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• 🎥 Get real, mate!: Fher Olvera on Liam Gallagher, England-Mexico

  02-07-2026 14:44 via yahoo.com
  🎥 Get real, mate!: Fher Olvera on Liam Gallagher, England-MexicoThe atmosphere ahead of the crucial match between Mexico and England next Sunday, July 5, has unexpectedly heated up in the world of music. It all began with a direct provocation on social media from Brit Liam Gallagher.The former lead singer and songwriter of the legendary band Oasis lit the fuse by categorically stating on his Twitter account that the England national team could beat Mexico even while starting with a five-
  
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• 🚨 His sister says it: CR7 to end Portugal career after World Cup!

  03-07-2026 00:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 His sister says it: CR7 to end Portugal career after World Cup!Was that really agreed upon? Just one hour before the World Cup round-of-32 clash between Portugal and Croatia, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister caused a real bombshell!Katia has just told 'SportTV' that her brother will end his career in the national team shirt after this tournament."Enjoy it while you still can. It will soon be over. According to the information I have from a reliable source … this is his LAST DANC
  
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• Genoa considering move for Artem Dovbyk at De Rossi’s request

  03-07-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Genoa considering move for Artem Dovbyk at De Rossi’s requestArtem Dovbyk could land another move in Italy as he continues being linked with a departure from Roma.The Ukrainian striker is currently at the center of numerous transfer rumours, the latest one linking him with Daniele De Rossi’s Genoa.As reported by Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport, De Rossi’s side  is trying to bring Dovbyk on loan, but the position of the Giallorossi club and the player remains unclear.Before
  
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• El Shaarawy closing in on move to Al Shabab as free agent

  03-07-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  El Shaarawy closing in on move to Al Shabab as free agentFollowing his departure from Roma, Stephan El Shaarawy is ready to open a new chapter in his career.The Italian winger is said to be nearing a move to the Saudi Pro League despite drawing interest all over Serie A.According to Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport, the former Giallorossi player is close to joining Carrasco’s Al Shabab.The Arab club has offered a two-year contract worth €10 million per season. El Shaarawy, however, is
  
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• Contact Roma-Garnacho: Giallorossi propose a loan deal

  03-07-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Contact Roma-Garnacho: Giallorossi propose a loan dealRoma continues to move the market in search of quality reinforcements for their attacking department.According to Alfredo Pedullà, Roma have conducted an initial exploratory inquiry for Alejandro Garnacho. The Giallorossi have reportedly requested information from Chelsea to assess the feasibility of the deal and determine whether negotiations could begin in the coming weeks.The Argentine winger, born in 2004, is one of the players ide
  
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• 💣 It's the last dance: Ronaldo's sister hints at goodbye

  02-07-2026 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💣 It's the last dance: Ronaldo's sister hints at goodbyeKatia Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, believes the striker’s farewell to the Portugal national team could be near.
  The footballer’s sister spoke to reporters in Toronto, where Portugal faces Croatia in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32.Aveiro said she feels confident and happy to be able to experience this moment alongside her brother. She described the match as “the last dance” for both Ronaldo and Lu
  
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• World Cup 2026: Was video replay misused to give red card to USMNT's Folarin Balogun?

  02-07-2026 23:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Was video review improperly used to determine that United States striker Folarin Balogun deserved a red card for his foul on Bosnia and Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemović?Balogun was sent off in the 64th minute of the USMNT's 2-0 win in the World Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday night. As he and Muharemović jockeyed for position for a ball bouncing towards them, Balogun stepped on the back of Muharemović’s leg.The step appeared accidental — Balogun was looking straight ahead
  
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• World Cup 2026: USMNT shatters viewership record with 24 million viewers for Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina

  02-07-2026 23:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the United States men's national team continues its best run in decades, the Americans are pulling more and more eyes their way.Fox Sports announced Thursday that 24.429 million viewers tuned in for the USMNT's Round of 32 matchup against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, shattering the team's previous viewership record. The USMNT had previously set that record with more than 18 million viewers for their group stage opener against Paraguay.The game peaked at 31.883 million viewers between
  
