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Why the warm embrace a small city in Kansas gave the Algerian football team fills me with optimism for America’s next 250 years: JUSTIN WEBB
Let me introduce you to the small city of Lawrence. It will tell you all you need to know about why America, to me, is still great, still surprising, still the future.
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Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay
On this occasion, France kept the champagne football on ice. Which was probably just as well, given the temperature. As Philadelphia broiled in an Independence Day heatwave, the World Cup favourites were forced to drop a gear or two but still had too much for a Paraguay team that set out for a fight but…
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Kylian Mbappé’s seventh goal of the World Cup lifts France past Paraguay in physical Round of 16 match
Kylian Mbappé drilled a second-half penalty for his 19th career World Cup goal, tying Lionel Messi for the tournament lead against Paraguay.
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Mbappe coolly fires France into lead from penalty spot
France’s Kylian Mbappe keeps his cool to send Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill the wrong way to score his seventh goal of the 2026 World Cup.
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Premier League quartet want Scott – Sunday’s gossip
Bournemouth’s Alex Scott wanted by Premier League quartet, Arsenal agree to sell Leandro Trossard, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo on Real Madrid’s radar, plus more.
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To nearly everyone in Ireland Pico Lopes is a homecoming hero… but one neighbour since childhood recalls the annoying thing the World Cup star did that he never liked
The World Cup dream memories will live on for the close-knit cul-de-sac in Crumlin where Pico was raised – but one neighbour recalls a cheeky habit of the soccer star.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden Wedding Sparks Media Storm and Privacy Breaches
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married on Friday at Madison Square Garden, in a lavish ceremony attended by more than 1,000 guests that immediately became one of the year’s most closely watched celebrity events. The wedding drew a host of famous names and blanket media coverage, cementing its status as a cultural talking point and…
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Egypt national team manager waves Palestinian flag after World Cup win over Australia
Video shows Egypt coach Hossam Hassan waving a Palestinian flag after the penalty-kick win over Australia as FIFA has yet to make a statement.
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Lena Dunham Reportedly Made Gasp-Worthy Football Joke at Swift-Kelce Wedding Celebration: “Straight Guys Reenacting Gay Porn”
The ‘Daily Mail’ reports that the ‘Too Much’ writer, one of Swift’s longtime close friends, uttered the quip during a pre-wedding gathering on Thursday night.
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Aussie soccer fans took over a Texas Walmart chanting ‘We’re getting deported’ as police escorted them out
Australian fans stormed a Walmart in Arlington, Texas, partying until police arrived on scene in one of the wildest fan moments of the World Cup.