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Swansea City are close to agreeing a deal to sign Motherwell’s New Zealand international winger Elijah Just.The 26-year-old played in all three of the All Whites’ games at this summer’s World Cup and scored three goals.Championship side Swansea will have to pay a sizeable fee – and break Motherwell’s club record for a sum collected – to secure the services of Just, who has also been linked with Celtic.Just joined Motherwell in 2025 having spent the majority of his career playing in Denmark.He made 43 appearances for the Fir Park club, scored seven goals and was nominated for Premiership player…
Even under the best circumstances, it’s not a given that Zuffa will be able to hook a big fish like Gervonta Davis to fight Shakur. Despite Shakur’s elite skills and massive new Zuffa backing, he simply doesn’t move the needle the same way with the casual audience. If Shakur demands anything close to parity or tries to dictate the terms, Tank will likely dig his heels in. Tank has shown before that he would rather sit out, pursue a lesser name, or even talk about walking away from the sport entirely than give up his leverage to an opponent he…
Starting XIUnai Simon: Came charging outside his box in the opening minutes which almost led to disaster before recovering to help Spain add the World Cup to their European triumph of two-years ago. 7Marc Cucurella: Drove forward on numerous occasions and went close with a rare first-half attempt which whistled just wide. 7Aymeric Laporte: Has been a rock at the back throughout the tournament – and so he was once again as Spain recorded a seventh clean sheet in eight games. 7Pau Cubarsi: Once again provided a calm presence in defence as he has done all tournament. Only the second…
Tottenham Hotspur are not often the story of the transfer window. It speaks volumes, therefore, that even in the inflated market of 2026, they have had their part to play. In fact, Spurs are one of the reasons bigger payments than normal are being shelled out. After Elliot Anderson’s remarkable £116m move to Manchester City, the Lilywhites went out and spent £85m on Mateus Fernandes before making Sandro Tonali their first ever £100m signing. The level of spending in the Premier League has been simply jaw-dropping. A move for Morgan Rogers to Spurs was also floated but he looks set…
Raymond Muratalla, the IBF lightweight champion, has paid tribute to gymmate Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and coach Robert Garcia.Multi-time Trainer of the Year Garcia has helped guide Muratalla to a belt and unbeaten bantamweight champion Rodriguez to lofty placements on the pound-for-pound ratings. Garcia was a formidable fighter but has had even greater success as a coach. “Yeah, it’s great to have that corner with me, have that team behind me with that level of experience, so it’s definitely been a huge help in my career,” said Muratalla. “I’m at where I’m at because of my team, so I’m super, super grateful and…
When Spain appointed Luis de la Fuente as head coach in December 2022, few expected him to deliver the Nations League (2023), European Championship (2024) and World Cup (2026) in so short a time frame.Spain had just been knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16 in Qatar and the federation needed a replacement after Luis Enrique left his role.”They went with this guy [De La Fuente] who understood the style and the system,” added Balague.”It was a very risky decision – I don’t think anyone thought he would be so successful.”It appeared risky because De…
Lionel Scaloni believes Argentina set a “great example for our people and our country”, despite their underwhelming display in the World Cup final. Ferran Torres scored the vital goal as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 at New York New Jersey Stadium. In a scrappy encounter, Spain were the dominant team, having 20 shots, getting 12 on target and creating chances worth 1.94 expected goals, while also having two goals disallowed, either side of Torres’ 106th-minute winner in extra time. Argentina, in contrast, managed just two attempts, with their first coming from Lionel Messi in the 117th minute. They became the first team…
Spain and Lamine Yamal have grown through the tournament to leave him with the world at his feet and football’s two greatest prizes in his pocket.As well as having glorious natural gifts, he is also Spain’s lucky charm. They completed their domination of the international stage with Ferran Torres’ decisive 106th-minute strike in extra time.Lamine Yamal has yet to lose for his country in the 28 competitive matches he has played. He has started 13 games at major tournaments and won all of them – the longest 100% win rate of any European player across major tournaments when starting.He also…
“I feel like I’m almost like blacklisted in a way,” Ortiz said to Chris Mannix’s channel. “I’m just knocking on the door of one of those big fights, and I’m waiting on those opportunities. That’s exactly where I was two years ago.” Ortiz Jr. pointed to several situations that left him frustrated. He questioned why he never received a title opportunity after winning the interim junior middleweight WBC belt and also mentioned Terence Crawford moving directly into a WBA title fight instead of him receiving that chance first. His comments did not address several factors that contributed to his career…
As well as Trump’s appearance, the other big talking point in the lead up to the final was the Super Bowl-style half-time show.While the mid-game break is usually for players to recover from first-half exertion, coaches to give a team-talk and fans to buy food and drinks, this time it was extended to allow a mini-concert to take place.There were some big names featured – Madonna, BTS, Coldplay and Shakira, whose song ‘Dai Dai’ is the official anthem of the World Cup – all starred, while there was also an appearance by Justin Bieber.After getting a pep talk from Ted…