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England will face France in the bronze-medal match on Saturday (22:00 BST) – and victory will mean this is their best performance in a men’s World Cup since 1966.”It is heartbreaking to be so close,” said Bullingham.”The players and Thomas gave it everything today and the squad, coaches and staff could not have worked harder during the tournament. “I would like to thank them all – and also give my heartfelt thanks to our wonderful fans here in the USA and at home.”Despite the disappointment of losing in the semi-final, England’s progress will be viewed internally as a relative success.Tuchel…
Manny Pacquiao’s team have provided further insight into the boxing legend’s plans over the coming months, confirming that the Filipino icon is expected to fight again before his proposed rematch with Floyd Mayweather in 2027. Pacquiao returned to professional boxing in 2025 after almost four years away, battling then WBC champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw in a bid to break his own record as the oldest welterweight world champion in history. Since then, much of the attention has centred around a second meeting with long-time rival Mayweather, though that blockbuster has now been delayed until next year because…
Once Gordon put England ahead in this latest stormy episode of an old and bitter rivalry, Tuchel decided on a rearguard action.That had worked for England in their knockout wins over Mexico and Norway – but it would not against a Messi-inspired Argentina.Tuchel replaced goalscorer Gordon with defender Ezri Konsa with 18 minutes left and switched to a back five. He then brought Nico O’Reilly and Dan Burn on for Declan Rice and Reece James.It was clear almost instantly that Tuchel had called it badly. It did nothing but invite Argentine pressure and those late goals. This one was almost…
Jai Opetaia is set to return on September 12 as part of the undercard for Ryan Garcia’s WBC welterweight title defense against Conor Benn at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated cruiserweight champion’s opponent has not yet been finalized. Boxing journalist Sam Gordon reported the development, placing Opetaia on one of the year’s biggest boxing events during Mexican Independence Day weekend. Opetaia (30-0, 23 KOs) has become one of the sport’s most dominant champions, but he has often fought without the exposure enjoyed by stars in the heavier and lighter weight classes. Fighting beneath Garcia and Benn gives the…
England have showed character at this World Cup, coming from behind to defeat both DR Congo at the last-32 stage and Norway in the quarter-finals.”The difference is hanging on against Norway or Mexico [in the last 16], they have not got the quality this Argentina team have got in terms of the ability on the ball and the ability they have to punish you,” former England captain Alan Shearer told BBC Sport.”Tuchel played his cards very, very early and it has backfired.”England looked to have taken full control of the semi-final against their old foes when Gordon put them ahead…
Robert Lewandowski says he moved to the Chicago Fire because he “couldn’t imagine” being at any European club other than Barcelona. Lewandowski left Barcelona at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, having come to the end of his four-year contract. He had joined the Blaugrana from Bayern Munich, having also previously played for Borussia Dortmund in the top five European leagues. The 37-year-old made 193 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, netting 120 goals in that time, and finished the LaLiga season as the club’s top scorer with 14 goals. Across his four seasons in LaLiga, the Pole won three LaLiga…
Former featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez has signed with ProBoxTV, and is being targeted for a September 11 card in the greater San Diego area, BoxingScene has learned.A former fighter in the Top Rank stable, Mexico’s “Venado” Lopez, 32-3 (19 KOs), has won his past two junior lightweight fights in Mexicali by stoppage and knockout after losing his belt to ProBox’s IBF 126lbs champion Angelo Leo in an August 2024 upset.Before that, Lopez, 32, successfully defended his belt three times [versus Michael Conlan, Joet Gonzalez and Reiya Abe] after first winning the title in 2022 in England versus Josh Warrington.“I’m…
It is easy to forget Messi, then at Barcelona and aged 29, actually retired from international football in 2016.He had lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany and three Copa America finals.Since reversing that decision he has won the Copa America twice.When Messi – then of PSG – lifted the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, it felt as if the final piece of the jigsaw of his career was complete.Many considered that the final thing missing from the argument over the best player ever – with many considering fellow World Cup winners Pele and Diego Maradona the greatest.”I…
Before the last-four tie, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni had said he was “not going to mix” football and politics.”The reality is that this is a football match. I can’t mix things up, especially out of respect for what happened so many years ago,” Scaloni had said.”It was a very sad period in our history, and there isn’t much we can do about it, that’s the reality.”Things are happening elsewhere in the world, and we criticise the existence of war. We certainly remember those people, of course. But it is a football match – we shouldn’t confuse the two.”Argentina vice-president Victoria…
Chelsea are on the lookout for reinforcements this summer, and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has identified one player they could get for free. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been covering the World Cup for WhoScored this summer, but he’s managed to put quite a Chelsea spin on things. This week he’s been speaking about a key England player who is out of contract, and he claims Chelsea should snap up.…