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This World Cup has already delivered its fair share of thrills‚ spills and strained relationships‚ with the latest flashpoint arriving during Spain's victory over Portugal as former Manchester City team-mates Rodri and Bernardo Silva became embroiled in a heated exchange. After Silva missed a late opportunity to level the scores‚ Rodri celebrated over his former City colleague as he lay stricken on the turf‚ prompting an angry reaction from the Portuguese midfielder. And that may not be the last friendship tested by World Cup football.
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Jurgen Klopp has revealed just how close Liverpool came to signing Kylian Mbappe while he was in charge at Anfield. In a stunning admission‚ Klopp‚ who was covering the World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco for German television station Magenta TV‚ detailed live on air how Mbappe was almost a Liverpool player in 2016. Mbappe‚ then a rising star teenager at Monaco‚ had Europe's elite scrambling to win his signature and Liverpool were no different.
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Watch: Kylian Mbappe scores stunning goal and sets up Ousmane Dembele as France reach another World Cup semi-final
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World Cup press conference descends into chaos as fight breaks out and leaves player stunned
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FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at those questioning the integrity of the World Cup officials‚ insisting that they cannot be influenced by anyone. The standard of officiating has come under focus at times during this World Cup and that was intensified following Tuesday's gripping last-16 tie between Argentina and Egypt. Reigning champions Argentina battled back from 2-0 after 78 minutes to win 3-2 in Atlanta‚ with Egypt manager Hossam Hassan later accusing FIFA of rigging the World Cup in favour of Argentina's talisman Lionel Messi.
