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Spain 4-0 England Guijarro 19, Putellas 37 55, Pina 78 Only a minor miracle will save European champions England from having to come through World Cup qualifying playoffs after they suffered an utterly humiliating 4-0 defeat by World Cup holders Spain in Mallorca. A loss by only a one-goal deficit would have been en…

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Head coach says Bayern Munich striker is in ‘top shape’ England face New Zealand in warm-up on Saturday Thomas Tuchel has said that Harry Kane is in top shape and ready to lead England to glory at the World Cup. The Bayern Munich striker has been short of fitness at previous major tournaments but he has enjoyed a br…

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Real Madrid are lining up a £130m move for Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise, Arne Slot turns down Fulham after being sacked by Liverpool, Newcastle United are close to making their first summer signing, plus more.

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England head coach Thomas Tuchel says reports about the state of the pitch at the venue for his side's friendly against New Zealand will not influence team selection.

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Having been denied a second goal, Wales were left with red faces when Jasna Djokovic levelled late on.

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Blackburn Rovers appoint Tony Mowbray as their new head coach for a second spell in charge.

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For football fans in Canada, the initial prospect of the World Cup coming to town was thrilling – but hundreds of tickets remain unsold As far back as he can remember, football has long been a part of Lawrence Yee’s life. Growing up in a Canadian town where hockey was the dominant sport, he found community and passi…

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Watch highlights as Montenegro and Wales draw in Podgorica in Women's World Cup qualifying.

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Bayern Munich are interested in signing Liverpool's 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha.

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⚽️ Crucial qualifier kicks off at 8pm BST in Mallorca ⚽️ Tom Garry’s preview | Sign up for Moving the Goalposts On the ground: What an atmosphere inside this stadium, with almost every single Spain fan waving their national flag in their air as the anthems are played. They respectfully applauded after ‘God save the…

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Stockport County appoint Rochdale boss Jim McNulty as their new manager on a three-year deal.

Martin O'Neill will continue as Celtic manager after leading the side to a Premiership and Scottish Cup double.

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Head coach Craig Bellamy wants Wales team to try to dominate in Saturday's friendly against Romania in Bucharest.

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O’Neill agrees one-year deal after successful return Keane had a managerial spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv Celtic are expected to confirm the appointment of Martin O’Neill as the club’s permanent manager after the 74-year-old agreed a one-year contract to remain in Glasgow. O’Neill led Celtic to the domestic double dur…

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Pochettino ‘not happy’ with Palace’s injury assessment Richards missed Conference League final Predict your World Cup bracket | Complete player guide Chris Richards will not take part in the United States’ final World Cup tune-up friendly against Germany, head coach Mauricio Pochettino said in Friday’s pre-match pre…

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Social media protection service offered by Fifa English FA yet to confirm whether it will use service Fifa will expand the use of AI at the World Cup to reduce the amount of abusive messages that teams and players are exposed to on social media. World football’s governing body introduced a social media protection se…

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Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé and Yamal prepare to compete at the biggest men's World Cup ever

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With several host cities in peak thunderstorm season there is a high chance that some World Cup games could be disrupted. Here is how and why.

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Carlos Cuesta discusses his time as assistant manager at Arsenal and becoming Europe's youngest manager at Parma.

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A pre-tournament change of manager has complicated planning but, with the pressure off to an extent, Saudi talent has a chance to prove itself 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. thegu…

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