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Former England defender Gary Neville was furious about the changes to the World Cup, about 48 hours before the Three Lions’ clash with Mexico.July 3, 2026, 22:31Updated July 3, 2026 23:50Manager Gary Neville has slammed FIFA after plans to change the kick-off for England’s match against Mexico.Gary Neville feels England are at a “disadvantage” in their World Cup last-16 clash with Mexico and criticized FIFA’s “mean” changes. Three Lions managers are stunned at the prospect of playing against co-hosts as fears of bad weather could push the match forward by six hours.England were due to play Javier Aguirre’s side at…
CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were delayed for 15 minutes after the sixth inning Saturday night at Wrigley Field due to fog.The Cardinals led 2-0 when play was stopped and won 3-0.A crowd of 38,872 sang John Denver songs. “Take me home, country road.” when the delay started. The song appeared during the World Cup soccer tournament, with U.S. players singing it at the end of games along with tens of thousands of fans.A rare Saturday night game at the iconic Northside Ballpark started an hour late because of rain, and by the second inning…
Australia 0-0 (Team: 3-4) Egypt: Unable to pull away after 120 minutes, the Egyptians secured victory in the penalty shootout and advanced to the last eight of the World Cup, but a last-minute goalkeeper change did not pay off.21:58, 03 July 2026Updated July 3, 2026 22:11Mohamed Salah helped Egypt reach the last eight of the World CupEgypt won 4-3 in a penalty shootout in Dallas and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals.The Australians made a bold move by making a goalkeeper change with 120 minutes remaining, with former Arsenal shot-stopper Matt Ryan replacing Patrick Beach, who had been excellent throughout…
Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka was in talks to reunite with former Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso at Chelsea after his initial bid of £8m was rejected.July 3, 2026, 18:15Updated July 3, 2026 18:51Granit Xhaka will not join Chelsea (Image: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Granit Xhaka’s move to Chelsea has been called off after the Sunderland captain decided to make a U-turn and remain at the Stadium of Light. Xhaka, 33, is reportedly interested in reuniting with former Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, who recently joined Chelsea, and has agreed personal terms with the Blues.The midfielder is currently representing Switzerland at…
HOUSTON (AP) — Morocco is heading to the world again world cup In the quarter-finals, coach Mohamed Ouabi believes his team has established itself as one of the elite in the world of football.Azzedine Unahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 victory over Canada in the Round of 16 on Saturday, making the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.“We are no longer surprised,” Ouabi said through an interpreter. “Now when people talk about Morocco, we are the leading contenders and that is a source of great pride. I think this is just…
Ange Postecoglou has been removed as manager since his disastrous short spell at Nottingham Forest when he was sacked in October last year.Ange Postecoglou returns to Al Nasr’s management team (Image: Gareth Copley, Getty Images)Al Nasr have announced the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach. The Australian will manage Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League side.The 60-year-old has been out of work since being sacked as Nottingham Forest manager in October after just 40 days in charge, during which time he has been winless in all eight games. Postecoglou’s disastrous tenure at the City…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cape Verde’s world cup After the team was eliminated from the tournament, they entered a hotel in Miami, almost in disbelief at the sight in the lobby.Dozens of people were there, cheering them on.The same goes for after you lose.Let’s say this is the first sign that things are going to be very different in many ways for the team, at least for the foreseeable future. Such was the case when the club, without warning and virtually unprecedented, pushed Lionel Messi and Argentina to the brink of elimination on soccer’s biggest stage. lost the match…
Jurgen Klopp is officially the front-runner to succeed Julian Nagelsmann, who resigned as Germany coach just four days after Germany lost to Paraguay in the World Cup.July 3, 2026, 11:13Updated July 3, 2026 11:42Germany want Jurgen Klopp as their next manager (Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Manager Jurgen Klopp has informed the German Football Association (DFB) that he wants the top job in the German national team and is set to replace Julian Nagelsmann.Nagelsmann has paid the price for Die Mannschaft’s World Cup disaster, with his tenure coming to an end just four days after Monday’s penalty shootout loss to…
Joe Hart called Paraguay’s performance in their World Cup round of 16 defeat to France an “absolute disgrace”. The former England goalkeeper believes their actions went too far and they got caught up in the emotion of the incident.The moment that particularly irritated BBC pundits was when Gustavo Velasquez deliberately scraped the penalty spot before Kylian Mbappe stepped up from 12 yards remaining. Despite the chaos, with multiple Paraguayan players delaying the game for as long as possible, the Real Madrid man stepped up and scored the only goal of the game.After reviewing replays of the incident, Hart said: “If…
The round of 16 of the World Cup is underway after some exhilarating matches in the first knockout round.The Round of 32 started with hosts Canada defeating South Africa and ended with Colombia defeating Ghana 1-0. There have been some exhilarating matches during that time, including three games that ended in penalty shootouts and an almost shocking victory for defending champion Argentina.Our thoughts on the final 16 are as follows.ArgentinaExperts believed that Argentina would have a comfortable match against Cape Verde. It turns out that’s not the case.Argentina narrowly defeated All Underdogs 3-2.Cape Verde lost, but it was a big…