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• Liverpool facing summer upheaval as transfer guru Michael Edwards steps down

  10-07-2026 15:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michael Edwards is leaving Liverpool for a second time after standing down as Fenway Sports Group’s CEO of football.The transfer guru, who told the club’s owners last autumn he was planning to go, has served his notice period and is going with a year of his contract remaining.Edwards, Liverpool’s former director of football, returned to Anfield in a broader role in 2024, following Jurgen Klopp’s departure and when FSG were looking to purchase another club. However, FSG di
  
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• Switzerland manager criticises controversial new ‘mistaken identity’ rule after World Cup exit

  12-07-2026 08:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Switzerland manager Murat Yakin said his side’s World Cup quarter-final was destroyed by the new mistaken identity rule that led to Breel Embolo being sent off in their 3-1 defeat to Argentina.Embolo was shown a second yellow card when, initially, Leandro Paredes had been cautioned for a challenge on him – only for referee Joao Pinheiro to review the incident and conclude the Switzerland striker had dived. But Yakin argued it should never have got that far by saying that Paredes shou
  
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• Norway talisman heaps praise on Jude Bellingham after World Cup quarterfinal clash: ‘Real Madrid and England are lucky’

  12-07-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Norway talisman heaps praise on Jude Bellingham after World Cup quarterfinal clash: ‘Real Madrid and England are lucky’Jude Bellingham is rewriting the history books with his FIFA World Cup campaign, and he is even a strong contender for the Golden Ball at this point in time.Taking to the field against Norway in England’s quarterfinal tie last night, the English midfielder produced his second consecutive brace to put his side through with little help from his teammates.Both goa
  
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• Barcelona’s latest signing won’t impact pursuit of La Liga sensation – Romano

  12-07-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Barcelona’s latest signing won’t impact pursuit of La Liga sensation – RomanoBarcelona have moved quickly to secure a move for talented German attacker Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund.Much like the Anthony Gordon deal that they pulled off earlier this summer, there was little to no news about Barça’s interest before they submitted the first bid.Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano gave his patented ‘Here we go’ for the deal earlier this week, wi
  
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• World Cup QF Drama: Argentina Beats Swiss, England Overcomes Norway Cable Controversy & Semis Preview

  12-07-2026 08:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  Subscribe to The CooligansApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeIn this electric, late-night episode of The Cooligans After Dark, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros fire up the microphones live from Miami to unpack a chaotic day of World Cup quarterfinal action. The guys kick off with Argentina’s high-stakes 3-1 victory over Switzerland, a match far tighter than the final scoreline suggests. They dive headfirst into the massive refereeing controversy surrounding Breel Embolo's game-alterin
  
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• Liverpool in talks to sign £38m Brazil midfielder after dramatic transfer U-turn

  12-07-2026 08:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool in talks to sign £38m Brazil midfielder after dramatic transfer U-turnLiverpool are set to make big midfield alterations this summer. There is uncertainty around several of their midfielders - including Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister and Stefan Bajcetic. Jones, 25, is a target for Inter Milan and Nottingham Forest - and if no new contract is agreed then expect him to be moved on.Macca, meanwhile, is back on the radar for Real Madrid with the Spanish capital side set to sell Ed
  
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• 🚨 Official: Senegal start the process to oust Pape Thiaw

  12-07-2026 08:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  🚨 Official: Senegal start the process to oust Pape ThiawThe axe has fallen for Pape Thiaw. In a statement released at 4 a.m., the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) announced that it had “decided to initiate proceedings to terminate Pape Thiaw’s duties.”This decision was made following a meeting of the FSF Executive Committee, bringing the coach’s spell in charge of the Lions of Teranga to an end.Crowned African champion just 175 days ago – before CAF deci
  
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• Sporting Kansas City eye ambitious move to sign ex-Liverpool star Mohamed Salah

