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Manchester United to target £30m Crysencio Summerville should Marcus Rashford leave

Manchester United are interested in West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville as a possible replacement for Marcus Rashford

Jamie Jackson·15 Jul 2026

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Aston Villa sign Emily Ramsey as Bethany England joins Crystal Palace

Aston Villa have signed the former Everton goalkeeper Emily Ramsey on a free transfer, while Bethany England’s Palace move has been confirmed

Tom Garry·15 Jul 2026

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Where did it go wrong for France against Spain – and what comes next?

Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembélé blew teams away in the early rounds of the World Cup but France had no answers when faced with Spain’s tactical superiority

Raphaël Jucobin in Dallas·15 Jul 2026

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Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices

Ticombo, an online ticket resale site in based in Germany, has won an injunction against Fifa over the sale of World Cup tickets

Matt Hughes in New York·15 Jul 2026

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Football Daily | Spain leave France at sixes and sevens as L’Équipe dish out the twos

In today’s Football Daily: Spain put the pain on France

Taha Hashim·15 Jul 2026

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How are London City Lionesses able to embark on such a transfer spree?

Many are in awe of the investment that Michele Kang is making into the women’s game. Others, though, are baffled

Tom Garry·15 Jul 2026

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‘Collective failure’: French press digests World Cup semi-final defeat by Spain

French media wrote of the disappointing World Cup semi-final, praising Spain’s performance while struggling to comprehend their team’s fall

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·15 Jul 2026

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Fans in Mexico, Canada and the US: did you enjoy hosting the World Cup?

How was the mood in your city? Did anything surprise you? What will be your enduring memory of the tournament?

Guardian community team·15 Jul 2026

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Thomas Meunier ‘hugely excited’ about joining Sunderland on a free transfer

Sunderland have completed the signing of the experienced Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier

Louise Taylor·15 Jul 2026

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Lethal Spain execute plan to perfection against France on way to World Cup final | Jeff Rueter

Brilliant buildup play has often withered but control and flawless execution overcame France’s more variable chaos

Jeff Rueter·15 Jul 2026

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‘I root for underdogs’: football fans who don’t support their home country

Not everyone supports the country where they were born or grew up. Sometimes fans are won over by a player, place, population or style of play

Faisa Mohamed and Alfie Packham·15 Jul 2026

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The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure

Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusion

Beau Dure·15 Jul 2026

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Even at 39, Lionel Messi can still hurt England with his sprinting ability

The Argentina captain conserves his energy for bursts in key moments and his top speed compares favourably with his contemporaries

Andrew Beasley·15 Jul 2026

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Have the top four teams ever made up the World Cup semi-finalists before? | The Knowledge

Plus: back-to-back heavy wins and defeats, and an unsurprising challenger to a Lionel Messi record

Guardian sport·15 Jul 2026

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Love and hate collide: England v Argentina is not simply a grudge match | Jonathan Liew

Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups and perhaps this is the greatest and most romantic of footballing rivalries

Jonathan Liew·15 Jul 2026

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‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions

Decades after the Falklands war and Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, the fixture is once again being discussed as far more than a game

Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires and Michael Savage in London·15 Jul 2026

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‘Amazing’ Spain are peaking at right time for World Cup final, says De la Fuente

Luis de la Fuente said his team were excited but challenged them to improve after they completely outplayed a highly fancied France

Nick Ames at Dallas Stadium·15 Jul 2026

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Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’

Thomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team ‘fuelled by history’ in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday

David Hytner and Jacob Steinberg in Atlanta·14 Jul 2026

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Thomas Tuchel trusts England’s ‘special breed’ to find a way past Messi’s Argentina | David Hytner

Head coach praises his players’ ability to rise to the occasion and ‘put on a fight’ against the defending champions in the semi-final on Wednesday

David Hytner in Atlanta·14 Jul 2026

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Pedro Porro turns from defender to destroyer as Spain outwit France once more | Sid Lowe

The full-back was supposed to be busy shackling France’s vaunted front line but found time to score the killer goal at the other end

Sid Lowe at Dallas Stadium·14 Jul 2026

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Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson

France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too open

Jonathan Wilson at Dallas Stadium·14 Jul 2026

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France 0-2 Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Spain grandly swatted aside strangely subdued France to reach Sunday’s final. Scott Murray was watching

Scott Murray·14 Jul 2026

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Spain reach World Cup final after Oyarzabal and Porro sink sorry France

Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro gave Spain a 2-0 win in the World Cup semi-final against France and they await England or Argentina in the final

Nick Ames at Dallas Stadium·14 Jul 2026

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Burnham hails Hillsborough law as ‘rewiring of the state’ as MPs approve bill

PM-in-waiting says bill is major step towards securing accountability families had fought for, in rare moment of Labour unity

Jessica Elgot and David Conn·14 Jul 2026

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