• Lightning, hotel security and spying - issues England face in Mexico

  04-07-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are booed as they arrive at their Mexico City hotel to prepare for their World Cup last-16 game against Mexico - and it's not the only issue they face.
  
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• Williamson eyes Scotland job with McCoist on staff

  04-07-2026 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Hibernian and Kilmarnock manager Bobby Williamson puts himself forward for the job as Scotland head coach leading a dream team of Ally McCoist, Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson.
  
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• In spotlight but shunning limelight - Olise's unique rise to top

  04-07-2026 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A footballer who dislikes too much media attention, but Michael Olise might not have much choice if he carries on his World Cup heroics.
  
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• Brazil going out? Chris Sutton predicts World Cup's last-16 matches

  04-07-2026 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the last-16 ties at the 2026 World Cup, including England against Mexico.
  
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• Eight of the 10 most populous countries are not in the World Cup

  04-07-2026 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many countries with massive populations consistently miss out on football’s biggest party. What can they do to change their sporting fortunes?
  
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• World Cup 2026 power rankings: undisputed No 1, co-hosts surge and giants fall

  04-07-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  We assess the standing of the nations who played in the tournament’s last 32 before the next round of games beginsLes Bleus look unstoppable – all six of our judges ranked them No 1. Sweden did their best to cope with the French front four but were blown away by the slickest operation in town. Even when an opponent is feeling comfortable, Michael Olise or Kylian Mbappé can produce genius without notice, ripping apart the best-organised defences. “I did say that I wanted
  
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• For all Cape Verde’s heroics, Africa’s World Cup could and perhaps should have been better | Jonathan Wilson

  04-07-2026 09:26 via theguardian.com
  Egypt and Morocco are in the last 16 after shootouts, but the continent’s pyramid appears to be getting broader rather than much higherFor Africa, this World Cup feels like one of those classic memes from the early days of social media. Is it a gold and white dress or a black and blue dress? Is it a duck or a rabbit? Has this been a good World Cup for Africa or one that underlines the problems of football on the continent? It probably depends where you’re standing.For years, the Conf
  
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• Survival is key for England in epic test or it will be a Mexican wave goodbye

  04-07-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Azteca tie is one of those World Cup occasions that transcend sport – and Tuchel’s side face a challenge all about progress, not processNausea, cramps, shortness of breath. Time-lagged, unacclimatised, eyes bulging as the vertigo hits. Not to mention three times more likely to suffer unwanted swelling of the brain. Watching England play football at this World Cup has certainly been a physical trial at times. Not least for those back home hunkered around the screen, feeling the energy
  
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• ‘An incredible man’: how Carlo Ancelotti has turned Brazil into potential World Cup winners

  04-07-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Italian’s man-management and decisiveness has shielded the talented Seleção squad and made fans believe againBrazil arrived at the World Cup with several open wounds. Since Qatar in 2022 there were four changes of manager, 95 players called up and a political crisis, including the ousting of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president. It has been a big mess, with many uncertainties, and the mood among the fans was one of pessimism.But then Carlo Ancelotti arrived. G
  
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• Murals, flags and beef dishes - Messi mania takes hold in Miami

  04-07-2026 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi's World Cup goals roadshow continued with his seventh of the tournament for Argentina against Cape Verde - and delighted the fans who were in Miami to see their hero.
  
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• Arias strike sends Colombia into last 16 with victory over Ghana

  04-07-2026 06:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jhon Arias scores the only goal of the game as Colombia become the last team to book their place in the last 16 following a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City.
  
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• Jhon Arias goal sends Colombia into last 16 as Ghana bow out of World Cup

  04-07-2026 05:44 via theguardian.com
  Ghana can only have feared the worst when Luis Suárez’s number came up in the seventh minute. A day on from the 16th anniversary of one of the most infamous episodes in World Cup history, the Colombia forward who shares a name with the man whose handball broke the hearts of Black Stars supporters in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup returned to haunt them.Not long after coming off the bench, it was the Sporting striker who provided the assist for what turned out to be the win
  
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• Farewell Cape Verde - the underdogs the World Cup will never forget

  04-07-2026 05:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cape Verde may have been the World Cup's second-smallest nation but they leave the largest impact as they depart following defeat by defending champions Argentina in an epic.
  
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• Argentina overcome Cape Verde in extra-time thriller

  04-07-2026 03:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Argentina overcome a huge scare as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time thanks to a deflected header from Cristian Romero to advance to the last 16.
  
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• Five and a half hours that left England's World Cup tie in chaos

  04-07-2026 03:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For several hours on Friday, no-one seemed to know when England's World Cup last-16 match against co-hosts Mexico would kick off. BBC Sport explains how a story of confusion and anger - culminating in a Fifa U-turn - unfolded.
  
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• Cape Verde threaten shock for the ages before Argentina break hearts in World Cup classic

  04-07-2026 03:06 via theguardian.com
  What a game, what a series of moments, what a display of spirit and skill from Cape Verde, a tiny island nation with a far-flung diaspora team, who took Argentina right to the brink of one of the great sporting shocks in Miami.How to tell the story of this game? Imagine being pounded around the head for 120 minutes, first slowly, then much more quickly, with moments of brilliance, narrative shifts, epic subplots and violent tonal contrasts, from the Messi-Vozinha double header, to the elite cine
  
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• 'What a strike!' - Cabral hits brilliant goal to draw Cape Verde level in extra time

  04-07-2026 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sidny Cabral scores an incredible goal in extra time for Cape Verde as they equalise for a second time against Argentina.
  
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• Argentina stunned as Duarte equalises for Cape Verde

  04-07-2026 02:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deroy Duarte stuns Argentina as he equalises for Cape Verde during their World Cup round of 32 match in Miami.
  
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• 'Sensational' Messi finish gives Argentina the lead

  04-07-2026 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi hits Argentina's opening goal against Cape Verde with a "sensational" finish in Miami, as he scores in an eighth consecutive World Cup game.
  
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