Searched Word(s): Just
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FRANCE 3-1 SENEGAL - RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN NEW JERSEY: For all the phoney petitions and haters from Paris to Madrid‚ there is just one trifling problem: even on his bad days‚ no one changes the course of a World Cup match quite like Kylian Mbappe. And for that reason‚ France are up and running. Unlike Spain‚ Brazil‚ Belgium and the Netherlands‚ there was no slip here. No points dropped.
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OLIVER HOLT: It was just after 9am when I drove over the bridge across the Arkansas River‚ hit Route 66 outside Tulsa and headed south-west through scrappy suburbs lined with industrial units and homemade signs offering 'burn barrels' for $10. A ragged man raged at the world as he dragged a shopping basket behind him by the side of the road. The writing on his t-shirt said 'Do the Fandango.'
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Celtic Just can't get enough of Elijah and they should be kicking themselves if they miss this transfer gem
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As the players who had just ended England 's World Cup dreams for another four years filed past and out towards the team bus‚ they sang their own version of a very famous song. 'It's not coming home‚ it's not coming home‚' Luka Modric and his team-mates sang. 'Football's not coming home.'
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John McGinn roasted Ben Gannon-Doak for Scotland goal-kick celebration but winger just can't hide his passion
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LEWIS STEELE: Egypt will be left sleepless in Seattle after missing several gilt-edged chances to record their first-ever World Cup victory. Second-half substitute Romelu Lukaku made his presence felt just 22 seconds after coming on to force an Egypt mistake and own goal as Belgium came from behind to draw. It came after Mohamed Salah and Co squandered several promising openings to extend their lead in Washington state‚ with Emam Ashour putting them ahead with a thunderous strike in the first half.
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Marc Cucurella's partner has suggested she is struggling to cope with his £52million transfer away from Chelsea after his exit was confirmed in a rapid turnaround on Monday morning. Spain left back Cucurella‚ 27‚ is returning to his homeland to join Real Madrid after their new manager‚ Jose Mourinho‚ not only suddenly entered the race but rapidly won it with the package agreed ahead of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Just hours before Cucurella had repeated several times in media interviews that he did not want to be distracted by club news while away at the World Cup and added that he had spoken with Chelsea's new manager Xabi Alonso and had taken a great deal of confidence from that conversation.
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Kai Havertz scored a brace as Germany opened their World Cup campaign with a dominant 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao in Houston. Felix Nmecha opened the scoring just six minutes in‚ but Germany were slightly stunned when Livano Comenencia levelled for minnows Curacao‚ making their maiden appearance at a World Cup. However‚ a Nico Schlotterbeck header and Havertz penalty soon restored Germany's advantage at half-time.
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It is one of the sport's most sinister stories. The murder of the captain affectionately known as El Caballero del Futbol - the Gentleman of Football - outside a nightclub in Medellin after Colombia's shock exit shook football to its core. In six fateful cracks of a .38 caliber pistol‚ the life of a hero was extinguished‚ a nation was plunged into mourning‚ and a sense of injustice and anger was inflamed over the rampant drugs trade which gripped the country.
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The untold story of Italia 90 star who Newcastle United tried to sign just before global stardom
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IAN LADYMAN IN NEW JERSEY: Brazil and the World Cup. It's hard to think of one without the other. But not since Ronaldo - the original one - struck twice to bury Germany in Japan in the 2002 final have the South Americans really come close to doing their reputation justice. They remain a hot ticket. Today's Group C opener is almost sold out with seats at the MetLife Stadium for their meeting with Morocco available on resale sites for around the £2‚000 mark yesterday. Whether they can live up the hype that always follows them to these tournaments remains to be seen.
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The first 2026 World Cup game on American soil kicked off in baffling style on Friday night as Katy Perry performed an underwhelming ballad just before kickoff in LA. More than 70‚000 fans packed out SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles ahead of the USMNT opener‚ and many were expecting a high-energy show from the 'California Gurls' hitmaker. Instead‚ the pop superstar performed just one song - a little-known album track from two years ago called 'Wonder'.
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With Bosnia one goal to the good eight minutes into the second half‚ Jonathan David found himself in space in the box and looked set to draw the score level. The Juventus slid the ball past Bosnian goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj‚ but just as it looked set to cross the line‚ former Arsenal man Kolasinac miraculously cleared the ball onto the crossbar and away from danger.
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Lalas‚ who played 96 times for his country‚ is one of the network's main analysts for the tournament‚ but he could find himself in hot water on just the second day following a remarkable faux-pas. During the build-up to the day's first game‚ between Canada and Bosnia‚ main host Rebecca Lowe steered the crew towards a promo for Corden's new late-night World Cup show 'After Hours'.
