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• John Terry claims at least 11 England players are not good enough to win World Cup

  5 dakika önce Football The Independent Football

  Terry praised Thomas Tuchel’s willingness to make ‘big decisions’ but suggested most of the squad was not good enough to win the title

• Everton in talks with Idrissa Gueye over new contract as club targets star Championship midfielder

  25 dakika önce Football The Independent Football

  The Toffees are keen to extend Gueye’s stay at the club and to further strengthen their midfield

• Jadon Sancho released by Manchester United as £150m trio leave on free transfers

  45 dakika önce Football The Independent Football

  Manchester United opted against extending Sancho’s contract by a year, bringing an expensive five-year spell with the club to an end

• King Charles approves extra World Cup bank holiday for Scotland this month – but England could miss out

  1 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Scotland will get a bank holiday to celebrate the first time the men’s team has qualified since 1998

• Jamie Carragher believes Jude Bellingham’s England role will ‘dominate airwaves’ during World Cup

  1 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Bellingham and Morgan Rogers are fighting it out to start at No.10 for England’s first match against Croatia

• It’s ‘squeaky bum time’: The weird soccer phrases you should know for the World Cup 2026

  1 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Phrases like 'squeaky bum time' and executing a 'nutmeg' might initially baffle US audiences

• Could the World Cup 2026 trigger an Ebola outbreak? Experts give their verdict

  1 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  The World Cup will be weekslong experiment in global mixing that creates a perfect environment for infectious diseases to spread

• Lionel Messi’s passport details leaked in security blunder at pre-World Cup friendly

  1 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Passport details for the entire Argentina team were accidentally shared before their World Cup warm-up game against Iceland

• Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero’s welcome

  2 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Omar Abdulkadir Artan was set to become the first referee from Somalia to officiate at the World Cup but was denied entry into the United States

• How Spain have developed ‘tiki-taka 2.0’ in pursuit of World Cup glory

  2 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  Though many saw Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph as a move away from the famed ‘tiki-taka’ style, Chris Wilson argues that Luis de la Fuente has simply...

• How much will referees get paid for the World Cup?

  3 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  World Cup referees are in line to earn up to $100,000 with big bonuses if they are chosen for the latter stages of the tournament

• Roy Keane reveals end of dispute with Bruno Fernandes after phone call: ‘It was a lovely chat’

  3 saat önce Football The Independent Football

  The Portugal international accused Keane of telling a “lie” after he misinterpreted comments by the current Red Devils skipper