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US Soccer officials barred by FIFA from Belgium World Cup match over apparent protocol violations: report
FIFA barred at least two US Soccer Federation staff members from Team USA’s World Cup last-16 match against Belgium on Monday, according to multiple reports. The two officials were named as team manager Sam Zapatka and vice-president of security Frank Pannell. The bans came at a highly sensitive moment for the US camp, though they…
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Chris Broussard says Team USA’s World Cup loss to Belgium exposed the gap with soccer’s elite
Speaking on Dan Dakich’s “Don’t @ Me” show, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard argued that Team USA’s heavy World Cup defeat to Belgium laid bare the distance still separating the United States men’s side from world football’s leading nations. The comments matter because they feed a wider debate, prominent in the coverage, over whether the…
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Deloitte review: Premier League clubs’ pre-tax losses surge by 600% to £948m
The combined pre-tax losses of Premier League clubs rose sharply from £135m in 2023-24 to £948m in 2024-25 — a roughly 600% increase — according to Deloitte’s annual review of football finance. Deloitte attributed the surge to heavy transfer spending and the absence of significant one-off player sales, which had previously flattered clubs’ accounts. The…
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Autographed Lionel Messi Memorabilia Drops Online as Argentine Star Leads Team Into World Cup Quarterfinals
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is into the knockout rounds and all eyes will be on Lionel Messi, as the soccer legend leads Argentina onwards in their campaign to claim a second consecutive World Cup title. Argentina finished atop Group J with a perfect 3-0 record and defeated the tiny island nation Cape Verde in…
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Tom Brady compares Argentina’s dramatic World Cup rally to Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback
During a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match in Atlanta on 7 July 2026, Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Egypt 3-2, booking a place in the quarter-finals. The dramatic rally prompted former NFL quarterback Tom Brady to compare it on social media to his New England Patriots’ famous recovery from 28-3…
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Diversity lottery-admitted truck driver allegedly kills UMass soccer star, spoke no English
An Uzbek commercial lorry driver, Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, has been accused of causing a fatal crash on Interstate 71 in Madison County, Ohio, that killed 21-year-old university footballer Tobias “Toby” Forsythe. According to sources cited by Fox News, Asrarov drove into the back of Forsythe’s vehicle and could not communicate with responding state troopers without…
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The fury and heartbreak of Egypt’s stunning World Cup collapse
BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.
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Watch Eddie Vedder soak up the glory as Pearl Jam’s ‘Alive’ is played during hydration break of USA vs Belgium World Cup match
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was filmed relishing the moment as the band’s 1991 song ‘Alive’ played over the stadium PA during a hydration break at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on 6 July 2026. Cameras cut to the hometown musician in the stands, where he raised…
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All the presidents’ meddling: the Balogun scandal shows how Fifa can break football | Barney Ronay
In this Guardian opinion piece, Barney Ronay argues that the suspension of USA striker Folarin Balogun’s red card — reportedly at Donald Trump’s urging — has exposed how Fifa under Gianni Infantino is willing to bend sporting rules, turning the World Cup into what he calls scripted entertainment. Trump publicly claimed responsibility for the ban’s…
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Erling Haaland’s girlfriend celebrates Norway’s World Cup run, Biles claps back & Swift-Kelce wedding snubs
This is a light-hearted “Nightcaps” sports column from Fox News/OutKick, rounding up World Cup gossip and celebrity chatter rather than reporting a single hard-news event. Its main hook is that the United States men’s team was knocked out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by Belgium, prompting the writer to pledge allegiance to Norway for…