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• 📋 It’s CR7 v Modric and more! See Portugal and Croatia line-ups

  02-07-2026 23:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 It’s CR7 v Modric and more! See Portugal and Croatia line-upsThe moment of truth has arrived for Portugal and Croatia, with a place in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 on the line. The highly anticipated clash kicks off at 8pm (Brasília time).And it will be played at BMO Field, in Toronto.Norwegian referee Espen Eskas will be in charge.CazéTV will broadcast it. 
  Portugal 🇵🇹A place in the round of 32 came after finishing second in Gr
  
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• 🚨 A Guinness record has just fallen at the World Cup!

  02-07-2026 23:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 A Guinness record has just fallen at the World Cup!Unai Simón has just claimed one of the finest records of this World Cup.Thanks to another clean sheet in Spain’s 2-0 win over Austria, La Roja’s goalkeeper has officially become the keeper with the longest unbeaten run in the history of the competition: 519 minutes. The Guinness record is his!The Spanish shot-stopper has thus erased the legendary record of Walter Zenga from the history books. The Italian goalkeeper h
  
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• How to watch Paraguay vs France live: Stream, TV channel, team news, prediction

  02-07-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — In case you haven't heard, the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence being signed in Philadelphia this Saturday is a big deal. But so too is Paraguay against France in the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup, as the temperature will be around 100 degrees. WATCH — Paraguay v FrancePhiladelphia is at the center of huge celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, as underdogs Paraguay look to cause another huge ups
  
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• Are you watching, France? Spain breeze past Austria – and this is why they’re peaking at just the right time

  02-07-2026 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While all the big-hitters around them experience a glut of goals and drama, depending on which way you glance, Spain continue their methodical and altogether stress-free path to the latter stages of the World Cup. Sure, they are lacking France’s all-out firepower. Sure, they are lacking a leading talisman in Argentina’s Lionel Messi or England’s Harry Kane. But as a cohesive unit, ticking over possession and grounding their opposition into submission, there is still no collecti
  
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• Manchester City close in on £10 million deal for Leicester City winger – Arsenal withdraw from race

  02-07-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City close in on £10 million deal for Leicester City winger – Arsenal withdraw from raceManchester City manager Enzo Maresca is using his knowledge of Leicester’s talent to spearhead an opportunistic hijack for a wing talent.Despite extensive discussions, Arsenal have opted to walk away from the table for Jeremy Monga after deciding that the valuation of a deal was too steep.The Foxes have protected their financial position by agreeing to a £10 million compromi
  
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• Leeds United Have Increased Their Bid To £23m For Midfielder: Does It Make Sense?

  02-07-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leeds United Have Increased Their Bid To £23m For Midfielder: Does It Make Sense?Leeds United are throwing serious weight around in the transfer market. They have just lodged an improved £23 million bid, plus add-ons, for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles.Leeds United test Southampton resolve with improved £23m Shea Charles bidSimon Jones of the Daily Mail broke the news, revealing that Elland Road directors are desperate to test the south coast club’s resolve after an
  
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• 🙈 Three nutmegs in one half: Bundesliga star terrorised by Yamal!

  02-07-2026 23:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🙈 Three nutmegs in one half: Bundesliga star terrorised by Yamal!It promised to be the duel of this match: Konrad Laimer at left-back and Lamine Yamal on the right wing went head-to-head in the round of 32 clash between Austria and Spain.Did this world-class matchup produce a winner?Well, if you only look at the number of nutmegs handed out, that victory clearly goes to Yamal.In the first half alone, the 18-year-old nutmegged Laimer no fewer than three times. At times, the Bayern star lo
  
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• Swiss Super League: FC Zürich sign Slovenia international Nina Kajzba

