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• Who has been eliminated from the World Cup?

  25-06-2026 11:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]A total of seven nations have already been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup before the final round of matches conclude.Of the 48 nations competing, 16 will be eliminated by the time the group stage is concluded in the early hours of Sunday morning (BST).Five nations that lost both of their opening group stage matches have been eliminated, and while Qatar and the Czech Republic did each manage one draw alongside a defeat in their first two fixtures, they have both found themselves bottom o
  
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• Maldini offered unprecedented powers to take on Italy role and is a bigger priority than Conte

  25-06-2026 13:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Maldini offered unprecedented powers to take on Italy role and is a bigger priority than ConteNewly-elected FIGC President Giovanni Malagò is pushing to appoint both Antonio Conte and Paolo Maldini to leadership roles within the Italy national team set-up, but the appointment of the Milan legend in the role of technical director is currently the bigger priority and the Italian FA are willing to offer him unprecedented powers according to Thursday’s reports.Maldini offered full contr
  
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• EFL fixtures for 2026-27 season released with Burnley to host West Ham in Championship opener

  25-06-2026 13:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Relegated Wolves are set to kick off the 2026-27 English Football League season at Molineux, hosting Blackburn Rovers in an 8pm fixture on Friday, August 14. The newly-released EFL fixture list confirms Wolves' return to the Sky Bet Championship for the first time since 2018, under new boss Cesar Peixoto, facing a Blackburn side led by returning manager Tony Mowbray.Fellow relegated sides West Ham United and managerless Burnley will clash at Turf Moor on the Sunday, marking a significant start t
  
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• Cardiff face Wrexham in EFL season-opening derby

  25-06-2026 13:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Wales will have three sides in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1981[Getty Images]Cardiff City will host Welsh rivals Wrexham in a blockbuster start to the 2026-27 Championship campaign.The south-north derby - the first league meeting between Cardiff and Wrexham in 24 years - takes place on Monday, 17 August.The south Wales derby also returns following Cardiff's promotion, with Swansea City hosting the Bluebirds on Saturday, 28 November and the return fixture at Cardi
  
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• Luis Enrique pushing for PSG to sign Michael Olise

  25-06-2026 13:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Luis Enrique pushing for PSG to sign Michael OliseAccording to a report from Kicker, Luis Enrique has been monitoring Michael Olise’s (24) performances at the FIFA World Cup. The Bayern Munich attacking midfielder has developed an impressive understanding with his attacking counterparts, including PSG forwards Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué.The former Barcelona head coach is pushing for Les Parisiens to sign the French international
  
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• York host Bristol Rovers and Rochdale visit Newport

  25-06-2026 13:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  York City and Rochdale will meet again this season in League Two [Getty Images]York City host Bristol Rovers in their first League Two fixture as they return after a decade away from the English Football League.The Minstermen secured their promotion to the fourth tier in May in the most dramatic circumstances, thanks to a 103rd-minute equaliser against top-of-the-table rivals Rochdale in the final game of the campaign.The Dale - who subsequently secured their own promotion at Wembley via the Nat
  
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• Key Liverpool figure set to exit Anfield soon

  25-06-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Key Liverpool figure set to exit Anfield soonLiverpool have gone through a bit of a rebuild over the last year or so. And, even though most fans thought that they'd barely do any business this summer, they're probably going to be one of the busiest teams in the Premier League.Andoni Iraola has taken over as the Reds' manager after Arne Slot led his men to a fifth-place finish, just a season after winning the league.This, after spending over £240 million on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak
  
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• Joselu opens up on Real Madrid exit: ‘The decision to leave will weigh on me for the rest of my life’

  25-06-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joselu opens up on Real Madrid exit: ‘The decision to leave will weigh on me for the rest of my life’Former Real Madrid striker Joselu has admitted that leaving the club is a decision he will always carry with him, despite believing it was the right choice for his family.Speaking on Iker Casillas’ podcast Bajo los Palos (h/t Mundo Deportivo), the Al-Gharafa forward reflected on the defining moments of his career, from his emotional return to Real Madrid to his life in Qatar.The
  
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• 'Sell him in a heartbeat' - or is Gusto's price tag 'wishful thinking'?

  25-06-2026 13:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][Getty Images]We asked for your views on Chelsea placing a £75m asking price on Malo Gusto, as the defender continues to explore his options away from Stamford Bridge.Would you be happy to see the 23-year-old go for that money? Who could be a viable replacement?Here are some of your thoughts:Will: We should try to hold on to Gusto. We've seen throughout the season that he can be a bit ropey - however, he has shown spells of quality. Hopefully, if we keep him, he can provide good compe
  
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• Journalist claims Liverpool are in the race to sign talented midfielder

  25-06-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist claims Liverpool are in the race to sign talented midfielderLiverpool interest grows as Newcastle Utd step backLiverpool have once again been linked with one of Europe’s most exciting young midfielders, with AZ Alkmaar star Kees Smit continuing to attract widespread interest ahead of the new season.According to original reporting from The Telegraph, Luke Edwards believes Liverpool could emerge as a serious contender for the Dutch youngster, even as Newcastle Utd appear to have c
  
