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The Canadian has been tipped as Gianni Infantino’s successor. He defends World Cup ticket prices and explains why the Premier League may soon have a rival Victor Montagliani believes the World Cup will trigger a “cultural revolution” in North America that could result in Major League Soccer rivaling the Premier Leag…

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber is ruled out of the Netherlands' World Cup campaign with a groin injury, while Brazil's Neymar is making good progress from injury.

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BBC TV and radio host on sportswashing, the brilliance of watching Argentina up close and why Donald Trump won’t be able to hijack the football glory “Before every tournament there are always concerns,” Kelly Cates says as she approaches her fifth World Cup as a television and radio presenter. “There’s always someth…

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Scot Ian Cathro has been appointed head coach of Ligue 2 side Saint-Etienne after two successful years in Portugal with Estoril.

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Was going to be first Somalian to officiate at a World Cup ‘He deserves the support of the football community’ A Somali referee, who was set to become the first person from his country to officiate at a World Cup, has been denied access to the United States and will not work during this summer’s tournament. Fifa con…

Sunday Sport’s ‘Countdown to 16’ used revealing photoshoots with young girls to trail topless pictures published after their 16th birthdays In 1987, the tabloid press in Britain was at the peak of its powers. The Sun newspaper, with its brash celebrity scoops and strident support for Margaret Thatcher – who won her…

The Football Association of Ireland [FAI] says it will "continue to meet to discuss the operational aspects" of hosting Israel in the Nations League.

Watch behind-the-scenes footage as the Norway squad dress up as Vikings for a team photo before the World Cup.

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Scotland branded ‘unprofessional, weak’ John McGinn: ‘Our job is to look after Scotland’ Scotland’s return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has been immediately overshadowed by a war of words with Norway. Steve Clarke and Scotland were branded “unprofessional”, “embarrassing” and “weak” by the Norwegians aft…

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Mark Chapman and guests debate this week's football.

Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

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Women's Super League 2 side Durham warn "the club will have to cease operations at all levels" unless a buyer can be found in three weeks.

Walcott, Defoe and Wayne revisit England's most controversial call-up.

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Nottingham Forest rejected City’s £80m bid for midfielder United’s Jason Wilcox also monitoring Mateus Fernandes Manchester United remain intent on signing Elliot Anderson, with the club’s executives optimistic they can beat Manchester City in the race to acquire the 23-year-old midfielder, who is valued at about £1…

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Former England winger Theo Walcott is "most psyched" about Marcus Rashford for the Three Lions at the World Cup.

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Women say David Sullivan told them they needed to have sex with him to feature in his newspapers.

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Pep Guardiola's final two seasons in charge of Manchester City will air in a four-part behind-the-scenes series on Amazon's Prime Video.

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Manchester City are continuing negotiations with Chelsea to appoint Enzo Maresca as their new manager.

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Established squad stays true to Ralf Rangnick’s methods with Konrad Laimer and bright new talent Paul Wanner lending some star quality This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.c…

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From high-altitude training to made to measure kits, teams have resorted to all manner of things to adapt to conditions at the tournament • Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download our app The heat and the altitude worried everybody. The 1970 World Cup in Mexico would not be a normal one. So the Bulgarian autho…

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Steve Clarke is branded "unprofessional" by Norway counterpart Stale Solbakken after Scotland cancelled a training-ground friendly before the World Cup.

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