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Ex-Sheffield United Midfielder Jake Wright Launches Education Career as Head of Year 8
Jake Wright, the former Sheffield United midfielder, has moved from professional football into secondary education, taking up a leadership role at Newfield School. Following four years as a player with the club, Wright now serves as head of Year 8, a position in which he oversees pastoral care and academic development for pupils in that…
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‘Justin Bieber was played so much in the changing room’: Leah Williamson’s honest playlist
The England and Arsenal player grew up with Enrique Iglesias on repeat, and knows the Bridget Jones soundtrack by heart. But what football song gives her goosebumps?The first song I fell in love withI used to have a cassette player with these fuzzy foam headphones, and only two cassettes: Hero by Enrique Iglesias and How…
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Football is at the centre of the universe in Brazil in a way it is not in the US | Rodrygo
Huge parties take place when the national team play but people in Brazil cherish a good game, whoever is playingThe World Cup atmosphere, which, for many of us, is one of the most infectious feelings there is, has, in the US been confined to the stadiums, the surrounding streets and fan festivals. This has been…
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A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator
Illegal online casinos are producing fake BBC stories and AI-generated videos in an attempt to deceive customersRespect of copyright law has never ranked highly in the list of priorities for unlicensed sports betting operators. Crests of famous clubs and photographs of star players are routinely used to promote brands which could not care less about…
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Lionel Messi and football’s ageless wonders can excel into their 40s | Emma Hayes
Argentina’s captain leads the way for veteran strikers at World Cup. They have different styles, but all have shown their worthI would be shocked if the record for the most goals scored by a player in a World Cup – Just Fontaine’s 13 in 1958 – is not broken this summer. That is how elite…
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Football star swaps dressing room for classroom
Jake Wright, who played for Sheffield United for four years, is head of Year 8 at Newfield School.
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Mbappé Penalty Sends France Past Physical Paraguay into World Cup Quarter-Finals
France reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay in a Round of 16 tie played in Philadelphia amid a summer heat wave. The defending champions and pre-tournament favourites struggled to reproduce the fluent attacking football of their earlier matches, instead adopting a more direct, pragmatic approach against a Paraguay side…
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England faces Mexico storm threat and altitude battle in World Cup last-16 showdown
England’s World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico, held on Sunday evening local time (early Monday morning in the UK), took place under the threat of forecasted thunderstorms, with FIFA opting against rescheduling despite the weather concerns. The fixture in Mexico City presented England with a formidable set of obstacles: playing at unfamiliar high altitude, facing…
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Inside the chaos of the rescheduled England match that never was – after FIFA U-turned on bringing Mexico face-off forward to avoid storm
Thunderstorms threaten chaos for England’s World Cup showdown with Mexico on Monday morning.