  12-07-2026 08:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Sporting Kansas City eye ambitious move to sign ex-Liverpool star Mohamed SalahSporting Kansas City are hoping to sign former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah this summer, according to reports. The Egyptian’s future remains uncertain after he left the Anfield outfit earlier this year, with Sporting KC positioning themselves as frontrunners in the race for the 34-year-old. However, any deal remains unlikely. Saudi Pro League clubs remain determined to lure Salah to the Middle East,
  
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• Bellingham turns on hero mode as Messi reaches another milestone

  12-07-2026 08:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bellingham turns on hero mode as Messi reaches another milestoneThe road to MetLife Stadium has narrowed to four contenders after Argentina and England completed the World Cup semi-final line-up in contrasting yet equally dramatic fashion.History beckons for France and La Albiceleste as the 2022 finalists could renew their rivalry in an unprecedented second consecutive World Cup final. However, that’s far from a foregone conclusion.Stay tuned as we recap the drama from the last two quarter
  
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• 🎥 World Cup highlights: Alvarez screamer, Argentina stun Swiss late

  12-07-2026 08:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  🎥 World Cup highlights: Alvarez screamer, Argentina stun Swiss lateIt was a dramatic quarterfinal between Argentina and Switzerland that went into extra time. The Swiss had to battle with a man down after Embolo was shown a second yellow and sent off.You can watch the highlights here in the video. Julián Álvarez secured his team’s place in the semifinals with this stunning goal. England now awaits on Wednesday (9 p.m. German time). This article was translate
  
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• Why Thomas Tuchel’s plan B could win England the World Cup

  12-07-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  As England celebrated and thoughts moved to preparations for a World Cup 2026 semi-final, the manager had other things on his mind. “We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today. We were lucky today,” said Thomas Tuchel after his Three Lions side secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Norway in the quarter-finals in Miami. The experienced German will not want to put a damper on the result, but rather put it into context. England could well have lost this game, and there were lar
  
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• Real Madrid remain confident of renewing the contract of Brazilian sensation

  12-07-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Real Madrid remain confident of renewing the contract of Brazilian sensationVinicius Junior was one of the most productive players at the 2026 World Cup, despite Brazil’s disappointing early elimination at the hands of Norway in the Round of 16.The Real Madrid winger produced a series of eye-catching displays for the Selecao, and now that his international commitments are over, attention turns to his future at the Bernabeu. On that front, there appears to be little cause for concern.Total
  
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• Barcelona to soon announce deal to sign Belgian top talent – Romano

  12-07-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Barcelona to soon announce deal to sign Belgian top talent – RomanoAfter a period lull, Barcelona are now once again making moves in the transfer market. In recent days, everything has revolved around the signing of Karim Adeyemi, who is set to join the club on a €22 million deal from Borussia Dortmund.However, Barcelona are also closing in on the capture of another talent in Jesse Bisiwu, with the club having reached full agreement to sign the Belgian top talent.Bisiwu deal to be ann
  
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• Tuchel angry at 'lucky' and 'sloppy' England - can 'mentality' be enough?

  12-07-2026 07:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After reaching the stage as hosts in 1966, and then in Italy and Russia in 1990 and 2018, England have another World Cup semi-final to prepare for.When French referee Clement Turpin signalled the end of an incident-filled quarter-final win in Miami, Thomas Tuchel's exhausted players sank to their knees in celebration after being taken to extra-time by Norway.England's fans danced in the stands, two-goal Jude Bellingham accidentally clashed heads with Jordan Pickford during the on-pitch celebrati
  
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• Bellingham reaching heights of World Cup legends with Messi next

  12-07-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jude Bellingham was England's two-goal hero again as they beat Norway to reach the World Cup semi-final. [Getty Images]Jude Bellingham has carried England through the altitude of Mexico City then the searing heat and humidity of Miami on what increasingly looks like a personal mission to end a 60-year wait to win the World Cup.The World Cup can sometimes turn into one player's destiny, carrying an unstoppable momentum towards the sport's greatest prize.Think Diego Maradona with Argentina in 1986
  
