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"UGLY CAMEROONIAN WHO CAN'T EVEN WRITE" — PARAGUAY APOLOGISES AFTER SENATOR AMARILLA'S ATTACK ON MBAPPE
"Ugly Cameroonian who hasn't even learned to write" — that was how Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla addressed Kylian Mbappe after France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the World Cup last 16. In a social me
A RECORD £100 MILLION: THE TOTTENHAM TRANSFER THAT HAS THE PREMIER LEAGUE TALKING
Tottenham have completed the signing of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali for a club-record fee that could rise to £100 million. The deal is all the more striking given that the London club finishe
WHO IS THE EGYPTIAN HERO WHO JOINED THE WORLD CUP'S ELITE GOALKEEPING CLUB?
Mostafa Shobeir has written his name into World Cup history, becoming only the fourth goalkeeper ever to save two penalties from open play at a single tournament. The 26-year-old Al Ahly stopper, who
HOW DID DJOKOVIC SURVIVE WIMBLEDON'S BIGGEST NEAR-UPSET?
Novak Djokovic came through by just three points, 188 to 185 — an absurdly fine margin across five sets. Centre Court witnessed a genuine classic, and for long stretches Felix Auger-Aliassime was the
THE QUOTE THAT SPLIT FOOTBALL IN TWO — RONALDO IS GONE, BUT IS HIS CONSCIENCE REALLY CLEAR?
Six World Cups. Six attempts. But it wasn't meant to be for Cristiano Ronaldo. That bitter reality caught up with the Portuguese legend in Dallas, where a 1-0 defeat to Spain finally shattered his
COLLAPSE ON HOME SOIL: ALL THREE HOSTS OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT
"For the first time ever, all three host countries were eliminated before the quarterfinals." The 2026 World Cup was already a tournament for the history books, with its expanded 48-team format and t
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ALVARO ARBELOA APPOINTED FULHAM HEAD COACH
Shown the door by Real Madrid, Alvaro Arbeloa has not waited long for his next chance: the Spaniard has been named head coach of Fulham, signing a contract with the London club that runs until the su
MIND-BENDING NUMBERS: HAALAND'S KILLER RECORD FOR NORWAY
Sixty-two goals in 54 appearances for Norway — Erling Haaland is tearing statistical logic to pieces and outstripping every expectation. The striker is already his country's all-time leading scorer,
"UGLY CAMEROONIAN WHO CAN'T EVEN WRITE" — PARAGUAY APOLOGISES AFTER SENATOR AMARILLA'S ATTACK ON MBAPPE
"Ugly Cameroonian who hasn't even learned to write" — that was how Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla addressed Kylian Mbappe after France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the World Cup last 16. In a social me
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"I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT" — ANTONELLI'S SILVERSTONE DRAMA AND A BRITISH GRAND PRIX NOBODY SAW COMING
"I couldn't believe it because it was going from bad to worse," Kimi Antonelli admitted after a Silverstone afternoon that had victory within his grasp. Starting from pole, he had trimmed the gap to
WHY FERRARI ARE FAVOURITES IN MONACO
"Honestly, I think Ferrari will take pole in Monaco — nobody touches their car in the slow corners." Those words don't come from some die-hard Maranello supporter. They belong to the reigning world
THE BOLOGNA TEENAGER TEARING UP THE RECORD BOOKS
A Blown Engine And A Teenager's Total Triumph In Canada George Russell's Montreal weekend could not have started better. He won Saturday's sprint, then spent Sunday scrapping at the front. Then the
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THE QUOTE THAT SPLIT FOOTBALL IN TWO — RONALDO IS GONE, BUT IS HIS CONSCIENCE REALLY CLEAR?
