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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 20:24BBC Women's Football Weekly
England must take the longer route to Brazil 2027 via the play-off rounds later this year
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 20:01England 3-0 Costa Rica: World Cup 2026 warm-up – as it happened
An uneventful yet satisfactory end to England’s World Cup preparations England: Pickford, Konsa, O’Reilly, Stones, James, Rice, Anderson, Bellingham, Gordon, Madueke, Kane. Subs: D Henderson, Guehi, Saka, Rashford, Livramento, J Henderson, Burn, Mainoo, Rogers, Watkins, Eze, Toney, Spence, Quansah, Trafford. Costa R…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 19:25Any early shocks? Sutton's World Cup 2026 score predictions - opening group games
BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the scores of the first round of group games at the 2026 World Cup.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 19:13Family time, not Fulham time - McKenna leaves Ipswich
Ipswich Town announce that Kieran McKenna has decided to resign, before the club's Premier League campaign.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 19:00Kieran McKenna steps down as Ipswich manager ‘with great pride’ to take break
Manager keen to spend more time with family Ipswich chair Mark Ashton ‘gutted’ by decision Kieran McKenna has stepped down as Ipswich’s manager after four and a half years in charge of the Suffolk club, who will return to the Premier League next season . The 40-year-old will take a break from management and is under…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 18:53Spurs complete Senesi signing after Bournemouth exit
Tottenham confirm the signing of Marcos Senesi on a free transfer following his departure from Bournemouth.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 18:47TV rights holders frustrated over World Cup final half-time show delay
Fifa still to confirm length of show despite requests Delay is causing issues for advertising teams World Cup TV rights holders are growing increasingly frustrated at Fifa’s failure to confirm the length of the half-time show at next month’s final. Madonna, Shakira and the K-pop boyband BTS have been booked to perfo…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 18:27Brother's memory inspires Williams for World Cup opener
Ronwen Williams' brother Marvin, who died in a car crash in 2010, is a source of inspiration as the goalkeeper captains South Africa against Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:40Referee Omar Artan returns to Somalia
Referee Omar Artan arrives back in Somalia after being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations".
BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:38Scotland's Super Mario and social butterfly who emerged from Man Utd cocoon
From unappreciated at Manchester United to idolised at Scotland and Napoli - but who is the real Scott McTominay?
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:30Why Ecuador, Japan and Norway are the dark horses at this World Cup
It was Morocco in 2022, Croatia in 2018 and Costa Rica in 2014. Which team will make an unexpected run in 2026? By WhoScored Every World Cup needs a dark horse: the team nobody quite planned for, that disrupts the natural order and is remembered more vividly than the finalists. Morocco did it in 2022 , beating Spain…
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:29Everton ordered to pay Burnley nearly £40m in Premier League relegation legal case
Burnley relegated in 2022 after Everton breached PSR Everton ‘angered’ by verdict and have appealed Burnley have won a landmark legal case against Everton for breaching Premier League financial rules, with the Merseysiders ordered to pay nearly £40m in compensation. It is the largest financial penalty ever imposed o…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:29USA not totally reliant on Pulisic - Balboa
Former United States defender Marcelo Balboa says his country are not totally reliant on AC Milan star Christian Pulisic as the co-hosts prepare for their opening game of the World Cup.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:17Everton ordered to pay Burnley £35m over PSR breaches
Everton are told they must pay Burnley £35m for the impact of a breach of the Premier League's financial rules.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:11FAI bids to host 2029 Women's Champions League final
The Football Association of Ireland formally bids to host the 2029 Women's Champions League final at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 16:01Wilkinson's Wales give themselves World Cup chance
The next European Championship may still be a more realistic target, but Wales have given themselves hope of reaching the 2027 Women's World Cup.
BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 15:18VAR, timewasting and subs - World Cup law changes explained
The 2026 World Cup is going to be unprecedented for a variety of reasons - and that includes the sheer number of law changes.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 15:17World Cup 2026: Guardian writers’ predictions for the tournament
From marvelling at teenage wonderkids to tracking the world’s largest coffee pot, our team of writers outline their expectations for the jamboree in North America Use our Bracketology to click your way through the group stage and the knockouts to crown a champion Spain and Portugal in the final, with Spain winning.…
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 15:06Exciting transfer window will only exacerbate women’s football’s wealth gap
Alexia Putellas leads a host of stars expected to arrive in the WSL but smaller clubs will still struggle to keep pace The whistle has blown on the 2025-26 season for the vast majority of women’s teams around the world, and attention now turns to the hullabaloo of the transfer window and another summer of rising wag…
BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 14:43How Alvarez became Europe's most sought-after striker
Julian Alvarez heads to the World Cup aiming to fire Argentina to back-to-back triumphs at a time when he is the subject of one the most sensational transfer bids ever made.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 14:19How Sancho's dream Man Utd move ended as a nightmare
Jadon Sancho leaves Manchester United, almost three years after his last Premier League appearance for the club.
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