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The last African representative at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Morocco, has been eliminated by France.
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Everton have agreed a deal worth up to £24m, including add-ons, to sign Chelsea winger Tyrique George.

The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on Merseyside, with a loan deal and option to buy permanently for £25m.
Everton have renegotiated the upfront fee to around £18m with the remainder in add-ons based on European qualification and appearances, while Chelsea have included a 15% sell-on clause.
George made 11 appearances for Everton, starting once, but impressed manager David Moyes, who called him an "excellent boy with an excellent work-rate" at the end of his initial four-month spell at the club.
George, an England Under-21 international who came through Chelsea's academy, has been available for transfer for the past 12 months, having held talks with RB Leipzig last summer, while a £22m move to Fulham collapsed on transfer deadline day in September 2025.
With the deal now subject to personal terms and a medical, George is poised to become Everton's second summer arrival following a £16m deal, not including add-ons, to sign Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough.
German attacking midfielder Merlin Rohl has also made his loan move from SC Freiburg permanent following a successful spell last season, while Idrissa Gana Gueye and Seamus Coleman departed at the end of their contracts.

PORTUGAL ARE THROUGH TO THE LAST 16 OF THE WORLD CUP!

🎶 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈, 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈… 🥺🎶

So you went to 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 and missed this Lionel Messi’s 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 🇦🇷

𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘. 🌎✨

Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki:

🇺🇸 Born in the USA
🇯🇵 Mother is Japanese
🇬🇭 Father is from Ghana

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Curacao boss Dick Advocaat fighting back the tears ahead of their opening World Cup game vs Germany 🥹

The veteran coach guided the tiny nation of just 150,000 people to its first-ever World Cup, describing it as the greatest achievement of his nearly 40-year managerial career.

Following their historic qualification, Advocaat stepped down in February to care for his ill daughter, saying that "family comes before football."

He returned to the dugout in May becoming the oldest manager ever to oversee a World Cup match at 78 years and 280 days old.

A special journey for Curacao and Advocaat 🇨🇼❤️

Brazil drew 1-1 with Morocco in their World Cup opener. And Carlo Ancelotti had a lot of explanation to do afterwards.

He did not hide from it. He stood at that press conference and said it straight. "The team played poorly in the first half. They were too nervous, lost possession a lot and lacked balance."

From Brazil. At a World Cup. That is not what anyone expected.

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