Six World Cups. Six attempts. But it wasn't meant to be for Cristiano Ronaldo. That bitter reality caught up with the Portuguese legend in Dallas, where a 1-0 defeat to Spain finally shattered his
COLLAPSE ON HOME SOIL: ALL THREE HOSTS OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT
"For the first time ever, all three host countries were eliminated before the quarterfinals." The 2026 World Cup was already a tournament for the history books, with its expanded 48-team format and t
ENGLAND'S SUCCESS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AS LEADING DUO'S NUMBERS TELL THE STORY
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have scored 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup. That means Kane, with six, and Bellingham, with four, account for a remarkable 90.9% of the team's attacking out
STATISTICAL REVIEW: FROM MESSI TO FONTAINE — THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUP GOALS
Lionel Messi sits at the summit of the game with 21 World Cup goals, his share of the 3,000 scored across the tournament's history. Yet on a per-match basis the picture looks very different: Poland'
MESSI'S RECORD GOAL AND A HISTORIC MIRACLE: ARGENTINA SURVIVE WORLD CUP SCARE
Never before in World Cup history had a team trailed by two goals in the 75th minute of a knockout tie and won it inside 90. At Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, that changed — and the defending champ
FRAUD OR ADRENALINE? THE SCANDALOUS SCENES FROM THE WORLD CUP
The miracle of Colombia. That is the name social media gave the moment when, at the 2026 World Cup inside the iconic Azteca stadium, fans seated in the wheelchair section rose to their feet to celebra
Lula's Cheap Shot and the Storm Around an Injured Neymar
"Neymar isn't even playing. Neymar is the first home-office call-up in the world." With that one barb, delivered during an appearance in Belo Horizonte, Brazilian President Lula summed up the standin
$4,000 FOR A SINGLE TICKET: FIFA'S PRICES LEAVE EVEN LOS ANGELES'S OWN STARS IN SHOCK
Kam Curl, a star of NFL side the Los Angeles Rams, has found that watching football at his own stadium comes with an astronomical price tag. Asked about the ticketing policy for the 2026 World Cup, t
THIERRY HENRY'S CRITICISM AND PORTUGAL'S TACTICAL DEADLOCK AT THE 2026 WORLD CUP
"One thing that's important, people, please at home: the team needs to score. Not YOU needs to score." With those words, Thierry Henry turned a studio aside into something close to a tactical verdict
ONE PHRASE THAT WRECKED A CAREER: WHY WAS FLORENCIA PEÑA SACKED?
"I don't want to bring bad news, but Messi's father has just passed away" — a sensational line, and a wholly false one, that ended presenter Florencia Peña's career live on air. In the feverish days
Messi or Mbappé? A Clash of Giants Beyond the Pitch
Nike's campaign film has racked up 76 million views on YouTube. Adidas's video stalled at seven million. That digital chasm lays the contest bare from the very first second. Yet the real war between t
SEVEN CHOSEN LEGENDS AND A GOLDEN BADGE ON THE ARM: WHAT ARE THE 2026 WORLD CUP KITS HIDING?
In the entire history of the World Cup, only seven players have earned the honour of wearing the "Legacy" patch, the golden mark that signals a fifth appearance at the tournament. It is a distinction
"You could hear the bone snap" — one reckless challenge leaves Canada without their leader
"You could hear the bone snap," Jesse Marsch said, and few words could better capture the drama that shadowed Canada's historic 6-0 victory. For 24-year-old Ismael Koné, the World Cup was over the in
WHY DOES IT TAKE A MACHINE GUN TO STOP MESSI? A HISTORIC HAT-TRICK AND SHATTERED RECORDS
He began the tournament in tears, then rewrote history within minutes of stepping onto the pitch. After his first goal, Leo Messi could not hide his emotions, and he explained why simply and directly
FROM A DEBUT AT 15 TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD: WHO IS MESSI'S HEIR?
Midway through Euro 2024 in Germany, a teenager sat down with reporters and calmly explained how he filled the hours between training and matches. "I brought my school books with me, because I'm in my final year of secondary school," he said. "I'm taking the lessons online and everything's going well." Days later, that same teenager curled a long-range strike past France to settle the semi-final, becoming the youngest scorer in European Championship history at 16 years and 362 days.
61 GOALS AND THE BALLON D'OR: HARRY KANE'S HISTORIC CHARGE
Sixty-one goals in a single season. Robert Lewandowski's mark of 55, blown away. Harry Kane walks into the 2026 World Cup carrying numbers that almost defy belief. At 32, the England forward sits at the very peak of his powers — not just captain of the Three Lions, England's national side, but the deadliest finisher in world football, a man for whom this tournament could become the crowning moment of his career.
PELÉ'S HEIR? MBAPPÉ READY FOR A THIRD WORLD CUP
"Mbappé can become my heir, and I'm not kidding," the king of football, Pelé, once declared. On 18 December 2022, those words turned real. That day Kylian Mbappé became the youngest player ever to feature in two World Cup finals, at 23 years, 11 months and 29 days old. He is 27 now, with 56 goals in 95 caps for France and a career already thick enough to fill several volumes of the game's history.
PÉREZ'S ELECTION BOMBSHELL: WHO IS THE MYSTERY MAN WORTH A RECORD €150 MILLION TO REAL MADRID?
„On Tuesday, I will submit a substantial offer to a major Champions League club for a player who would become the biggest signing in Madrid's history. The fee will be at least €150 million“
WHY FERRARI ARE FAVOURITES IN MONACO
"Honestly, I think Ferrari will take pole in Monaco — nobody touches their car in the slow corners." Those words don't come from some die-hard Maranello supporter. They belong to the reigning world
THE BOLOGNA TEENAGER TEARING UP THE RECORD BOOKS
A Blown Engine And A Teenager's Total Triumph In Canada George Russell's Montreal weekend could not have started better. He won Saturday's sprint, then spent Sunday scrapping at the front. Then the