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European Edition Friday, 24 July 2026
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European football: Champions League, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga.

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Queiroz leaves Ghana following World Cup exit

Carlos Queiroz steps down as Ghana head coach after three months in charge following their World Cup exit.

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Haaland sends Norway into quarter-finals as Brazil crash out

Erling Haaland scores twice for Norway as they beat Brazil 2-1 at the New York New Jersey Stadium to reach the quarter-finals of t…

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Haaland double fires Norway into World Cup quarter-finals

Erling Haaland scores twice as Norway knock out five-time champions Brazil, and progress to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World C…

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

Côte d’Ivoire international is second summer arrival ‘I am very excited to play at St James’ Park,’ he says Bazoumana Touré has co…

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Paraguay showed France can be stifled – Morocco will have taken note | Paul MacInnes

This was the least convincing performance by the World Cup favourites and their quarter-final opponents will also make it uncomfor…

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Newcastle sign Toure for £43m - what will he bring to club?

Newcastle United reporter Ciaran Kelly looks at why the club have bought forward Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim for £43m.

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Chelsea's Santos considered as Man Utd look to solve midfield issues

After missing out on Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes, are Bournemouth's Alex Scott and Chelsea's Andrey Santos now heading Ma…

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Thousands welcome home Cape Verde players after stunning World Cup run

Tens of thousands of fans formed an ocean of blue outside the airport in capital city, Praia.

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Wakefield score NINE tries to demolish sorry Castleford!

Highlights of the Super League match between Wakefield Trinity and Castleford Tigers.

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Manchester United target Andrey Santos but Chelsea value midfielder at £50m

Newcastle also linked with £50m-rated Brazilian Chelsea need to sell to help Xabi Alonso rebuild squad Manchester United are targe…

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A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator

Illegal online casinos are producing fake BBC stories and AI-generated videos in an attempt to deceive customers Respect of copyri…

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Lionel Messi and football’s ageless wonders can excel into their 40s | Emma Hayes

Argentina’s captain leads the way for veteran strikers at World Cup. They have different styles, but all have shown their worth I …

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Unbeaten in 34 matches - why Morocco are World Cup contenders

As Morocco beat Canada to book their place in the last-8, their World Cup campaign can no longer be seen as a fairytale.

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Michael Olise: Origins

The origin story of France's newest superstar begins closer to home than you might think.

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Football Daily | Argentina advance. But for Cape Verde, they’ll always have for ever

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! They couldn’t, could they? They almost did. Fair play, Gianni Infantino, addin…

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Delirium, despair, pride: with the fans on Cape Verde’s World Cup rollercoaster

Rotterdam is home to 25,000 Cape Verdeans and 1,600 of them gathered in a beer garden to watch an unforgettable game against Argen…

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‘This is a hellhole’: Aramco makes its presence hurt in the shadow of the World Cup

The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas cit…

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Brazil going out? Chris Sutton predicts World Cup's last-16 matches

BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the last-16 ties at the 2026 World Cup, including England again…

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Eight of the 10 most populous countries are not in the World Cup

Many countries with massive populations consistently miss out on football’s biggest party. What can they do to change their sporti…

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World Cup 2026 power rankings: undisputed No 1, co-hosts surge and giants fall

We assess the standing of the nations who played in the tournament’s last 32 before the next round of games begins Les Bleus look …

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For all Cape Verde’s heroics, Africa’s World Cup could and perhaps should have been better | Jonathan Wilson

Egypt and Morocco are in the last 16 after shootouts, but the continent’s pyramid appears to be getting broader rather than much h…

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Murals, flags and beef dishes - Messi mania takes hold in Miami

Lionel Messi's World Cup goals roadshow continued with his seventh of the tournament for Argentina against Cape Verde - and deligh…

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Jhon Arias goal sends Colombia into last 16 as Ghana bow out of World Cup

Ghana can only have feared the worst when Luis Suárez’s number came up in the seventh minute. A day on from the 16th anniversary o…

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Farewell Cape Verde - the underdogs the World Cup will never forget

Cape Verde may have been the World Cup's smallest nation but they leave the largest impact as they depart following defeat by defe…