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• NWSL Week 11 round-up: Chicago stuns Utah late, Portland thumps Racing

  12-07-2026 06:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NWSL Week 11 round-up: Chicago stuns Utah late, Portland thumps RacingWeek 11 of the 2026 NWSL season saw the league return after a four-week summer break. Ashley Sanchez and Temwa Chawinga kept scoring at will, San Diego tightened its grip atop the table, and Boston showed real fight against Bay FC.The break did little to slow the league’s biggest storylines. Washington needed late Trinity Rodman magic, Kansas City kept climbing behind Chawinga, and Chicago delivered one of the weekend&rs
  
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• 'We should all be excited' - Messi set for first England meeting

  12-07-2026 06:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lionel Messi is Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer with 125 goals [Getty Images]There are very few things Lionel Messi has not done on a football pitch.But the semi-final meeting between Argentina and England at 20:00 BST on Wednesday in Atlanta, live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, will provide the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner with an altogether new experience.Despite making more than 200 appearances and scoring 125 goals for Argentina, Messi has never faced the Three Lions on the internation
  
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• Top four ranked teams make semi-finals for first time

  12-07-2026 06:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The World Cup draw took place in Washington DC in December [Getty Images]The top four teams in Fifa's world rankings have made the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time.And the progress of Spain (1), Argentina (2), France (3) and England (4) was aided by a Fifa change for the 2026 World Cup.They were put in separate quadrants of the draw so they could not meet before the semi-finals.For that to happen they had to each win their groups - which they did.The separation in the draw meant t
  
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• Embolo sent off as result of mistaken identity rule

  12-07-2026 06:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Switzerland were drawing 1-1 with Argentina when Embolo was sent off [Getty Images]Switzerland's Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at this summer's World Cup.Embolo, booked in the first half, was sent off after 72 minutes of his country's quarter-final defeat by Argentina following a second yellow card for simulation. The caution was initially handed to Argentina's Leandro Paredes for what at first appeared a clumsy challenge, unti
  
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• 2026 World Cup produces dream semifinal field in Argentina, England, France and Spain

  12-07-2026 06:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With apologies to World Cup 2026 co-hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States, this is the perfect semifinal field. France and Spain on one side. England and Argentina on the other.Is there anything better?Not according to FIFA's world rankings. Yeah, they're a very imperfect metric. But this is the first World Cup ever with the semifinal spots occupied by the top four teams entering the World Cup. France is at No. 1, Argentina is at No. 2, Spain is third and England is fourth. A semifinal fiel
  
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• 🤯 Copa do Brasil semis have only champions after 36 years, off-pitch feud

  12-07-2026 06:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🤯 Copa do Brasil semis have only champions after 36 years, off-pitch feudThe 2026 FIFA World Cup made history even before the ball started rolling, back on June 11, in the match between Mexico and South Africa.After all, for the first time in history, the tournament that brings together the best national teams on the planet featured 48 countries (previously, the maximum was 32).But the competition hosted by Mexico, Canada, and the United States still had much more in store.That is becaus
  
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• Lionel Messi Gets 7/10 | Argentina Players Rated After Their Win Vs Switzerland In The FIFA World Cup 2026

  12-07-2026 06:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lionel Messi Gets 7/10 | Argentina Players Rated After Their Win Vs Switzerland In The FIFA World Cup 2026It was ugly. It was exhausting. But in the end, the world champions did what they always seem to do.Argentina booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals after a brutal 120-minute scrap against a relentlessly stubborn Switzerland side at Kansas City Stadium. Alexis Mac Allister set the tone early on, nodding home a brilliant Lionel Messi corner inside ten minutes. Then the drop
  
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• Argentina survive World Cup scare after Julian Alvarez screamer but these major flaws offer England hope in grudge match

