{"id":39696,"date":"2026-07-18T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/world-cup-news-white-house-position-on-falklands-banner-row-as-fifa-reacts-to-ban-call\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:43:13","slug":"world-cup-news-white-house-position-on-falklands-banner-row-as-fifa-reacts-to-ban-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/world-cup-news-white-house-position-on-falklands-banner-row-as-fifa-reacts-to-ban-call\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup News: White House position on Falklands banner row as FIFA reacts to ban call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool icon Graeme Souness has doubts whether England&#8217;s midfield duo Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson are truly world-class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fatigued Rice struggled to make an impact in the tournament while Manchester City&#8217;s \u00a3116m signing Anderson underwhelmed against Argentina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;One is very young, 22 (sic) 23, so he (Anderson) has a chance to get better. Declan won&#8217;t get any better. He&#8217;s as good as he was at 27,&#8221; Souness told Sports Uncensored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t see enough football for both of them. I think they&#8217;re players who recycle the ball, but I don&#8217;t think they hurt people&#8230;I think these two lads have their limits. For me, Declan Rice has his limits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I hear people talking about Declan Rice as a world-class footballer, but I think he&#8217;s probably a centre-half. There&#8217;s nothing I don&#8217;t like about him in terms of his attitude towards the game, his athleticism, his dedication from the first moment to the last. 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They&#8217;re talking, &#8216;Well, look how he runs with the ball.'&#8221; A midfield center player shouldn&#8217;t do that. \u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37426781\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37426781\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4998540997957397\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Declan Rice\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37426781.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2285208033.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37426781.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2285208033.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37426781.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2285208033.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37426781.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2285208033.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Declan Rice is set to be fit to play against Argentina\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Declan Rice looks set to be ready for the match against Argentina (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/world-cup-england-tuchel-live-37442476\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool icon Graeme Souness has doubts whether England&#8217;s midfield duo Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson are truly world-class. 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