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Sandro Tonali seals £92.5m move to Tottenham on back of ‘magic’ sales pitch

Sandro Tonali has completed a record-breaking transfer to Tottenham from Newcastle for an initial £92.5m

Louise Taylor·6 Jul 2026

Football

Did you watch Mexico v England at the World Cup? We’d like to hear from you

Where and how did you watch the match? If you had to stay up late, did you get any sleep and how will you cope with the tiredness today?

Guardian community team·6 Jul 2026

Football

Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘crossing a red line’ over lifting of Folarin Balogun’s red card ban

Uefa has hit out at Fifa’s decision to lift the USA striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension for Monday’s last-16 tie with Belgium

Matt Hughes·6 Jul 2026

Football

Oliver Glasner aims for ‘next level’ at Nottingham Forest as head coach role confirmed

Nottingham Forest have appointed Oliver Glasner as the club’s new head coach – their fifth in less than a year

Guardian sport·6 Jul 2026

Football

Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps | Pablo Iglesias Maurer

In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, Donald Trump did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his way

Pablo Iglesias Maurer·6 Jul 2026

Football

Let’s talk about Mikel Oyarzabal: Spain’s quiet man forced into the limelight

The 29-year-old forward always avoided attention, but his World Cup goals have dragged him into the centre of the conversation

Sid Lowe in Dallas·6 Jul 2026

Football

Brazil’s World Cup exit raises a question: are they more a brand than a team?

A decidedly unremarkable Brazilian team had looked tentative at this tournament. A sixth World Cup title looks a long way off

Leander Schaerlaeckens at New York New Jersey Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

England rise to Azteca occasion and see off ghosts, time and Mexico | Barney Ronay

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood

Barney Ronay at Mexico City Stadium·6 Jul 2026

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Thomas Tuchel salutes ‘heroic’ England players and says it feels like winning a final

A drained and delighted Thomas Tuchel paid tribute to a ‘heroic performance’ from England after they set up a World Cup quarter-final against Norway

Nick Ames at Mexico City Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

Clear-headed Thomas Tuchel engineers 10-man England’s defensive masterclass | Jacob Steinberg

Thomas Tuchel barely put a foot wrong against Mexico and came into his own when England lost Jarell Quansah to a red card

Jacob Steinberg at Mexico City Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

‘I’ve got to get some sleep’: fans brave delays, a red card and a tense finish to cheer England into the final eight

From the World Cup fan park in Manchester, supporters cheer through the night as England beat Mexico to advance to the quarter-finals

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent·6 Jul 2026

Football

Mexico 2-3 England: World Cup 2026 last 16 updates – as it happened

Minute-by-minute updates: A raucous Azteca witnessed a classic as England’s 10 men battled to victory in a pulsating game

Beau Dure (now) and Tom Davies (earlier)·6 Jul 2026

Football

Mexico 2-3 England: World Cup last 16 player ratings

Bellingham was the standout player but Pickford and Gordon were among other fine England performers in a famous win for Tuchel’s team

Nick Ames at Mexico City Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

England’s 10 men hang on after Kane penalty to beat Mexico in World Cup thriller

Jarell Quansah saw red and Harry Kane scored and conceded penalties after Jude Bellingham’s double as England beat Mexico 3-2 in an extraordinary game

David Hytner at Mexico City Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

Erling Haaland hails ‘one of the sickest days’ in Norway’s history after beating Brazil

Erling Haaland said he wished he was part of the street celebrations in Norway after what his coach, Ståle Solbakken, called ‘the greatest day’ in his country’s football history

Paul MacInnes at New York New Jersey Stadium·6 Jul 2026

Football

Explained: Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card reversal, Trump’s phone calls and Fifa’s rationale

The surprise move deeming the US striker eligible to play came after the American president reached out to the governing body to appeal for the change

Matt Hughes·6 Jul 2026

Football

Mauricio Pochettino praises Fifa for Balogun U-turn: ‘We celebrate the decision’

The US head hailed Fifa’s shock decision to un-ban striker Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump lobbied for that outcome

Alexander Abnos in Seattle·5 Jul 2026

Football

Brazil 1-2 Norway: World Cup 2026 last 16 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Norway stunned the five-time winners with the Man City striker’s double enough to dump out Brazil

Tom Lutz·5 Jul 2026

Football

Haaland’s heroic double stuns Brazil and sends Norway into World Cup quarter-finals

Erling Haaland scored twice in the final 10 minutes to give Norway a 2-1 win against Brazil, who scored and missed from the penalty spot, in the last 16

Paul MacInnes at New York New Jersey Stadium·5 Jul 2026

Football

Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium

The US striker was shown red in the team’s last-32 match, but the card and its suspension were thought to not be eligible for appeal.

Matt Hughes, Paul MacInnes in New Jersey and Alexander Abnos in Seattle·5 Jul 2026

Football

Astonished Belgium vow to ‘defend football’ after Fifa’s shock Balogun reversal

Belgium coach Rudi Garcia likened Fifa’s decision to an April Fools’ Day joke as the national federation said it would ‘investigate all potential options’

Jeff Rueter in Seattle·5 Jul 2026

Football

‘They’ve tried to kill me for 23 years’: Cristiano Ronaldo says this World Cup will be his last

The Portugal captain has confirmed the tournament in North America will be his last World Cup

Sid Lowe in Dallas·5 Jul 2026

Football

USA v Belgium tactical analysis: what’s Pochettino’s plan with Balogun available?

The sides meet Monday for a World Cup quarter-final spot, and the USMNT’s main goal threat is able to play after a shock reversal. Here’s what to know

Jeff Rueter·5 Jul 2026

Football

‘A high ceiling’: Newcastle confirm £43m signing of Hoffenheim winger Touré

The 20-year-old Côte d’Ivoire winger is Eddie Howe’s second signing of the summer

Louise Taylor·5 Jul 2026

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