  12-07-2026 06:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina don’t do it the easy way but if their defence of their World Cup is increasingly unconvincing, it goes on and on. Kansas City ended up bouncing like Buenos Aires, part of the Midwest resembling an Argentina home game, but euphoric scenes and a glorious goal stood in stark contrast to an utterly uninspired display.They may not care. Not when they have a grudge match against England to concentrate the minds and a spectacular strike from Julian Alvarez to savour, arrowed into the to
  
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• The 2026 World Cup's biggest disappointments: Germany, Brazil, the USMNT and more

  12-07-2026 05:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With four teams remaining at the 2026 World Cup, 44 teams are very disappointed.Some more than others. Teams like Jordan and Uzbekistan were happy to make an appearance. But many of the teams below will be especially ruing the way their tournaments ended. GermanyThe Germans at least made it out of the group stage this year. But is that really an achievement when two-thirds of the field advanced to the knockout rounds?Germany was one-and-done in the knockout rounds too thanks to a shootout loss t
  
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• 😡 Mentality questioned! Tuchel hits the roof after England thriller

  12-07-2026 05:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😡 Mentality questioned! Tuchel hits the roof after England thrillerThe English remain the kings of crunch time at this World Cup. In their third knockout match, the Three Lions were left sweating for the third time. But once again, they came out on top after a hard-fought battle.Coach Thomas Tuchel, however, is not willing to be satisfied with scratching and biting alone. After the dramatic 2-1 win over Norway, the coach made it more than clear in an interview with FIFA what he thought o
  
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• 📹 Wonder goal in extra time saves it, Argentina face England in semi

  12-07-2026 05:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📹 Wonder goal in extra time saves it, Argentina face England in semiLate on Saturday night (11), already in the early hours of Sunday (12), Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time and qualified for the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The match was not a showcase of technical quality, but it produced a "roller coaster of emotions."La Albiceleste opened the scoring early, with Messi swinging in a corner onto Mac Allister's head.The goal made the iconic No. 10 the outright player
  
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• World Cup 2026: Julián Álvarez's extra-time golazo powers Argentina's 3-1 quarterfinal win over 10-man Switzerland

  12-07-2026 05:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina needed a late winner again on Saturday night. And Julián Álvarez provided a golazo.Álvarez’s incredible strike from outside the penalty box in the 112th minute put Argentina up a goal in its 3-1 extra-time win over 10-man Switzerland. It was Argentina’s second extra-time win in three knockout-round games in this World Cup and the defending World Cup champions will face England in the semifinals on Wednesday.Just watch the goal seemingly come from out of
  
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• Jude Bellingham dismisses Thomas Tuchel criticism of England performance: ‘Maybe he doesn’t know what it’s like’

  12-07-2026 05:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jude Bellingham hit back at boss Thomas Tuchel’s damning analysis of England’s performance in their 2-1 World Cup quarter-final win against Norway and called for positivity.Bellingham was the star of the show with two goals as England overcame the extreme Miami heat to come from behind, banking his fourth man of the match award from six games.Tuchel’s side had to do it the hard way against the Scandinavians, requiring extra-time to eventually book their fourth World Cup semi-fi
  
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• 👀 Norway fume over English goal, Haaland's dad hits out, Fifa acts

  12-07-2026 05:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👀 Norway fume over English goal, Haaland's dad hits out, Fifa actsOn Saturday (11), England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in extra time and advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The match, however, featured some controversy and complaints from the Nordic side.The main one — which even prompted a statement from FIFA — was over an alleged touch of the ball on the "spidercam" cable (the camera that films the game from above) in Jude Bellingham's first goal,
  
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• 🩸 Messi bleeding above the eye, treated on the touchline 🧑‍⚕️

  12-07-2026 05:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🩸 Messi bleeding above the eye, treated on the touchline 🧑‍⚕️Among the images Messi has left us from his World Cup, there will also be the one of his bloodied eye during the hydration break in the second half of Argentina-Switzerland.After a collision with Granit Xhaka, the Pulce was treated on the sideline for a cut above his eyelid.A small setback that did not prevent him from finishing regulation time, although he did miss a shot in front of Kobel and nar
  
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