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• Real Madrid plot £188m Olise deal - Monday's gossip

  05-07-2026 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid prepare mammoth deal for Michael Olise, Tottenham explore move for Rafael Leao, while Newcastle target Angelo Stiller.Real Madrid are preparing a mammoth deal that could be worth up to 220m euros (£188m) for Bayern Munich and France forward Michael Olise. (Fichajes - in Spanish) Tottenham are exploring a move for AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 27, who is open to a switch to London.(Teamtalk)Bradley Barcola's future at Paris St-Germain remains unclear, with Arsenal a
  
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• World Cup Round of 16 takeaways: Can England really break its 60-year drought after thriving in the chaos at the Azteca?

  06-07-2026 05:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s way too easy to make an “It’s coming home” crack after England’s 3-2 win over Mexico in the World Cup Round of 16. After all, the Three Lions still need three more wins to win their first World Cup since 1966.But what if this actually is the England team with the best chance to win the World Cup since that team 60 years ago?It’s so easy to see how myriad iterations of past England teams find ways to blow a two-goal second-half lead at the Estadio Azteca.
  
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• Who produced another iconic performance? England player ratings

  06-07-2026 05:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  England beat Mexico 3-2 in a thriller at the Azteca to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, but who caught the eye?BBC Sport England reporter Alex Howell assesses how the players performed - and you can see how BBC Sport readers rated them at the bottom of the page too.Starting XIJordan Pickford: A great save low down from a diving header from Raul Jimenez early on. An important moment as England would have been behind early in the atmospheric Azteca. Was called upon just before half-time to prod
  
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• Jordan Henderson suffers freak injury after falling over advertising hoardings celebrating England’s win over Mexico

  06-07-2026 05:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jordan Henderson suffered a freak injury after falling over advertising hoardings while celebrating England’s 3-2 win over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca.England lead 2-0 in the first half thanks to a double by Jude Bellingham, but Jarell Quansah was sent off in a wild second half as a 10-man rearguard action clung on through an onslaught from the Mexicans.But England’s joy was sullied by Henderson’s injury. The players went over towards their own fans to sing “Wonderwall&r
  
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• 10-man England beat Mexico to advance to World Cup quarter-finals

  06-07-2026 05:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  10-man England beat Mexico to advance to World Cup quarter-finals10-man England held on to seal a memorable 3-2 victory against Mexico to book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Mexico hadn’t lost a competitive fixture at the Estadio Azteca since 2013 against Honduras, but England outclassed them in a five-goal thriller with Jude Bellingham scoring a brilliant brace. The co-hosts were the better side early in the game, as they dominated possession and chances. &nbs
  
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• 🎥 Kane loses voice during interview after World Cup celebrations 😂

  06-07-2026 05:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 Kane loses voice during interview after World Cup celebrations 😂Harry Kane and the England team will be celebrating well into the night on Sunday after eliminating Mexico from the World Cup with a 3-2 win at the Azteca.Following the historic scenes, the captain went on to fulfill his post-match media duties on the pitch. The unfortunate part for both the media and Kane was that the striker literally had no voice, creating funny scenes at the stadium.Check it out...The England a
  
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• England into quarter-finals - what is their path to the final?

  06-07-2026 05:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  England are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after battling to beat Mexico.The Three Lions played most of the second half in Mexico City with 10 men against the co-hosts but managed to hold on for a superb 3-2 win.It means England are one step closer to reaching their third major tournament final of the decade.England to face Norway in quarter-finalSaturday, 11 July - 22:00 BSTEngland face Norway in the last eight in Miami after their impressive 2-1 victory over Brazil in the last
  
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• World Cup 2026: 1 bettor loses $1 million on Mexico's 3-2 loss to England in Round of 16

  06-07-2026 05:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In one of the most exciting matches this tournament, England — down to 10 men after a 54th minute Jarell Quansah red card — held on to beat Mexico 3-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup.It was a costly English victory for one bettor.A bettor at Station Casinos in Nevada wagered $1 million on Mexico to advance before the match, split across two wagers:$750,000 on Mexico at -105 odds $250,000 on Mexico at -120 oddsMexico went down 2-0 in the first half on two Englan
  
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• The man England will fear most - Haaland fires Norway to history

  06-07-2026 05:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Erling Haaland's bobbing blonde hair is usually one of the easiest things to spot on a football pitch. More often than not, it is charging into open space at full tilt, defenders scrambling in pursuit. That was not so much the case on Sunday, but still he scored twice, as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.The 25-year-old only had four touches inside the box in the last-16 tie - but with one of them, he broke the deadlock 79 minutes in. And his
  
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• England player ratings: Jude Bellingham and Jordan Pickford shine in dramatic World Cup win over Mexico

  06-07-2026 05:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  England pulled off a desperate and dramatic victory over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca to knock out the co-hosts and reach the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.Jude Bellingham scored twice in a first-half blitz as England took control of the game, but Julian Quinones responded with a goal at a set-piece before half-time.England’s task became more complicated when Jarell Quansah was sent off for a rash tackle, and although Harry Kane scored from the spot to extend the lead, Kane conceded
  
