From around the league
Sunday, 19 July 2026
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Jude Bellingham backs England to keep the unity after Argentina exit
Jude Bellingham thanked England supporters after the 2-1 semi-final loss to Argentina and urged unity to continue.
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Kylian Mbappé sets World Cup scoring record but sounds unbothered by it
Kylian Mbappé hit 22 World Cup goals and said he would rather be in the final than hold the scoring record, with Lionel Messi on 21.
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Chris Sutton backs Spain strongly in World Cup final preview vs Argentina
Chris Sutton backs Spain for the World Cup final, saying Argentina are not outstanding and Spain have not trailed in seven games.
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Saka's hat-trick vindicated Tuchel's controversial semi-final call
Saka's hat-trick leads England to 6-4 World Cup bronze-medal win over France, vindicating Tuchel's semi-final decision. Declan Rice completes 98 minutes
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Bukayo Saka's bronze medal redemption
Saka hat-trick wins England's bronze medal. Limited by Achilles injury to two starts, he scored three in the 6-4 World Cup bronze final against France.
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He did everything right: Tuchel vindicates Saka with hat-trick
Saka's hat-trick in England's 6-4 bronze-final win over France vindicated Tuchel's controversial benching. The nation's best World Cup finish in 60 years.
Saturday, 18 July 2026
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England survive France's World Cup comeback to claim best finish since 1966
England beat France 6-4 in World Cup bronze final as Bukayo Saka's hat-trick and Jude Bellingham's late goal secure England's best World Cup finish since 1966.
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Saka's hat-trick and Rice's captaincy lead England to best World Cup finish since 1966
Saka's hat-trick and Rice's 9.3 rating lead England to 6-4 victory over France in the World Cup bronze final, securing their best World Cup finish since 1966.
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Kobbie Mainoo ruled out as Tuchel's World Cup gamble backfires
Mainoo ruled out with injury after unused World Cup tournament. Manchester United faces a midfield crisis before August 22 Hull opener.
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Mainoo's World Cup exclusion complete with third-place absence
Kobbie Mainoo won't play in England's World Cup third-place game after injury, capping a tournament where Tuchel never selected him despite strong club form.
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Spain's final training cancelled as storms batter New Jersey
Spain's final World Cup preparation disrupted as thunderstorms force training cancellation in New Jersey. Argentina managed to train despite weather delays.
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France vs England bronze final as Konate calls it unwanted
Ibrahima Konate says nobody wants France vs England in the World Cup bronze final, with Tuchel and Deschamps also blunt about it.
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World Cup 2026 team of the tournament led by Messi
The Independent's World Cup 2026 team of the tournament is driven by Lionel Messi's 8 goals and 4 assists, plus Spain's one-goal defence.
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Joan Capdevila visa denial before World Cup final
Joan Capdevila has appealed to Donald Trump after saying his ESTA was denied before the World Cup final, leaving him unable to travel with his children.
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Harry Kane’s 2030 answer exposes England’s striker problem
Harry Kane’s 2030 answer leaves England’s striker succession unresolved, with 85 goals in 124 caps and few convincing No 9 options behind him.
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Capdevila denied ESTA before World Cup final as he asks Trump for help
Joan Capdevila has appealed to Donald Trump after being denied an ESTA before the World Cup final, with travel costs and security concerns in play.
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France vs England preview: For Bronze | World Cup Brief #13
Two fallen giants meet for the bronze: France vs England. Mbappé, Kane, the Golden Boot and the managers under fire. Form, stars and stakes before the third-place play-off.
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Spain vs Argentina set up as a discipline test
Laporte warned Argentina like to leave a mark on opponents, while Deco praised Lionel Messi before Spain vs Argentina.
Friday, 17 July 2026
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Jürgen Klopp Germany job near agreement after Munich talks
Reports say Jürgen Klopp’s Germany job is near agreement after Munich talks, with Red Bull exit details still being settled.
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France vs England bronze final carries more edge than the usual third-place playoff
Thomas Tuchel says neither France nor England want the World Cup bronze final, while Didier Deschamps says farewell and Kylian Mbappe keeps chasing the