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Tottenham win race to sign West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes for club record £85m
Spurs beat Manchester United to signing of midfielderFernandes due to have medical before completing dealTottenham are poised to break their transfer record after beating Manchester United to the signing of Mateus Fernandes for £85m.The Portugal international is heading for a new challenge after West Ham’s relegation from the Premier League and will strengthen Roberto De…
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Football Daily | What next for Germany as Paraguay and penalties fuel more World Cup pain?
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Germany crashed out of the 1998 World Cup – a miserable 3-0 quarter-final defeat to Croatia – the DFB hit the factory reset button. Youth coaching was overhauled, as was the scouting system designed to spot the talent, and it was made compulsory…
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Panenka to Paraguay: Germany’s 50-year penalty shootout streak is over
Germany once scored 22 consecutive penalties in major tournament shootouts. They missed three as Paraguay won 4-3 from the spotGermany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on penalties, an outcome that feels unbelievable to anyone who has watched international football over the past 50 years. Paraguay beat them 4-3 in a shootout in…
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Plan to expand Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams is rejected
Executive committee member says it was ‘very bad idea’Caf says its aim is to make tournament world classA plan to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams has been rejected, the Guardian has learned.The proposal had been made by the Confederation of African Football’s president, Patrice Motsepe, in February at a…
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Why are South Korean fans so angry at their football coach?
Hong Myung-bo has resigned after South Korea failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stages.
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How DR Congo’s football team became a rare source of national unity
Historic run to the last 32 and a match against England have left proud fans back home dancing late into the nightThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had not been at a World Cup finals tournament for 52 years – but they are making up for lost time in North America. After a draw against…
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The history of brilliantly terrible World Cup video games
As football fans revel in the real world tournament, its digital counterparts continue to stumble in capturing the hyped up atmosphere• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI come with a warning to all football fans: if you’ve been enjoying the World Cup enough to think, “I’d like to re-enact this…
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Tech Now
Shiona McCallum visits Fifa HQ in Zurich to see new tech being used in the World Cup.
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Premier League final-day predictions: Chris Sutton v Sam Tompkins – & AI – BBC
Premier League final-day predictions: Chris Sutton v Sam Tompkins – & AI BBC