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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…
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World Cup Final Halftime Adds New York Philharmonic and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, to Be Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (EXCLUSIVE)
The FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show keeps getting bigger. Variety has exclusively learned that the event will now also include members of the New York Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who will jointly perform a tribute to Venezuela in the wake of its recent devastating earthquakes. Gustavo Dudamel, the outgoing…
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Road Work: Ariana Grande’s First Tour in Seven Years Squeezes Multiple Eras Into One Show
The Eternal Sunshine Tour is on track to circle $100 million in just three months.
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Signing a “No-Brainer” Says Ex-Sheffield Wednesday Player – Vital Football
Signing a “No-Brainer” Says Ex-Sheffield Wednesday Player Vital Football
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Why do Argentina sing about England and the Falklands?
While England see Argentina as football rivals, for Argentina the rivalry is much more than that.
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Mbappe, Dembele and Olise give France the edge over Spain in the 2026 World Cup semifinals
Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have combined for 13 goals as France faces Spain in a 2026 World Cup semifinals clash many call the final.
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Called ‘old’, told to retire… then sacked on video call: A-League coach’s bombshell age-discrimination lawsuit against Football Australia – with Matildas veteran in the firing line
A-League championship coach Ernie Merrick has launched a Federal Court lawsuit alleging a Football Australia board member called him ‘old’ before his role was made redundant.