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Tottenham encouraged to bid for Sandro Tonali, Real Madrid plot Ruben Dias move and Manchester United make Marcus Rashford valuation.

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Netherlands World Cup defender Jan Paul van Hecke is set to leave Brighton for Tottenham Hotspur after the two clubs agree a £52m deal.

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Snakes are causing concerns for several teams at the World Cup.

Former Scotland players Neil McCann and Willie Miller share their thoughts on how Steve Clarke's side might find success against Morocco.

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With the World Cup expanding to a massive 104 matches, navigating the "morass of endless football" can feel a bit overwhelming. Thankfully, the Guardian’s chief sports writer, Barney Ronay, has done the heavy lifting. He breaks down the group stage fixtures you absolutely cannot miss - from historic David v Goliath…

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⚽ World Cup news: kick-off 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Daniel You may or may not have seen the wonderful new Senegal kit, printed inside-out. What a beauty! Yes, yes, don’t worry, it’s coming. It is of course, impossible to mention our dear departed without also menti…

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England head coach Thomas Tuchel's high-risk defensive selection for World Cup exposed by Tino Livramento's injury as Trent Alexander-Arnold is snubbed again, says Phil McNulty.

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England are in talks over a behind-closed-doors game against Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City after the World Cup opener against Croatia.

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Tuchel’s multicultural squad are less burdened by narrative than previous teams and can embrace the chance to live in the moment Nice World Cup you’ve got there. Be a shame if something … happened to it. The opening acts of this bloated, roided-up summer tournament have been surprisingly fun, light and sparky. Surpr…

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England fans have had a longer wait than most for their 2026 World Cup campaign to get under way. But now supporters are starting to arrive in Dallas.

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Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Motherwell will find out their first opponents in European qualifying on Wednesday, but who might they face?

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Portugal have never reached the final and their best performance was in 1966 but this squad can go all the way By Opta Analyst When it comes to Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo dominates the conversation. There is so much focus on the 41-year-old, who is appearing at his sixth World Cup, that you would be forgiven for no…

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BBC Scotland charts a rapid rise that has taken the Motherwell attacking midfielder from second-division football to the game's grandest stage.

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New Leicester City boss Russell Martin must show he is adaptable after recent failings, says ex-Foxes defender Matt Heath.

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Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto 'Pico' Lopes says his side's draw with hightly-fancied Spain in their first-ever World Cup match felt "a bit surreal" post-match.

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As Inter Milan step up their interest in Curtis Jones, a look at the decision facing Liverpool and Jones, whose contract expires next summer

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BBC Sport Scotland pundits Neil McCann and Leanne Crichton are in Boston and are ready to answer - some - of your questions about Scotland's World Cup campaign.

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Seven of the 10 European teams to have played at the World Cup so far have failed to win - is heat the issue?

The head of fan group Football Supporters Europe says a lack of fan segregation at the 2026 World Cup shows Fifa has "lost control of their ticketing".

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Gary O'Neil are among the leading contenders for the Ipswich managerial role.

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Support in LA included those of past and present regimes, and opponents of both, but a match that captivated all could not dissolve troubles Soccer unites. This is what we are told. It swoops in, majestic in the players’ grace, and gives a people – any people – a thing to rally around in good times and bad. It’s tru…

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