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• Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: 10-man England defeat Mexico in tournament classic

  06-07-2026 05:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: 10-man England defeat Mexico in tournament classic10-man England battled it out in Mexico City to come out on top in a hugely dramatic clash at the Azteca Stadium to set up a quarter-final meeting with Norway.England produced a stellar defensive performance amidst the hostile atmosphere of the Estadio Azteca, overcoming co-hosts Mexico 3-2 to book a World Cup quarter-final showdown with Erling Haaland’s Norway.Following a chaotic hour-long kick-off delay due
  
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• 2026 World Cup: Short-handed England holds off Mexico at home behind 2-minute Jude Bellingham brace

  06-07-2026 05:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  England has battled its way back to the quarterfinals, defeating Mexico 3-2 in Mexico City on Sunday. The thrillingly close matchup had plenty of action, with five goals, a straight red, six yellow cards, two second-half penalty kicks and a whole lot of chaos, but it ends with a narrow escape for England, and heartbreak for El Tri.After being delayed by an hour due to inclement weather, the match got off to a pretty slow start — until things got very exciting, all at once. Jude Bellingham
  
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• Norway's historic World Cup journey rows on with "cheat code" Erling Haaland leading the charge

  06-07-2026 04:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Norway’s incredible men’s World Cup journey has rowed on to the quarterfinal stage for the first time in their history and the Vikings show no signs of slowing down. MORE — Norway’s fans continue to inspire their teamErling Haaland’s late double led them to a magical win against Brazil on Sunday in New Jersey as their fans and players celebrated the upset wildly at the final whistle. The Norwegian players, including Haaland, were a litt
  
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• Watch as 10-man England lead Mexico but under pressure in closing stages

  06-07-2026 04:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jimenez scores penalty to reduce 10-man England's lead over Mexico'It's just constant attacks from Mexico' in closing stagesKane scored Three Lions' third afterQuansah sent off for 'nasty challenge'Bellingham with two in 98 seconds before Quinones pulled goal back for MexicoWinner will play Norway in quarter-final on 11 July Watch as 10-man England lead Mexico but under pressure in closing stages
  
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• Penalty? Red card? Why were they given against England?

  06-07-2026 04:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Raul Jimenez converted a penalty to reduce England's lead to 3-2 [Getty Images]England were reduced to 10 men in their crucial World Cup last-16 match with Mexico and also had a controversial penalty awarded against them in a lively encounter at the Azteca Stadium.The Three Lions led 2-0 in the first half thanks to two goals in as many minutes from Jude Bellingham, but Julian Quinones pulled a goal back just before the break.However, the game exploded into life in the second half with two big mo
  
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• Kane registers unwanted World Cup record against Mexico 😅

  06-07-2026 04:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kane registers unwanted World Cup record against Mexico 😅He's usually the one to be on the celebratory side of things, but this time Harry Kane was the one with his head in his hands. 
  The Bayern Munich star converted a penalty against Mexico on Sunday to turn the game 3-1 but then also conceded one when he kicked the leg of Brian Guiterriez in the box. The moment allowed Mexico to turn the game 3-2.It means he made some unwarranted history, becoming the first player on record to co
  
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• Red card and TWO penalties: total VAR madness between Mexico and England

  06-07-2026 04:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Red card and TWO penalties: total VAR madness between Mexico and EnglandThis football match is absolutely crazy!As if the first half between Mexico and England hadn’t already been wild enough, the second half takes it up another notch.It all began in the 54th minute: after a challenge on Jesús Gallardo, England defender Jarell Quansah was sent off with a straight red card. Referee Alireza Faghani had not punished the incident at first, but after a VAR review he showed the red c
  
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• Why Jarell Quansah was sent off in England’s World Cup clash with Mexico

  06-07-2026 04:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  England defender Jarell Quansah was sent off during the second half of a wild last-16 contest with Mexico at the Estadio Azteca. England were leading 2-1, thanks to a Jude Bellingham double in the first half, when Quansah made a sliding tackle on Mexico’s Jesus Gallardo.The referee, Alireza Faghani, let play go on but Gallardo lay injured as the Mexican staff and substitutes fumed on the touchline near the incident. Follow England v Mexico live!England are down to 10 men!Jarrell Quansah is
  
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• Tearful Neymar says he is done playing for Brazil after Norway loss

  06-07-2026 04:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Neymar said Sunday he is done playing for Brazil's national team, making the announcement after he and his teammates were knocked out of the World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Norway in the round of 16."I tried," Neymar said. "It started here at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over."Neymar, 34, played his first game for Brazil on Aug. 10, 2010 — a friendly against the U.S. at the stadium in the Meadowlands in northern New Jersey. Against Norway, he scored on a penalty kick in the
  
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• World Cup 2026: Tyler Adams, the USMNT's unsung hero, knows Americans are chasing history against Belgium

  06-07-2026 04:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Though the United States men's national team has stayed cool in the run-up to Monday's matchup against Belgium, the players know that they're on the verge of something big. After earning their first knockout win in 24 years on Wednesday, the USMNT is a win away from matching its best modern World Cup finish with a trip to the quarterfinals.It's a moment midfielder Tyler Adams said the team is fully embracing."You need to embrace the moment, that's for sure," Adams told reporters on Friday. "It w
  