  02-07-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Swiss Super League: FC Zürich sign Slovenia international Nina KajzbaSlovenian striker Nina Kajzba has signed for Swiss Super League outfit FC Zürich from Italian team Parma Calcio. She has signed a long-term contract, keeping her at the club until 2028.The speedy attacker spent the 2025/26 season on loan from Parma at Belgian side Standard Liège, where she established herself as a key squad member.Kajzba brings a wealth of experience to Zürich. After making her debut for S
  
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• Manchester City is pushing hard to sign a Leicester City wonderkid

  02-07-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City is pushing hard to sign a Leicester City wonderkidManchester City have announced the signing of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. Anderson will immediately slot into City’s first team and be expected to make an immediate impact. City are looking to bolster Enzo Maresca’s squad this summer. At the same time, City are also in the market for elite young players. Now, Manchester City have been linked with a move for Leicester City wonderkid Jeremy Monga. The young w
  
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• Liverpool could land their perfect Ibrahima Konate successor for only £30m

  02-07-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool could land their perfect Ibrahima Konate successor for only £30mThe Frenchman followed Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson out of the Anfield doors and left for free at the end of the 2025-26 season.Konate's future had been up in the air for some time and, since an agreement for a new Liverpool deal couldn't be reached, it meant that the Reds lost yet another one of their first-team players to Real Madrid for nothing.This has led to many centre-backs being linked with a Liverpool mo
  
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• Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: Rodri helps Spain into mouth-watering last-16 clash

  02-07-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: Rodri helps Spain into mouth-watering last-16 clashRodri completed the full 90 minutes as Spain cruised beyond Austria in a 3-0 win to reach the last-16 of the FIFA World Cup.The European champions dominated the pace of the game, overcoming a frustrating opening half-hour where Marc Cucurella had a goal harshly ruled out for a Pau Cubarsí foul on goalkeeper Alexander Schlager.The breakthrough finally arrived in the 36th minute when Mikel Oyarzabal neatly swe
  
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• Celtic Want To Sign This 21-Year-Old Defender: Wise Option For The Hopps?

  02-07-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic Want To Sign This 21-Year-Old Defender: Wise Option For The Hopps?The summer transfer window has barely cracked open, yet Celtic already find themselves embroiled in a proper continental dogfight. According to transfer insider Matteo Moretto, the Scottish champions have launched a concrete bid for Rayo Vallecano’s Nobel Mendy. They aren’t alone. Bundesliga heavyweights Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart have also thrown their hats into the ring, sparking a multi-club tug-of
  
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• World Cup 2026: Spain coasts past Austria behind Mikel Oyarzabal brace, into Round of 16

  02-07-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. — This World Cup has belonged to its biggest stars. Spain showed Thursday it doesn't need one.With Lamine Yamal largely quiet, Spain relied on crisp passing, patient buildup and a pair of perfect Marc Cucurella setups to coast past Austria 3-0 in a Round of 32 match at SoFi Stadium.Cucurella picked out Mikel Oyarzabal for Spain's first goal in the 36th minute, slipping a perfectly weighted pass into the box that Oyarzabal guided into the far corner with his first touch. P
  
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• Dusan Vlahovic waiting for Barcelona & Bayern, puts Besiktas on hold

  02-07-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dusan Vlahovic waiting for Barcelona & Bayern, puts Besiktas on holdSerie A side Juventus have parted ways with Dusan Vlahovic, who is now a free agent. But the player has made up his mind about his future.La Gazzetta dello Sportreport that the striker, who has been approached by Besiktas, was in Turkey yesterday to listen to their offer. He also spoke to Vincenzo Italiano at length about their interest but has put the offer from the Turkish giants on hold.They are offering a wage packet of
  
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• 🎥 Bring on Portugal or Croatia! Spain dominate, reach Copa last 16

