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Virgil van Dijk came out fighting during a tense press conference exchange on Wednesday‚ with a Dutch reporter accusing the Liverpool star of 'betraying' the national team. The veteran defender led the Netherlands at the World Cup this summer‚ where they fell to a penalty shootout defeat by Morocco at the round of 32 stage.
The Real Madrid star came close to signing for the Reds as a teenager‚ with Klopp previously revealing secret meetings and Mbappe's mother pushing for him to move to Merseyside. But he instead signed for Paris Saint-Germain‚ and the rest is history. In a stunning admission earlier this year‚ 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.
The midfielder had just scored to make it 3-1 to his side in the 81st minute‚ but appeared dazed and confused just two minutes later before he was caught by new team-mate Ismael Saibari. After the Morocco star lowered him to the ground‚ medical staff rushed onto the field as Bayern players surrounded the 23-year-old. Amid a hush from the crowd‚ the medical staff eventually game a thumbs up‚ with reports in Germany suggesting that Musiala had struggled with the 33 degrees Celsius heat.
SIMON JONES: Manchester City are close to concluding talks for Lille's £85million-rated midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi as Barcelona press to sign Rodri. Bouaddi‚ the 18-year-old Morocco international‚ started on the bench for Lille in their friendly at Everton on Saturday and coach Davide Ancelotti confirmed negotiations. Lille have been fighting to keep the midfielder for one more season‚ but City and the player want to seal a move now‚ which is expected to come at a premium.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino arrived at a crunch meeting in Morocco amid mounting pressure‚ after football legend Luis Figo became the latest high-profile individual to call for him to resign. Infantino had summoned senior FIFA officials to the Moroccan city of Sale for crisis talks after plans to sell £3.1billion in World Cup stakes leaked last week The Swiss football administrator has since scrapped the proposals after widespread opposition - including an internal rebellion at FIFA.
Gianni Infantino has summoned senior FIFA officials to a hotel in Morocco for crisis talks as pressure continues to mount on the FIFA president. It comes after Jordan FA president Prince Ali bin Hussein accused him of blackmail. Infantino has come under intense scrutiny since plans to sell £3.1billion in World Cup stakes leaked last week.
Missing a major football tournament? Fear not‚ Wafcon 2026 is about to start
Every major tournament brings a wave of excitement about the young talent poised to burst onto the scene. The 2026 World Cup in the USA‚ Canada and Mexico has been no different‚ with the likes of Ivory Coast's Yan Diaomande‚ Mexico's Gilberto Mora and Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi - all still teenagers - making a name for themselves on the biggest stage. Lamine Yamal was that breakout star at Euro 2024‚ and it is easy to forget that the Spanish sensation was still only 18 when this tournament got under way (he turned 19 yesterday).
FIFA have announced the referee for England's World Cup semi-final showdown with Argentina - and it's an official that the holders' talisman Lionel Messi is familiar with. Ismail Elfath will be the man in the middle - in what will be the most high-profile occasion of his career as a referee - at Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday as England bid to reach their first World Cup final since 1966‚ while Argentina look to reach back-to-back showpieces. The Moroccan-born American‚ who will be assisted by compatriots Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins‚ will take charge of his fourth game at this year's World Cup - and his first refereeing either England or Argentina this summer. The fourth official will be Italian Maurizio Mariani.
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.
Watch: Kylian Mbappe scores stunning goal and sets up Ousmane Dembele as France reach another World Cup semi-final
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