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England’s Jordan Henderson says he finds it “hard to read” what is written about Jude Bellingham but believes the midfielder can be the team’s “X-factor” at the World Cup.One of the biggest talking points before England’s first game of the tournament against Croatia on Wednesday (21:00 BST) has been whether Bellingham or Morgan Rogers will start as number 10 in Thomas Tuchel’s side.The Real Madrid midfielder has faced criticism recently for some of his England performances but has previously claimed he was made a “scapegoat” in the camp.And Henderson, who was speaking at England’s training base in Kansas City, has…
A new surprise twist has emerged ahead of the showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. After being linked to a clash with one another for over a decade, Fury and Joshua are set to finally do battle later this year, provided that both men can successfully come through obstacles in the interim. Joshua will compete in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 25 against Kristian Prenga, with that bout taking place three months after Fury had ended his 16-month retirement with a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov in April. It appeared that Fury would then sit out and wait…
By the time Arbeloa was promoted from Real Madrid Castilla – sitting fourth in their Primera RFEF group at the time – he had created a football identity of teams with personality and wanting to dominate. Yet at the first team, he says he couldn’t simply be himself. As he put it: “I had to be the manager I had to be.” So his time as first-team manager at Real Madrid may be no real reference for Fulham.At Castilla, his side was built around what he calls offensive joy – possession and pressing without the ball were the two pillars.Arbeloa…
In the main event, Perez improved to 15-0 (7 KOs) with the split decision victory over Gonzalez, who fell to 29-5-1 (14 KOs), following 12 competitive rounds. Gonzalez had the edge in the opening round, while Perez responded by taking the second. Perez began to establish control during the middle rounds, outlanding Gonzalez from the fourth through the sixth. In the seventh round, Gonzalez landed a right hook to the body, but Perez answered with combinations of his own to secure another round. From the eighth through the tenth, Perez’s superior hand speed continued to make the difference as swelling…
Tottenham right-back Pedro Porro has signed a new, long-term contract with the club. The length of the deal has not been disclosed by Spurs, but the contract is understood to run until 2031.Porro, 26, had two years remaining on the contract he signed when he joined Spurs on a permanent transfer from Sporting CP in the summer of 2023.Spurs had initially signed Porro on loan in January 2023 with an obligation to make the move permanent that summer for £40 million.The Spaniard has made 152 appearances for Spurs including 47 in all competitions last season, the most of anyone in…
Dan Burn has urged England to create a true “brotherhood” and emulate Argentina’s togetherness, if they want to find World Cup success. England are among the favourites to win the World Cup this year, with only Spain (16.1%) and France (13%) given a higher chance by the Opta supercomputer (England’s chances are 11.2%). The Three Lions qualified for the tournament with a 100% record in qualifying (eight wins from eight), and did so without conceding a single goal, giving them a strong platform to build on. However, Thomas Tuchel has spoken about building a brotherhood among his players to boost…
Conor Benn has reiterated his desire to challenge WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.Benn, who has not boxed at 147lbs for several years, is the WBC’s No. 1 at the weight and it looked as though he was a lock to fight Garcia later this year.But with the apparent issues between Golden Boy/DAZN, who represent Garcia, and Benn’s Zuffa Boxing backers, the proposed match is losing steam.Speaking at a TKO event in Washington DC, Benn said he was sorry to be missing the induction of his father, Nigel, into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, but that he was…
Hamilton’s victory, in such convincing style, has inevitably raised questions about what he and Ferrari can go on to achieve.The team entered this year with high hopes that the new regulations for chassis and engine could give them a chance to return to the front.So six consecutive Mercedes victories at the start of the year, and the obvious fact that Ferrari’s engine was lagging behind the best, were an unwelcome surprise.The Ferrari car was as good as anything else in the corners – perhaps the best – but that was not enough to compete with Mercedes.Barcelona changed all that. Ferrari…
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has been criticised by 13 World Cup nations who said he had claimed an expanded tournament led to many matches being “uninteresting”.A joint statement was released on Sunday by several nations competing at the tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada.The football associations of Cape Verde, Curacao, Uzbekistan, DR Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast and South Africa have come together to “express their profound disappointment” at Ceferin.He had reportedly told a conference in Ljubljana, in his native Slovenia, the growth from 32 teams to 48 would lead to less attractive games…
Joshua has repeatedly maintained that he is prepared to face any opponent. “For me, I want it all. I will fight everyone, and that’s why I still do it. I’ve got so much improvement to do,” said Joshua to Ring Magazine. “This is my true identity as a fighter. I’ve got the love for it, the passion. It’s tough, don’t get me wrong. I fought Dubois, and I got knocked out, and I’m still standing strong here, and I gave a good account of myself, and I’m going to go out there and give my best again.” Joshua then specifically…