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• League Two fixtures: Your club-by-club guide to the 2026-27 season

  25-06-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The League Two fixtures for the 2026-27 season have been released.Follow the links below for your team's fixtures in full.Accrington StanleyBarnetBristol RoversCheltenham TownChesterfieldColchester UnitedCrawley TownCrewe AlexandraExeter CityFleetwood TownGillinghamGrimsby TownNewport CountyNorthampton TownOldham AthleticPort ValeRochdaleRotherham UnitedSalford CityShrewsbury TownSwindon TownTranmere RoversWalsallYork City
  
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• League One fixtures: Your club-by-club guide to the 2026-27 season

  25-06-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The League One fixtures for the 2026-27 season have been released.Follow the links below for your team's fixtures in full.AFC WimbledonBarnsleyBlackpoolBradford CityBromleyBurton AlbionCambridge UnitedDoncaster RoversHuddersfield TownLeicester CityLeyton OrientLuton TownMansfield TownMK DonsNotts CountyOxford UnitedPeterborough UnitedPlymouth ArgyleReadingSheffield WednesdayStevenageStockport CountyWigan AthleticWycombe Wanderers
  
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• Championship fixtures list: Dates & full schedule for every club in 2026-27

  25-06-2026 13:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Championship fixtures for 2026-27 have been released.Follow the links for your club's fixture list in full.Birmingham CityBlackburn RoversBolton WanderersBristol CityBurnleyCardiff CityCharlton AthleticDerby CountyLincoln CityMiddlesbroughMillwallNorwich CityPortsmouthPreston North EndQueens Park RangersSheffield UnitedSouthamptonStoke CitySwansea CityWatfordWest Bromwich AlbionWest Ham UnitedWolverhampton WanderersWrexham
  
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• Burnley and West Ham to meet on first Championship weekend

  25-06-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo will look to lead West Ham to promotion to the Premier League in their first season in the EFL since 2011-12 [Getty Images]Relegated Burnley and West Ham will meet on the opening weekend of the Championship season on Sunday, 16 August.The Clarets, whose bid to appoint Wales manager Craig Bellamy as boss looks to have fallen through, finished 19th in the top flight last season and will host the the Hammers, who went down on the final day.Fellow relegated side Wolves will play
  
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• Barcelona hope to announce their second summer signing next week as personal terms agreed

  25-06-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona hope to announce their second summer signing next week as personal terms agreedAccording to SPORT, Barcelona are aiming to officially complete the signing of Racing Santander defender Jorge Salinas next week as sporting director Deco prepares to return from Brazil and oversee the final stages of negotiations.The Catalan club have already reached a personal agreement with the 19-year-old, leaving only the final details with Racing to be resolved before the transfer can be announced.Time
  
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• BBC and Sidemen to host World Cup watchalong

  25-06-2026 12:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sidemen's MoreSidemen YouTube channel has 9.7m subscribers[BBC]BBC Sport and British YouTube collective the Sidemen will team up to produce a World Cup watchalong for Germany's group game against Ecuador on Thursday on YouTube and BBC iPlayer.Germany have already qualified for the knockout stages, and Ecuador could still secure their spot with a win.As well as being available on BBC Football's YouTube channel, the watchalong will also be on Sidemen's MoreSidemen YouTube channel.Four members of t
  
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• Barcelona retain right of first refusal and 30% sell-on clause as forward nears €11m exit

  25-06-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona retain right of first refusal and 30% sell-on clause as forward nears €11m exitFC Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is expected to complete his permanent transfer to AS Monaco in the coming days, with the Ligue 1 club set to activate the €11 million purchase option included in last summer’s loan agreement.After lengthy negotiations with the player over personal terms, only minor details remain before the deal is finalised. Barcelona are keen for the transfer to be completed b
  
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• Scotland lacked togetherness & gave out 'freebies' - Gallacher

  25-06-2026 12:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Scotland striker Kevin Gallacher, who was part of the 1998 World Cup squad, has admitted his surprise at the manner of last night's 3-0 defeat to Brazil in Miami."I'm a little bit down. I wasn't expecting that performance last night - it was hugely disappointing," Gallacher told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast."It's not Brazil who go and make us look bad, it was ourselves and that was the disappointing thing. We have given them freebies."There's something about Brazil that just keep sucking th
  
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• How brands banned from the World Cup became the story

  25-06-2026 12:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  World Cup stadiums have been asked to cover up sponsors that are not official Fifa partners [Getty Images]Levi's was not supposed to be one of the biggest brands at this World Cup. Neither were Heinz or Beats.In fact, Fifa has spent much of this tournament trying to make sure fans see less of them. Which is precisely why everyone seems to be talking about them.Outside the Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, the iconic Levi's log has been covered up with a white tarpaulin. Inside the press box, Hein
  
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• Michael Olise reacts to possible Real Madrid summer transfer

  25-06-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michael Olise reacts to possible Real Madrid summer transferIt’s no secret that Real Madrid hold a transfer interest in the Bayern Munich and France winger Michael Olise. Florentino Perez views the 25-year-old as his dream summer signing, although there have yet to be significant moves made towards bringing him in – as was confirmed by the club themselves last week.Nevertheless, there is a strong desire to sign Olise, who could form a dream attacking trident alongside French compatri
  
