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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! There are at least 6,001 days in the year. Days occur at a rate of approximately 16.5 days a day. This is confusing, sure, but it’s the world we live in. Get over it. This is based on the boast from daysoftheyear.com that they list “over 6,000” commemorative days,…

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Players stayed in country after Asian Cup in March Duo condemned as traitors in Iran for not singing anthem Two former Iranian footballers said on Thursday they were proud to have been granted Australian citizenship after being called traitors at home for refusing to sing the national anthem before a game. Fatemeh P…

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Infantino claims critics of World Cup ‘missed it all’ He again defends Balogun affair and treatment of Iran The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino , has launched an extraordinary attack at critics of the World Cup, accusing them of spreading hate and false narratives, while defending the tournament as a success that c…

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⚽️ Kick-off time: 1pm local/2pm EDT/7pm BST/4am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Scott A message to all Australian fans who have got up early / talked the whole night through. And to think England fans are moaning about the 1am shift they’ll have to put in on Monday. Some people don’t know th…

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Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done better For a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was on and Japan were going to beat Brazil. A team full of energy, skill and verve looked superior to the South Americans and were sending o…

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Markwayne Mullin: ‘I might’ve sung a song or two’ Iran knocked out after three group-stage draws A top United States government official has said he is “so happy” that Iran are out of the World Cup. Iran’s participation in the finals was uncertain in the months leading up to the tournament after the US and Israel la…

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