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Top African referee Omar Artan refused access to US before World Cup
Was going to be first Somalian to officiate at a World Cup‘He deserves the support of the football community’A Somali re...
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Eriksen expected to be discharged after collapse
Christian Eriksen is expected to be discharged from hospital "soon" after he collapsed on the pitch during Sunday's frie...
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Messi, Paz injuries improve ahead of World Cup
Nico Paz completed his first training session with Argentina's national team on Sunday having recovered from a knee inju...
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Bayern prez tells Madrid he can't sign Olise
Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has told his Real Madrid counterpart Florentino Pérez his club will not listen to...
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Leão defends red-card punch to 'protect teammate'
Portugal forward Rafael Leão says he "never intended to hurt" Ivan Román despite punching the Chile defender in the face...
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Lassana Diarra settles with Fifa and Belgian FA after landmark transfer case
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder wanted €65mHe was denied a transfer to Charleroi in Belgium in 2014Lassana Dia...
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WSL2 side Durham warn they will ‘cease operations’ without cash injection in 21 days
‘Do not have sufficient funds to operate in 26-27 season’Talks with potential investors ‘have fallen away’Durham, the Wo...
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Hayes: USWNT must be 'tougher' pre-Brazil rematch
United States women's national team head coach Emma Hayes said on Monday that her players need to be "tougher" and get o...
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Manchester United think they can beat City to £100m-rated Elliot Anderson
Nottingham Forest rejected City’s £80m bid for midfielderUnited’s Jason Wilcox also monitoring Mateus FernandesMancheste...
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Sources: Saliba fit for France's World Cup bid
William Saliba has passed fit to play for France at the World Cup and should start in their last friendly before the tou...
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Why preparation isn’t everything at a World Cup | Jonathan Wilson
From high-altitude training to made to measure kits, teams have resorted to all manner of things to adapt to conditions...