  02-07-2026 22:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 Bring on Portugal or Croatia! Spain dominate, reach Copa last 16The reigning European champions, Spain are another team through to the FIFA World Cup round of 16.Thanks to goals from Oyarzábal (two) and Pedro Porro, La Roja beat Austria 3-0 this Thursday (2).The match was played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. And now they await the winner of Portugal vs Croatia, who will face off later today (8pm Brasília time). Spain have now gone 34 matches without tasti
  
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• 🥇 Unai Simón breaks the all-time World Cup clean-sheet record

  02-07-2026 22:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🥇 Unai Simón breaks the all-time World Cup clean-sheet recordUnai Simón has become the goalkeeper with the longest clean-sheet streak in World Cup history. The Spanish keeper surpassed the 517 minutes Walter Zenga set at Italy 1990, a record that had remained untouched for more than three decades.
  The Vitoria-born goalkeeper’s streak began at Qatar 2022, with the final 39 minutes against Japan and the full Round of 16 match against Morocco, including extra time. Sim&o
  
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• Aston Villa Want This £25M Midfielder This Summer: Right Option At This Price?

  02-07-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa Want This £25M Midfielder This Summer: Right Option At This Price?The transfer window is picking up speed, and Aston Villa are pushing hard to land Celta Vigo midfielder Ilaix Moriba. Recruitment chiefs in the Midlands have identified the Guinean international as the ideal engine room operator to add steel to Unai Emery’s squad.Aston Villa look to strike Moriba bargain as Emery plots midfield overhaulAccording to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, Villa’s
  
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• Tottenham offered chance to sign Rafa Leao, Milan open to loan

  02-07-2026 22:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham offered chance to sign Rafa Leao, Milan open to loanSerie A side Milan have now decided to part ways with Rafael Leao and could be open to flexible options, with the player offered to Tottenham Hotspur.La Gazzetta dello Sportreport that the Rossoneri have begun discussions with the forward’s entourage. The result is that the Portuguese attacker is not part of Ruben Amorim’s plans. Despite that, no concrete offers have come up for Leao. Barcelona have shown very limited
  
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• Liverpool open talks with Manchester City over deal for 22-year-old forward

  02-07-2026 22:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool open talks with Manchester City over deal for 22-year-old forwardLiverpool have been frustrated in their chase for Yan Diomande.The Ivorian winger, 19, has opted against a move to Merseyside - not long after the outgoing Premier League champions had an opening bid turned down by RB Leipzig.Sporting director Richard Hughes offered a fee that could reach €100m for the Cote d’Ivoire international - who is under contract with the Red Bull-owned club until 2030.That sum wasn&rsqu
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur Agree To Sign This Newcastle United Midfielder: Good Signing For De Zerbi?

  02-07-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur Agree To Sign This Newcastle United Midfielder: Good Signing For De Zerbi?In a recent post on X, respected journalist Fabrizio Romano claimed that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to sign Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali. It has been mentioned that Spurs have agreed on a record-breaking deal to land the Italy international this off-season.Tonali’s Impressive Form In The Premier LeagueTonali enjoyed a good run of form at the Tyneside club as he put in a series of imp
  
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• The 10 (not entirely serious…) right-back options Thomas Tuchel should consider

  02-07-2026 22:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  They may be more of an infamous five than a famous five. Reece James, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa are the quintet to play at right-back in this World Cup for England.Four games, five right-backs, perhaps only one of them with a genuinely preferred position of right-back... And given that Tino Livramento was in the original squad and Ben White might have been but for injury, there could have been still others. But if Thomas Tuchel needs a sixth right-back of the World
  
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• Man Utd ready for Baleba move - Friday gossip

  02-07-2026 22:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United want Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba, Arsenal are keen on Aston Villa favourite Ezri Konsa and Bruno Guimaraes, and is Mason Greenwood heading to Madrid?After missing out on Mateus Fernandes, Manchester United are ready to make a bid for Brighton's 22-year-old Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba. (Give Me Sport)Arsenal remain determined to sign Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, and are preparing a bid believing that a £60m package is still possible for the Brazili
  
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