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Everton sign France forward Mouchon from Leicester
Everton sign France forward Noemie Mouchon on a free transfer from Leicester City.
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Stand-in scrum-half Smith demands more from England
England still have plenty to improve on in spite of last weekend’s 11-try win over Fiji, says utility back Marcus Smith.
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Fake football shirts worth £5.5m seized in one of UK’s biggest counterfeiting raids
More than 158,000 items of fake kit seized featuring World Cup semi-finalists England, France and Spain More than 158,000 fake football strips have been seized in an operation targeting World Cup counterfeit kit and blocking criminals from trying to “cash in on fan demand”. Edinburgh’s trading standards team confiscated 9 tonnes of Scotland, England and…
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Of all England’s great Black footballers, none has been the defining figure of the national side – until now | Calum Jacobs
Bellingham has transcended the hostility he has faced from press and pundits to become the emotional and symbolic focal point of the team Months before the World Cup, the familiar chorus of antipathy that had followed Jude Bellingham almost since his emergence on the international stage grew louder. A number of writers, pundits and former…
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Common sense suggests that Chuck Schuldiner’s towering legacy will never fade, but there is certainly no harm in reminding multiple generations of death metal fans of its gargantuan importance. After paying tribute to various parts of the great man’s career with the relentlessly stellar GRUESOME, un…
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Bournemouth sign £25.7m striker Rodriguez
Bournemouth announce the signing of striker Alvaro Rodriguez from Spanish club Elche in a deal worth up to £25.7m.
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Premier League rules World Cup defences – but not attacks
Do the World Cup semi-final line-ups show the world’s best attacking talent plays outside the Premier League?
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‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash
The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final Not two minutes after his side’s dramatic, extra-time quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Saturday, Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni was already getting asked about the semi-final. Looming…
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Lionel Messi’s first meeting with England will be a contest of will and aura
The Messi arc reaches a decisive point in Atlanta – passage to a third final or an exit to test the limits of Argentina’s love for their unassuming athlete-genius Wednesday night, Atlanta Stadium, 101 games down, three left to play, and finally it makes sense. Bring on The Countdown, that moment just before kick-off in…