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FOOTBALL | New bosses, new order — the Premier League landscape is unpredictable

August 20, 2026 admin

Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal celebrates with the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park on May 24, 2026 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Football moves on fast. The Premier League no longer has the enigmatic Pep Guardiola, nor does it have the…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | England falls in love with Bellingham

July 14, 2026 admin

England had its back against the wall. Norway had taken the lead through Andreas Schjelderup, and the humidity rolling in from the Atlantic had drained Thomas Tuchel’s side of its usual fluency. Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth were turning every transition into danger, and England looked unusually uncertain. Then the ball came to…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | England falls in love with Bellingham

July 14, 2026 admin

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Watch: Royal welcome for Norway: 100,000 fans celebrate world cup heroes

July 14, 2026 admin

Despite a heartbreaking 2-1 extra-time quarter-final defeat to England, supporters celebrated Norway’s best-ever World Cup run. The festivities featured a Royal Palace ceremony, a “Viking row” led by Crown Prince Haakon, and an open-top bus parade through the capital. Erling Haaland, who scored seven goals in the tournament, left early and missed the final celebrations….

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Coming to America… and staying longer than expected

July 13, 2026 admin

Every expansion in football history comes with the same warnings, and 48 teams were no different. Critics lined up early: bigger groups would mean more filler, more blowouts, a World Cup stretched thin. Then Cape Verde drew Spain 0-0 in their tournament opener, and didn’t stop there. The Blue Sharks followed it up with a…

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Norway vs England, FIFA World Cup LIVE: Kane’s Lions take on Haaland’s upstart Vikings

July 11, 2026 admin

Lineups are announced and players are warming up. England: Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Declan Rice, ⁠Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Anthony ⁠Gordon, Noni Madueke Norway: Orjan Nyland, Kristoffer Ajer, David Moller Wolfe, Torbjorn ‌Heggem, Patrick Berg, Sander Berge, Martin Odegaard, Andreas Schjelderup, Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, Julian Ryerson…

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‘Beast’ Haaland a different player to me, says Kane

July 11, 2026 admin

Norway’s Erling Haaland participates in a training session ahead of the team’s quarterfinal World Cup soccer match against England Friday, July 10, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP England captain Harry Kane labelled Erling Haaland “a machine” but said he and Norway’s “beast” of a number nine are completely different players as…

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England needs to nullify threat of red-hot Erling Haaland

July 10, 2026 admin

Haaland heads into the encounter on the back of a match-winning brace against Brazil. | Photo Credit: AP For a country that had not seen the World Cup for 28 years, Norway has arrived in the quarterfinals as if it has always belonged here. Brazil was the latest to discover how thin the margin is…

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FIFA World Cup 2026: Haaland’s brilliant brace knocks out Brazil as Norway enters quarterfinals for 1st time

July 5, 2026 admin

Norway’s Erling Haaland celebrates after his team defeated Brazil as Norway qualifies for the quarterfinals of the World Cup, on July 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Erling ⁠Haaland struck two late goals as Norway stunned record five-time champion Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday (July 5, 2026) to send ‌the…

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FIFA World Cup: Haaland’s second World Cup double lifts Norway past Senegal

June 23, 2026 admin

Norway’s Erling Haaland celebrates Norway’s Patrick Berg, left, and David Moeller Wolfe, right after scoring their third goal during the World Cup Group I match between Norway and Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, on June 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Erling Haaland scored two goals in Norway’s 3-2 win over Senegal…

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