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2026 World Cup: Canada scrape into the last 16, but the first round-of-32 tie mostly served up boredom
A landmark night for Canada, a game best forgotten by everyone else One goal, deep into stoppage time. That is what separated Canada from elimination, and it was enough to send them into the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup. Historic stuff for a nation still scratching its way up the global pecking order.…
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Transfer market: Yan Diomande turns down Liverpool, and PSG may have landed its biggest summer coup
Paris grabs the wheel in a chase that had been Liverpool’s to lose Liverpool reckoned they were in front. Then PSG landed the one thing money cannot always buy: the player wants them. After months of being chased by half of Europe’s giants, Yan Diomande has reportedly told everyone that Paris is where he wants…
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Transfer blow: Chelsea turned down in Xhaka bid as Sunderland knock back Blues offer
Transfer blow: Chelsea rejected in Xhaka move as Sunderland call the offer insulting Xabi Alonso has already hit his first transfer setback. According to The Athletic, Chelsea have put forward an offer worth around 9.2 million euros to Sunderland for Granit Xhaka, with the new Blues boss keen to reunite with a player he knew…
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Paris FC: it is over for Kombouare, with Rosenior in pole position according to Riolo
Paris FC: Kombouare on the way out, Rosenior clear favourite to replace him It is over for Antoine Kombouare at Paris FC. According to Daniel Riolo on After Foot on RMC, the coach, appointed in February to replace Stephane Gilli, will not be in charge next season despite a comfortable survival and an 11th-place finish.…
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Football: Could an American-style draft save French football?
An American-style draft in the LFP: could it spark a revolution for French football? Tuesday night, the NBA Draft once again owned the conversation in American basketball. As it does every year, several franchises bet a chunk of their future on young talent fresh out of high school, college or overseas leagues. It is a…
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2026 World Cup: Schweinsteiger accused of racism after Germany vs Ivory Coast
Schweinsteiger at the centre of a row in Germany after remarks branded racist about Ivory Coast Sometimes, one line is all it takes to send a football night off the rails. In Germany, it is not the result of the Mannschaft against Ivory Coast, nor the tactical lessons from the game, that have dominated the…
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Football : Maxime Dupe returns to Nantes
Maxime Dupe heads home as Nantes look to rebuild Football has a funny way of coming full circle. Moves away that had to happen, detours that led nowhere in particular, then the moment everything swings back to where it started. For Maxime Dupe, Wednesday felt a bit like that. Six years after leaving La Joneliere,…
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World Cup 2026: Portugal cruise past Uzbekistan as Ronaldo delivers again
Selecao needed a response. CR7 gave it to them Portugal didn’t exactly have the luxury of waiting around. After a frustrating draw with DR Congo, the Selecao arrived in Houston with the pressure already piling up. In Group K, another slip would have opened the door to doubt, the maths, the criticism and that familiar…
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5 reasons Zidane could flop with France
5 reasons a Zinedine Zidane spell in charge of France could fall flat Zinedine Zidane’s name is stitched into the history of French football. But the dream of pairing “Zizou” with the France national team hides a few uncomfortable truths. Going from the dugout of a giant club to running an international side is a…