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• Jose Mourinho asks Real Madrid for two more signings

  25-06-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho asks Real Madrid for two more signingsReal Madrid have had a busy start to the summer, but head coach Jose Mourinho is not prepared to rest on his laurels when it comes to demanding more signings – despite four players already being in the door at the Bernabeu.Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Marc Cucurella and Bernardo Silva have also agreed to sign for Real Madrid, and they will all arrive later in the summer once their involvement at the 2026 World Cup comes to an end. Bu
  
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• Real Madrid have not opened the door on potential exit for Manchester United target – Romano

  25-06-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid have not opened the door on potential exit for Manchester United target – RomanoReal Madrid are making some notable changes to their squad this summer, with four signings already secured and more expected to be on the way.Naturally, there will need to be some cuts to the existing squad so that the club can free up room for the new arrivals.Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, and Raul Asencio seem bound for the exit doors, while reports have suggested that one of Aurelien Tchouameni or
  
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• Hearts closing in on Vrancken as new boss

  25-06-2026 12:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hearts are moving closer to appointing Belgian football's manager of the year, Wouter Vrancken, as the club's new head coach.The 47-year-old left hometown club Sint-Truiden this summer after leading them to third place in the Belgian Pro League - their highest finish in 60 years - in his first full season in post.Derek McInnes departed Hearts for Rangers last week after taking the club to second place last season, missing out on a first title since 1960 on the final day to Celtic.Hearts are now
  
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• Boston sign defender Mauro from Spanish side Cadiz

  25-06-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Boston United have signed defender Kai Mauro from Cadiz C - one of the reserve sides that represents the Spanish second division club.The 19-year-old is also the second Gibraltar international to join Boston in as many days, following the arrival of midfielder Nicholas Pozo from Lincoln Red Imps.Mauro, whose move to the National League side is dependent on international clearance, joins the Pilgrims on a one-year deal that also have a further 12-month option.
  
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• Ancelotti tops World Cup group with Brazil while McTominay faces nervous wait

  25-06-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ancelotti tops World Cup group with Brazil while McTominay faces nervous waitIt was all smiles for Carlo Ancelotti and the Brazil national team in the early hours of Thursday morning as the Selecao beat Scotland 3-0 to top Group C at the 2026 World Cup, but Napoli’s Scott McTominay and his compatriots now face a nervous wait to see if they have done enough to qualify for the knock-out rounds.Ancelotti and Brazil into World Cup knock-outs, anxious wait for Scotland and McTominayA brace from
  
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• How Pochettino has US believing they can be World Cup winners

  25-06-2026 12:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mauricio Pochettino signed a two-year contract as USA boss in 2024 [AFP via Getty Images]"Why not us?"When Mauricio Pochettino suggested in March that the USA could be potential winners of this summer's World Cup, few might have believed him.For even though they have been to nine of the past 10 World Cups - including this one - they have gone beyond the last 16 only once in that period, reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. Their best showing remains a semi-final appearance at the very first Worl
  
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• How does Gakpo fit in at Liverpool in 2026-27?

  25-06-2026 12:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]In Liverpool's title-winning campaign under Arne Slot in 2024-25, Gakpo scored 18 goals and provided seven assists across 49 games.It led to him signing a long-term deal at Anfield last summer, which by all accounts he was extremely happy to do.Last season, however, despite playing three more matches, his numbers fell to nine goals and six assists.During a difficult campaign, he was far from the only Reds player to be below par, but he will know those numbers will have to improve.G
  
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• Report: Man City considering shock move to sign Chelsea star

  25-06-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Man City considering shock move to sign Chelsea starMan City Eye Malo Gusto as Enzo Maresca Shapes New EraMaresca Targets Familiar Face for Manchester CityManchester City are preparing for a significant summer rebuild, and one of the first names emerging on their shortlist is Chelsea defender Malo Gusto. According to TalkSport, the Premier League giants are interested in bringing the French international to the Etihad Stadium, with incoming manager Enzo Maresca keen to reunite with a pla
  
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• Preseason could determine futures of two highly-rated Real Madrid talents

  25-06-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Preseason could determine futures of two highly-rated Real Madrid talentsJose Mourinho is going to begin his second tenure as the trainer at Real Madrid on 13th July, the date when preseason training begins for the white team. It is possible that several Merengue players would still be playing in the World Cup by that time, as it ends on 19th July, and even if some of them are eliminated before that date, they would join the camp a bit later, after spending some days on vacations.As a result, se
  
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• Messi’s Inter Miami deny talks with Barcelona over 2027 Gamper Trophy participation

  25-06-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Messi’s Inter Miami deny talks with Barcelona over 2027 Gamper Trophy participationRumours linking Inter Miami with a potential appearance in Barcelona’s 2027 Joan Gamper Trophy have been played down after sources at the MLS club stated that no discussions have taken place between the two sides, confirms AS.Speculation had suggested that Lionel Messi’s team could headline Barcelona’s traditional pre-season fixture, setting the stage for the Argentine legend’s emotio
  
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