On John McGinn, a very Scottish star and a fitting player to score their first World Cup winner in 36 years:
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The World Cup might not be decided by who has the best player as much as by who has the least bad player on the pitch. On weak link theory and the World Cup:
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On Luka Modric, England's old nemesis. And at 40, perhaps now a very old nemesis...
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Trevoh Chalobah missed Thomas Tuchel's call to tell him he was in the World Cup squad because he was in Times Square. He has gone from being on holiday to realising a dream.
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The boy from Blyth has become the biggest cowboy in the Midwest. Dan Burn's different World Cup has included baseball and country music. He hopes it will end with a winner in the World Cup final:
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Liverpool reject offer from Inter for Curtis Jones. Miles apart on their valuations but Inter think they have an agreement with Jones:
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Anything Messi could do, Ronaldo couldn't do better. On his poor start to the World Cup and the familiar sense Ronaldo is holding Portugal back:
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Kylian Mbappe can seem defined by World Cups more than club football, which makes him something of an anachronism. But with each goal, he is turning into Monsieur World Cup:
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Still going as he nears his 41st birthday, a defining figure of the last two World Cups could yet play a pivotal role in 2026
Liverpool prepared to pay £86m for Yan Diomande as they look to complete a £120m double deal for wingers:
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Lionel Messi now has a joint-record 16 World Cup goals. And when he turned 35, he only had six. On Messi and an international career that has peaked later on:
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The Chelsea defender cut short his New York holiday to join Thomas Tuchel’s England squad and has enjoyed two-hour padel games with Ivan Toney and Ezri Konsa to ensure he is fit and ready to play at t...
Liverpool have told Inter Milan they do not want to continue talks as the Serie A champions’ valuation for the midfielder is so far below their own
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Comment: Ronaldo’s goalless display against DR Congo is the latest warning for Roberto Martinez, writes Richard Jolly, though there is little sign that the Portugal manager will take the decision to r...
Analysis: Messi has long been called ‘incomparable’, but if that greatness manifested itself largely in the colours of Barcelona, it may have come later in life in the albiceleste of Argentina
