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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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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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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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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Manchester City close to (finally) appointing Enzo Maresca as manager: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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 prepared to pay £86m for Yan Diomande as they look to complete a £120m double deal for wingers:
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Marcelo Bielsa and Uruguay: it isn't going well.
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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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Maresca has been lined up to replace Pep Guardiola, having previously served as the Spaniard’s assistant coach at City
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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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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Ivory Coast and RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande is being targeted by Andoni Iraola as he looks to overhaul the Reds attack
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
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...
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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
