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Why Barcelona did not honour Spain’s World Cup-winning players
Barcelona shelved plans to honour the club’s eight Spain internationals who helped the country win the World Cup, following a dispute over the treatment of a fan carrying a Catalan pro-independence flag.
‘When the president invites you…’ – Harry Kane confirms golf game with Trump
“He invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach. So yeah, when the president invites you somewhere…
2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa’s title challenge ends in a whimper
By Jacob Ajom The 2026 FIFA World Cup has exposed new realities patterning to the growth, development and spread football enjoys among other sports. When FIFA announced the new expanded 48-team format – with Africa getting 9 automatic slots – for its flagship tournament, skeptics, including yours sincerely felt the field was too large and […]
World cup 2026: African teams made us proud, but FIFA must fix refereeing — Elumelu
“Well done to all the African countries that represented our continent at the World Cup. You made Africa proud and showed the world what African football is capable of,” he wrote.
African results justify World Cup slots increase amid criticism
“Africa deserves fewer World Cup slots,” he said, referring to the number of automatic qualifying places allocated to that continent rising from five to nine in an expanded 48-nation event.
Declan Rice, Guehi, James train ahead of Norway World Cup clash
England received a boost on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against Norway after Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Reece James all returned to training on Friday.
