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Lille teenager impressed during the World Cup Signing would make it £200m on two midfielders Manchester City are intent on signing Lille’s 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for €100m (£85m). Bouaddi is attracting a host of suitors following his performances for Morocco at the World Cup, and while the proposed fe…

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Lionel Messi is looking to beat England and reach a third World Cup final with Argentina. Guillem Balague looks at the evolution of one of the game's all-time greats.

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Arsenal have signed Germany forward Lisa Baum on a permanent deal from RB Leipzig.

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Corporation finally going to US for blockbuster semi-final Viewing figures set to top ITV’s 18m for win over Norway The BBC will present its coverage of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina live from Atlanta, with the corporation’s gamble on Thomas Tuchel’s side set to be rewarded with record viewing fig…

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Brighton sign Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham for a club record fee of £46m on a five-year contract, with an option for a further year.

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Our cartoonist sets the scene before the semi-finals, with Thomas Tuchel’s team taking on old rivals Argentina Buy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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Republic of Ireland international Emily Murphy is on the verge of joining Women’s Super League club Brighton.

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The origin story of France star Michael Olise begins much closer to home than you might think.

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Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli speaks about her friendship with France boss Didier Deschamps.

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London City Lionesses captain Kosovare Asllani signs a one-year contract extension despite suffering a serious injury.

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⚽️ Latest news before first of the semi-finals in Dallas ⚽️ Player guide | Golden Boot | Football Daily | Email us Atlanta police are increasing staffing and resources for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina. The department says additional officers will be deployed around the stadium and a…

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After forming an almost paternal relationship with Lionel Messi and providing a rare sense of stability, Argentina’s unheralded saviour is on the verge of World Cup history On Lionel Messi’s ill-fated international debut in Budapest in 2005, when he was (very harshly) sent off 45 seconds after coming off the bench f…

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The Spain winger says three-year-old Keyne ‘means everything to me’ – and fans have taken him to their hearts He’s become a social media staple; captured on camera blowing kisses, joyfully cheering on his team and careening through the stands of stadiums. Standing at just a few feet tall, the tiny toddler has become…

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Youssef Chermiti says he has no intention of leaving Rangers, but Celtic's Daizen Maeda repeats his ambition to play in England's Premier League as Heart of Midlothian are told one of their targets is not for sale.

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‘What I want as a present is a win,’ says Spain’s young star Luis de la Fuente hopes best is still to come at World Cup Lamine Yamal’s 19th birthday started with a kickabout with his mates and took in a show. He played the lead role himself, taking centre stage before a packed house in the World Cup semi-final pre-m…

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France boss Didier Deschamps is predicting a "spectacular" semi-final when his exciting side take on Spain in a heavyweight World Cup showdown in Dallas.

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Zaïre-Emery confident Les Bleus will deliver in Dallas Deschamps to bring Tchouaméni into lineup if fit The France midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery says his team want to exact revenge on Spain and banish painful memories of their exit in the Euro 2024 semi-final. France and Spain meet again on Tuesday in search of a pl…

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Rice expected to overcome illness for semi-final Jordan Pickford: ‘We can’t focus solely on Messi’ Declan Rice is set to overcome illness and retain his place for England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina on Wednesday. The Arsenal midfielder was substituted at half-time of England’s win over Norway in the qua…

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Only time will tell if former midfielder will become yet another victim of the conveyor belt of managers at Stamford Bridge If Xabi Alonso arrived at Chelsea under any illusions about the expectations awaiting him, they were staring out from picture frames hung around Stamford Bridge’s Drake Suite. During his unveil…

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Head coach has no illusions as to the scale of the task and wants to start by reconnecting the team and supporters It was Andoni Iraola’s humility that made the biggest impression at his unveiling as Liverpool’s new head coach on Monday. Without fanfare or bombast the 44-year-old promised not to change as a result o…

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