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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand defender Tim Paine has achieved viral fame after being chosen by soccer influencers before a match. world cupannounced that he will play for Club Olimpia in Paraguay.Payne’s number of followers on Instagram jumped from 4,700 to 5.8 million following the incident. Influencer El Scalso, His real name is Valen Scarsini, and he was named as the World Cup player with the least number of followers on social media.Due to his sudden rise to fame, clubs from Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mexico expressed interest in signing Payne. he confirmed on Friday Previous AP coverage…
Liverpool appear to be leading the race to sign Yann Diomande, having already signed one new attacker after snatching Victor Muñoz from Newcastle.June 18, 2026, 19:57Updated June 18, 2026 21:53Liverpool are chasing RB Leipzig’s Yann Diomande (Image: Ronny HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool have emerged as the frontrunners in the race to sign Yann Diomande this summer, but their offer of €100m (approximately £86.7m) to sign him is said to have been turned down.Following reports that Liverpool were prepared to sanction a shock deal for the attacker, it was then reported that the Reds are likely to need a package of…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jonathan David scores three goals to give Canada its first win. world cup They defeated Qatar 6-0 on Thursday, almost sealing their place in the knockout stages.Qatar were reduced to nine men after a red card in the chaotic match. Asim Madibo was given a red early in the second half after being tackled by Ismael Kone, who suffered a serious injury to his lower left foot. Homan Ahmed was sent off in the first half for a challenge on Tajon Buchanan.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the game after missing his team’s opening game…
Before Thomas Tuchel took over, there were four England players who were considered unlikely to be dropped: Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. When Tuchel made it clear that Bellingham would have to compete with Morgan Rodgers for a place in the starting XI, Real Madrid royalty or not, that spot quickly became three players.Tuchel’s praise after Bellingham’s excellent performance against Croatia was deservedly generous. But he also sought to give Rodgers, who came on in the 72nd minute for Declan Rice, a tough name check.The threat of his old friend Rodgers starting first was no doubt…
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – A combination of a Calvin Harris concert and Commonwealth Games events forces Celtic to play their Scottish Premiership opener title defense On Monday night, the club described the situation as “unfortunate”.Celtic’s home match against Dundee has been postponed to Monday 3 August instead of being played on the previous Saturday or Sunday.“We were told that Police Scotland had no choice as they were unable to support this match over the weekend as it coincided with other events,” Celtic said.That weekend saw DJ Calvin Harris perform elsewhere in Glasgow, as well as track cycling at the Commonwealth…
Argentina began its 2026 World Cup campaign against Algeria on Wednesday with Lionel Messi starring for the defending champions in Kansas City.June 17, 2026, 17:52Updated June 17, 2026, 17:53Argentine fans spoke out about the incident (Image: La Nacion)A group of Argentina fans say they were gunned down on their way to their team’s 2026 World Cup opener on Wednesday. Fans told Argentine television crews that they were on their way to the Argentina-Algeria game in Kansas City when a passing car fired twice at their Uber.Police were called to the scene after a bullet hit the driver in the leg,…
MIAMI (AP) — The eight teams playing World Cup matches on Thursday will participate in International Day Against Hate Speech by exchanging pennants condemning hate speech before the game.Captains attending the Czech Republic vs. South Africa, Mexico vs. South Korea, Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Canada vs. Qatar teams will hold up a pennant that reads “We Play Together. We Stand Against Hate,” with English written on one side and the team’s native language on the other.FIFA has announced that it has removed more than 30 million abusive posts and comments since creating its social media protection service ahead…
John McGinn, who scored the winning goal in Scotland’s World Cup opener against Haiti, has spoken out about Roy Keane’s pre-match comments comparing him to a pub player.John McGinn was the hero of Scotland’s World Cup victory over Haiti.John McGinn has defended Roy Keane after he said the Irish midfielder sometimes “looked like a pub player” before his World Cup heroics.McGinn etched his name into the history books on Saturday when he scored the only goal in Scotland’s first World Cup victory in a generation against Haiti. Scotland achieved their first World Cup victory in 36 years in the opening…
There will be blood, sweat and tears on players’ soccer jerseys at the World Cup — and plenty of deeper cultural and historical meaning, too.Here, The Associated Press runs you through some of the more compelling — and controversial — backstories from the kit designs on show in soccer’s biggest event, currently taking place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Cape Verde’s flight paths Spain’s Pau Cubarsi (22) runs for the ball as Cape Verde’s Jovane Cabral (7) follows him during the World Cup Group H soccer match between Spain and Cape Verde in Atlanta, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP…
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in the first match of Argentina’s World Cup title defense, but the soccer icon had other things on his mind.June 17, 2026, 16:14Updated June 17, 2026 21:22Lionel Messi gets emotional during the first match of the 2026 World Cup (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)Lionel Messi became emotional after scoring at the World Cup because his father Jorge is suffering from serious health problems, sources said. The 38-year-old, despite his age, inspired Argentina to an important victory in their first match of the tournament.There is a lot of pressure on the Inter Miami midfielder…