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OLIVER HOLT IN MEXICO CITY: For all the strife‚ greed‚ grift and grandstanding that has pockmarked the build-up to this tournament‚ for all the claims of betrayal and desecration its troubled cradling has provoked‚ the 2026 World Cup began with a blessing in the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon. All the controversy was swept away for a little while as the tournament dawned in a magnificent cathedral of football that has witnessed some of the World Cup's most beautiful moments and provided the stage for some of its greatest heroes. As Mexico and South Africa took to the pitch here just before 1pm‚ it was impossible not to stare down at that hallowed expanse of turf and imagine Pele standing on the edge of the area and playing the most exquisite simple square pass that has ever been played and Carlos Alberto running on to it and smashing it into the goal.
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The Caribbean nation's shirts had featured soldiers lifting up the nation's flag to mark them winning independence from France in the Battle of Vertieres in 1803. But rules prohibit any 'political‚ religious‚ or personal messages or slogans' on kits and Haiti must therefore stump up a new jersey just three days before they play Scotland.
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Declan Rice and his England team-mates appeared to have caught the sun as they posed for their official World Cup photos on the eve of the North American tournament. The Arsenal star touched down with the Three Lions in West Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ ahead of two friendlies - the second of which they will play against Costa Rica on Wednesday evening. But just over a week after their arrival‚ some of the squad seemed to already be struggling with the tropical heat‚ with Rice and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford more than a little sun-kissed.
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Craig Gordon's strained relationship with Celtic fans as title 'injustice' claim risks souring Parkhead legacy
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Barcelona are sending Marcus Rashford back to Manchester United and he will not play for them next season‚ according to reports in Spain this morning. England forward Rashford‚ 28‚ was available for just a £26million fee as part of his loan agreement to Barcelona - but they are not willing to pay. Barcelona have signed Rashford's England team-mate Anthony Gordon for £70m from Newcastle United. The Man United star's big wages would've added significant extra costs to any deal.
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The Caribbean island nation‚ with a population of barely 158‚000 but a nightlife to rival London or New York‚ are just six days away from making their mark as the tiniest team to ever grace the competition. Win or lose‚ the Blue Wave are here to do things in their inimitably vibrant style. One of their players even says they're here to lift the trophy.
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Martial only signed in September last year and was contracted until 2027‚ with the option for an extra year‚ but he has been cut off after just one goal and three assists in 20 games. It leaves the former Manchester United striker at square one yet again after he also endured a middling stint at AEK Athens from 2024-25.
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Salah endured a difficult final campaign with the Reds‚ scoring just seven times in the league after winning the Premier League's Player of the Season award in 2024-25.
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FEELING THE HEAT: England only just beat 'World Cup's worst team' as Harry Kane spares Thomas Tuchel blushes
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Craig Gordon breaks Hearts title pain silence as 'injustice' just one feeling that still burns
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Enrique Riquelme and Mourinho's signing made by Florentino: “15 million and terminate? Just imagine!”
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The former Bournemouth boss has signed a two-year contract and replaces Arne Slot‚ who parted company with the Reds last week just 12 months on from winning the club's 20th top-flight title. Iraola was pictured leaving Liverpool's training ground earlier on Thursday after finalising his deal. He had flown from San Sebastian on a private jet and was spotted arriving at Liverpool Airport in the morning.
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Lamine Yamal's farewell reveals the true responsibility he carries into the World Cup at just 18
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Andoni Iraola has flown into Liverpool on a private jet ahead of his unveiling as the club's new head coach. The Spaniard is expected to join on an initial two year deal to replace Arne Slot‚ who parted company with the Reds last week just 12 months on from winning the club's 20th top-flight title. Iraola spent three years with Bournemouth and led them to a first ever Europa League place last season‚ finishing just three points behind his new club.
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Just in: Forgotten Man Utd man quietly signs new deal with announcement expected in 'coming days'
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Confirmation is expected for the Spaniard to join on an initial two year deal to replace Arne Slot ‚ who parted company with the Reds last week just 12 months on from winning the club's 20th top-flight title. Iraola‚ 43‚ spent three years with Bournemouth and led them to a first ever Europa League place last season‚ finishing just three points behind his new club. This will be the first time Iraola has managed a team in the Champions League‚ with his previous experiences coming at AEK Larnaca‚ Mirandes‚ and Rayo Vallecano.
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New developments over the lengths Southampton went to orchestrate their 'Spygate' scandal can be revealed with new WhatsApp messages seen‚ implicating their head coach Tonda Eckert. Southampton were thrown out of the Championship play-off final just over a week ago and deducted four points from next season after being found guilty of charges of spying on opponents in the second tier. The south coast club had pleaded guilty to charges of spying on Oxford United and Ipswich Town in the regular season‚ and then Middlesbrough before the play-off semi-final.
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The dashcam footage (left)‚ obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail‚ shows the ex-Liverpool and Manchester City forward (right) pull in front of another motorist without indicating on the M3 in Hampshire. He can be seen inhaling from what looks to be a balloon filled with 'hippy crack' as he turns back into the inside lane before then suddenly darting across the motorway at speed almost hitting the central reservation. The footage was taken just minutes before he was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive through drugs by police after crashing into motorway barriers at 9am on Thursday.