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2026 World Cup field: 64 teams still dreaming
With qualification finishing and the tournament draw looming, these 64 teams represent the final, electrifying pool from which the 2026 champion will emerge.
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Gattuso's outcry and Italy's sudden stumble
Gattuso’s gripe was blunt: a strong qualifying record shouldn’t be punished by a format that forces successful teams into knock-out roulette.
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Match-day mirror: Jérémy Doku vs Eden Hazard
Hazard’s artistry often leaned on theatrical single moments of magic; Doku’s performance married that flair to relentless work‑rate in duels and a sharper statistical footprint.
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Fulham move to tie Marco Silva down with fresh contract
The board’s offer signals a clear vote of confidence and a push to keep the Portuguese coach’s project at Craven Cottage beyond the four years he’s already spent reshaping the club.
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Manchester United’s reset: Cut the wage bill, rebuild the midfield
With Casemiro, Harry Maguire and Jadon Sancho all edging toward contract expiries and Marcus Rashford widely expected to make his Barcelona loan permanent, the club stands to shave roughly £1 million a week fro...
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World Cup countdown: Germany and the Netherlands join the party?
14 World Cup berths remain, with several groups and decisive finals in all confederations set to write the last chapters before the March play-offs and November’s closing qualifiers
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Is Donley ready to solve Northern Ireland’s No 9 puzzle?
On a mild Monday night in Luxembourg, 20-year-old Jamie Donley delivered his most convincing audition yet.
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Premier League teams that will lose most players to AFCON 2025
The Black Cats will part with Morocco winger Chemsdine Talbi, Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, Mozambique full-back Reinildo, Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra, Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traoré, and DR Congo...
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Italy teetering on the brink as World Cup hopes face fresh nightmare
After two catastrophic misses at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, Italy now slide into perilous playoff territory once more, a route that has already given them their worst international shocks.
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Haaland blasts Norway back into the World Cup
Sixteen goals in eight qualifiers- a goal in every match- made Haaland the single hottest scorer across the entire 2026 qualification landscape, continent for continent.
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Sweden’s World Cup dream in crisis after Switzerland loss
After four qualifying games, Sweden sit bottom of their group, pointless and stunned behind Slovenia, Kosovo and Switzerland, and automatic qualification is already out of reach.
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Haaland's rampage leaves rivals chasing shadows
Across 11 Premier League matches and 948 minutes, he has scored 14 goals; stretch that to all competitions and he’s on 28 in 18 for Manchester City and Norway. Only Tottenham and Aston Villa have managed to kee...