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USA start World Cup in style - but can they finally join the elite?
If there were any doubts that the USA were ready to live up to the pressure of being one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, those were dispelled in 45 brilliant minutes.
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Balogun stars in impressive USA win over Paraguay
Folarin Balogun scores twice as the USA begin their World Cup campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory over Paraguay at the Los Angeles Stadium.
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VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.
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Balogun scores stunner as USA run riot
Folarin Balogun scores his second and USA's third goal before half-time in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay.
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England have training equipment stolen
England are victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.
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Katy Perry, Tyla & Future among performers at USA's opening ceremony
Katy Perry, Tyla and Future are among the performers at USA's star-studded World Cup opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium Stadium.
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'Clear red' for Bosnia or 'wins the ball'? BBC pundits disagree
Should Bosnia-Herzegovina have been reduced to 10 men in the second half in their 1-1 draw with Canada? Wayne Rooney and ex-referee Darren Cann had differing views.
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Crystal Palace close to appointing Sage as manager
Crystal Palace close to finalising a deal for Lens manager Pierre Sage to become their new head coach.
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Arsenal consider move for Greek forward Tzolis
Arsenal have been offered Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis and are considering accelerating a move for the Greece international.
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Larin equaliser earns Canada first ever World Cup point
Cyle Larin comes off the bench to score for Canada against Bosnia-Herzegovina to earn the co-hosts a 1-1 draw as they pick up their first ever point at a World Cup.
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Karren Brady stayed at West Ham despite knowing of Sullivan women's team ban
Brady's lawyers said she had "no knowledge" of the allegations made against long-time business partner David Sullivan.
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Rooney and Cann disagree on Bosnia goalkeeper incident
Former assistant referee Darren Cann and Wayne Rooney disagree over the red card incident involving Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj, with Rooney arguing the g...
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Six Lionesses made MBEs in King's Birthday Honours
Kevin Sinfield has received a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours while six of England's Euro 2025-winning squad have been made MBEs.
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Papers: West Ham's Fernandes chooses Man Utd over Arsenal
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...
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'Toronto erupts' - Larin equalises for Canada
Substitute Cyle Larin equalises for Canada against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium at the 2026 World Cup.
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Real Madrid close in on Silva signing- Saturday's gossip
Real Madrid expect to complete Bernardo Silva signing, Bayern Munich confident of deal for Marcus Rashford, Manchester United win race to sign Mateus Fernandes.
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Beckham receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The former footballer was joined by his wife Victoria Beckham and their children, as well as actor Tom Cruise.
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Fans on concourses instead of in seats, claims Fifa
Fifa says numerous empty seats were visible in the near-sell-out Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic because of fans remaining on concourses.
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Michael Buble headlines Canada's opening ceremony
Canada's World Cup gets under way as Michael Buble headlines their opening ceremony at the Toronto Stadium.
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Rate the players in Canada v Bosnia
Rate the Canada and Bosnia players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
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