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• Neymar says he is done playing for Brazil after Norway loss

  06-07-2026 04:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Neymar said Sunday he is done playing for Brazil's national team, making the announcement after he and his teammates were knocked out of the World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Norway in the round of 16."I tried," Neymar said. "It started here at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over."Neymar, 34, played his first game for Brazil on Aug. 10, 2010 — a friendly against the U.S. at the stadium in the Meadowlands in northern New Jersey. Against Norway, he scored on a penalty kick in the
  
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• Bellingham stuns Mexico to announce World Cup arrival 🔥

  06-07-2026 04:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bellingham stuns Mexico to announce World Cup arrival 🔥Nobody had scored against Mexico at this World Cup until Jude Bellingham arrived. England face not just a tough, but a massive test against the co-hosts on Sunday evening as they travel to the storied Azteca. However, they proved they're up for it.
  An electric match delivered in the first 45 minutes, and despite being on their heels for the majority of it, England struck. They did so not once, but twice, through the Real Madrid
  
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• 🤯 Bellingham matches Maradona: England star makes history!

  06-07-2026 04:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🤯 Bellingham matches Maradona: England star makes history!A ridiculously short 98 seconds separated Jude Bellingham’s two goals in the World Cup Round of 16 clash between Mexico and England.In the 36th and 38th minutes respectively, the former BVB star was on hand to put the Three Lions 2-0 up in the meantime.
  But that’s not all: Bellingham is the first player in 40 years to score a brace at Mexico City’s legendary Azteca Stadium.In doing so, the 23-year-old follows in
  
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• Rate the players in Mexico v England

  06-07-2026 03:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]England’s World Cup last-16 tie against co-hosts Mexico - which you can follow here - is under way.You can rate both sets of players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.World Cup fixtures and group standingsHow to watch the World Cup on the BBCEverything you need to know about the World Cup
  
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• 🤝World-class touch: Vinicius’s heartfelt gesture to Haaland

  06-07-2026 03:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🤝World-class touch: Vinicius’s heartfelt gesture to HaalandThe 2026 World Cup produced one of the most moving and widely shared images of the tournament after Norway’s national team made history by reaching the quarterfinals. In the mixed zone, Brazilian star Vinicius Júnior surprisingly interrupted Erling Haaland’s TV interview to embrace the Nordic striker.
  A tribute worthy of the greatsThe Canarinha forward publicly congratulated the "Android" for his spectacu
  
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• 📹 Casemiro in tears, Vini apologises and more after the exit

  06-07-2026 03:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📹 Casemiro in tears, Vini apologises and more after the exitThe dream of a sixth World Cup title has been postponed for at least another four years after the 2-1 defeat to Norway this Sunday (5) in the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.As they left the stadium in New Jersey, United States, some Brazilian players spoke to the press in the mixed zone.Coach Carlo Ancelotti was the only one to give a press conference and sent a message to Brazilian fans."We are all deeply saddened. I do
  
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• The man no-one wants to face - Haaland fires Norway to history

  06-07-2026 02:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Erling Haaland's bobbing blonde hair is usually one of the easiest things to spot on a football pitch. More often than not, it is charging into open space at full tilt, defenders scrambling in pursuit. That was not so much the case on Sunday, but still he scored twice, as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.The 25-year-old only had four touches inside the box in the last-16 tie - but with one of them, he broke the deadlock 79 minutes in. And his
  
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• The lesser-known players making waves at the 2026 World Cup so far

  06-07-2026 02:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andreas Schjelderup is the latest little-known player to make a smashing impression at the World Cup.Benfica isn't exactly a small potatoes club or anything, but it's fair to say that the 22-year-old Norway winger's two assists in 45 minutes off the bench to eliminate Brazil — with a little help from Erling Haaland — really jumped off the screen.MORE — Modric, Ronaldo, and an emotional night in TorontoThe left winger came off the bench in three of Norway's first four games and
  
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• ‘As long as they bring it home’: Fans prepare for late night as England v Mexico delayed

  06-07-2026 02:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It may be the early hours on a Monday morning, but for England fans all thoughts of sleep lie at the end of a long, tense night.England are facing their toughest test of the World Cup so far as they take on hosts Mexico at the fearsome Azteca. It’s the first time the Three Lions have returned to Latin America’s biggest stadium since being eliminated from the 1986 World Cup by Maradona's Argentina, and the stakes are massive. At the Clapham Grand in south west London, caffeinated and
  
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• Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?

  06-07-2026 02:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Four years ago Brazil were unlucky to go out of the World Cup to Croatia in the quarter-finals. Four years prior that they were also slightly unfortunate to fall to Belgium at the same stage. This time they failed even to get that far and there was nothing unlucky about their loss to Norway. This, frankly, is an unmitigated disaster.Carlo Ancelotti arrived with his band aid after a 4-1 thrashing by Argentina in March of last year.Of his 16 games in charge of the national team he has won 10, drew
  
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