From around the league
Sunday, 12 July 2026
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Wales coach successors as FAW starts replacing Cremers and Gunter
Noel Mooney says Wales has a coaching conveyor belt as the FAW starts replacing Piet Cremers and Chris Gunter after both moved on.
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Jude Bellingham backed as England's tournament x-factor
Paul Merson and Wayne Rooney back Jude Bellingham as England's tournament-changing force, while warning England must improve to beat Argentina.
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France vs Morocco and Deschamps’ World Cup record
France beat Morocco 2-0 and Didier Deschamps now has 10 knockout wins, 19 victories in 24 World Cup matches and a quarter-final streak since 2014.
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Lamine Yamal's confidence and criticism debate before France semifinal
Lamine Yamal has 1 World Cup goal, 5 dribbles and 4 shots on target against Austria as Spain prepare to face France.
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Lamine Yamal hails Thibaut Courtois before Spain vs Belgium
Lamine Yamal called Thibaut Courtois one of the best goalkeepers in the world before Spain's World Cup quarter-final against Belgium.
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England survive Norway, but Tuchel and Bellingham were not aligned
England vs Norway ended in a 2-1 AET win, but Tuchel called it sloppy and lucky while Bellingham defended England's approach.
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France vs Spain: Mbappe leads the record chase into the semi-final
Mbappe has eight World Cup goals and France have three straight knockout clean sheets before France vs Spain. Spain have gone 649 minutes before conceding
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Jude Bellingham leads England past Norway after extra time
Jude Bellingham scored twice and finished with an 8.5 rating as England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time, while he avoided a yellow card.
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Declan Rice illness explains England’s half-time reshuffle
Thomas Tuchel revealed Declan Rice had spent several days in bed with illness before England's extra-time win over Norway.
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Jude Bellingham one step from World Cup history
Jude Bellingham scored twice and earned an 8.5 rating as England beat Norway in extra time, moving into the World Cup semi-final.
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Spain vs Belgium showed how Luis de la Fuente has built a different kind of Spain
Luis de la Fuente says Spain are built on good people and calm control, with a 35-game unbeaten run and Lamine Yamal backing their push past Belgium.
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Breel Embolo red card defines World Cup quarter-final
Breel Embolo’s 72nd-minute red card, triggered by VAR and the World Cup’s mistaken identity rule, decided Argentina’s 3-1 quarter-final win.
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Norway vs England spidercam controversy after Bellingham's equaliser
Norway were furious after Jude Bellingham’s 45+2 equaliser in Norway vs England. Solbakken blamed the spidercam wire, while FIFA said there was no
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Thomas Tuchel hits back after England's scrappy win over Norway
Thomas Tuchel blasted England's quality, not mentality, after a scrappy extra-time win over Norway sent the Three Lions into the World Cup semi-finals.
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Thomas Tuchel and Jude Bellingham spark a post-match row after England beat Norway
Tuchel called England lucky after the Norway win, Bellingham snapped back in his ITV interview, and Gary Neville backed the tension.
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England player ratings vs Norway show Bellingham carrying the night
England player ratings vs Norway were led by Jude Bellingham's brace in a 2-1 extra-time win, while Rice and Madueke drew 4/10 marks.
Saturday, 11 July 2026
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Norway vs England turned into a quarter-final ruled by controversy
Norway vs England ended 2-1 after extra time as VAR, a disputed cable touch and a ruled-out Norway goal drove the quarter-final story.
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Norway vs England: Kane foul claim backed by TV officials
Christina Unkel and Gary Neville both backed the referee after Norway's opener against England, saying Harry Kane was not fouled in the build-up.
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Dan Burn backed for England back three against Norway
Nicky Butt says Dan Burn suits England in a back three against Norway. Burn's Mexico cameo and his own comments support the case.
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Haaland puts pressure on England before Norway's Miami quarter-final
Haaland has 7 World Cup goals in 4 Norway games and says England should feel the pressure before Saturday's Miami quarter-final.