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• Argentina fan swarmed by England supporters in central London rescued by police

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  Dozens of police officers surrounded the fan before bundling him into a van

• England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina earns record viewing figures for BBC

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  England suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Argentina on Wednesday night

• How the town in the shadow of a huge Messi statue celebrated Argentina’s World Cup win

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  Fans in the Patagonian province of Neuquen burst into screams as the referee blew his whistle

• The remarkable photos of Lionel Messi and baby Lamine Yamal as pair prepare to clash in World Cup final

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  An infant Yamal was photographed alongside the man he succeeded as Barcelona’s star in 2007

• Argentina midfielder defends Malvinas banner after World Cup win: ‘A sad part of our history’

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  Argentina’s Leandro Paredes said his side had been spurred on by the territorial dispute and that the game was ‘not just a football match’

• Craig Gordon retires from football after making Scotland World Cup squad at 43

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  Gordon was named in Scotland’s World Cup squad at the age of 43

• In 60 years of hurt, this might be England’s most painful World Cup defeat yet

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  England’s World Cup exits often come with a sense of injustice, that somehow the footballing gods conspired against them, writes Lawrence Ostlere....

• Thierry Henry sends England a pointed Lionel Messi message: ‘Don’t wake the beast’

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  Relatively quiet for the majority of the match, Messi came alive to set up both of Argentina’s late goals against England and send his nation to a...

• The deeper question England must answer after latest World Cup failure

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  The FA went big for a proven winner in Thomas Tuchel – only to fall short in familiar fashion. Miguel Delaney argues English football needs a...

• Messi and Argentina react after finding Pickford’s World Cup penalty cheat sheet

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  The Argentina players discovered England keeper Pickford’s discarded water bottle after their 2-1 win

• Wayne Rooney warned about Thomas Tuchel’s fatal flaw against Mexico. Nobody listened

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  England’s cowardly retreat against Argentina was a repeat of their strategy at the Azteca two weeks earlier, and while that performance was hailed...

• Jude Bellingham clarifies Lionel Messi confrontation in England’s World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina

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  The Real Madrid midfielder was embroiled in a heated conversation with the Argentina captain in Atlanta