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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 23:27Football Daily
Julien Laurens, Guillem Balague & Nedum Onuoha dissect England's semi-final defeat.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 23:18The bigger picture: Tuchel gets blame for England exit but this is not only about him | Barney Ronay
German will be pilloried for his semi-final decisions but that is to ignore the fact English football culture is not set up to win major tournaments “I wanted it to be you. I wanted it to be you so badly.” As England’s World Cup hopes recede into another spell of heartache , let down in Atlanta by the latest handsom…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 22:56Arsène Wenger: US soccer development will depend on ‘consistency’ and ‘education’
Former Arsenal boss calls out US pay-to-play model Wenger says academy setups are vital for growth Arsène Wenger, Fifa’s head of global football development, has said that while the US faced numerous structural obstacles to becoming a real soccer power, many of those obstacles are being addressed by leadership at th…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 22:18Players ‘puzzled’ by tactics but Tuchel left himself no other option with his squad picks
The England head coach took a risk by selecting injury-prone players and ignoring creative options such as Foden, Palmer and Gibbs-White When Thomas Tuchel became England’s head coach he spoke repeatedly about wanting his side to adopt a Premier League style. He wanted intensity, pace, full-throttle football. Tuchel…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 21:14Some England players disappointed by tactics as Tuchel questions team's DNA
BBC Sport understands that Thomas Tuchel's defensive tactics in the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina are being hotly debated by the England squad.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 20:44Fifa 'assessing match reports' over Falklands banner
Fifa is "assessing the match reports" before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 20:24Forest set to make £45m offer for Spurs' Bergvall
Nottingham Forest are set to make an offer of £45m for Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 20:22Arsenal close in on £34m deal for Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis
Greece international replacement for Leandro Trossard Arsenal seek defensive cover after William Saliba injury Arsenal have agreed a deal worth up to €40m (£34m) with Club Brugge to sign Christos Tzolis as a replacement for Leandro Trossard and will step up their attempts to sign defensive cover due to concerns that…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 20:12Celtic struggling to compete in transfer market - Nicholson
Celtic's lack of summer transfer activity is because they are struggling to compete with English Championship clubs and deal with agents, according to the club's chief executive Michael Nicholson.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 20:02From Southgate to Tuchel - has anything changed?
Thomas Tuchel was meant to be the man whose fresh approach would win England major honours, but defeat by Argentina felt like a familiar story - has anything really changed from the Gareth Southgate era?
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 19:34Coventry sign £17m Switzerland defender Amenda
Coventry City have signed Eintracht Frankfurt defender Aurele Amenda in a deal worth more than £17m.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 19:29The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial
There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highs Historically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 19:03Marinakis, seafood and ‘sweet honey’ of Europe led Glasner to join Nottingham Forest
Glasner: Forest owner ‘even more ambitious than I am’ Club pushing to sign Lucas Bergvall from Tottenham Oliver Glasner said he wants to bring back the “sweet honey” of European football to Nottingham Forest and suggested the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, may be one of few people more ambitious than him. Glasne…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 18:54Palace sign England Under-23 striker Lloyd-Smith
Crystal Palace sign last season's WSL2 top scorer Lexi Lloyd-Smith on a three-year deal.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 18:47'Nobody wants to get divorced' - Glasner on Forest challenge
Oliver Glasner has become Nottingham Forest's fifth manager in less than a year. His challenge now is to bring stability to a club where that has been in short supply.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 18:24England had Lionel Messi under control … until one decisive and subtle shift
It was a statistically weird game for Argentina’s talisman against England, full of outliers. It didn’t matter Thomas Tuchel will have prepared for every eventuality before England’s match with Argentina. He will have considered how his team could prosper in attack while remaining solid in defence. What to change if…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 17:49What next for England? How does Tuchel fix key problems for Euro 2028?
The manner of England's World Cup exit was meek, and Thomas Tuchel must now find a way to fix those problems as focus will soon turn to qualifying for Euro 2028.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 17:39Bournemouth's Jimenez joins Fiorentina on loan
Bournemouth's Spanish defender Alex Jimenez joins Serie A side Fiorentina on a season-long loan.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 17:30Move over Soccerey Bally: how Striker the dog became a 1994 World Cup hero
The tournament’s mascot came to herald the ubiquitous, commercial aims of a growing international spectacle Deep within a dark warehouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, there sits a severed head. Encased in plastic, perfectly preserved and seemingly begging to be reanimated, it belongs to an American soccer legend.…
BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 17:16Motherwell's Watt gets four-game ban for 'worst VAR decision in history' comment
Motherwell's Elliot Watt is handed a four-match suspension over comments he made after May's defeat by Celtic.
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 16 Jul · 17:12Arsenal on verge of signing Club Brugge's Tzolis
Arsenal reach a verbal agreement with Club Brugge to sign attacker Christos Tzolis for 40m euros (£33.9m).
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