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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…
Chelsea and Aston Villa have done some mutually beneficial dealings before – and could repeat the trick this window. 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. The £117m deal for Chelsea to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa which David Ornstein announced last night surprised everyone. We all knew Villa would aim to get that sort of money for their star attacker – we just didn’t think anyone would pay it. Lots of Chelsea fans…
Terence Crawford retired in December last year, hanging up the gloves as an undefeated five-weight world champion. The switch-hitter from Omaha, Nebraska, bowed out from boxing after a stellar win over Mexican icon Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, relinquishing the undisputed super-middleweight world title. At 38 years old, perhaps the biggest fight available for Crawford was a Canelo rematch, though he said he was never approached about the bout. The American has made it clear that fights with rising stars like Jaron Ennis would do nothing for his legacy, hence his retirement. There was, however, one route ‘Bud’ was exploring before making…
For an hour or two on Sunday, India threatened to pull off a heist similar to the one in the 2002 Natwest series final when it chased down England’s 325.But that fleeting promise withered away like autumnal leaves as Shubman Gill & Co. fell 28 runs short of the humongous 388-run target to lose the series 1-2.India’s pursuit was built on a towering century from Rohit Sharma (138, 110b, 17×4, 5×6), which not just signalled the premier batter’s return to form but also marked the first ODI ton by an Indian at Lord’s.The tourists were in the contest until the…
Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the 2026 tournament.The France forward netted 10 goals in eight games to edge out Lionel Messi in a high-quality race.Having struck eight times to finish top scorer at Qatar 2022, Mbappe has won the Golden Boot in back-to-back World Cups.The 27-year-old was the first man to reach double figures for World Cup goals since Gerd Muller for West Germany in 1970.Only Just Fontaine, who hit 13 for France in 1958, and Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis with 11 in…
Coventry player Frank Onyeka has to be held back by his fellow teammates after being ‘shoulder charged’ by the linesman. TikTok user brandon_teyn filmed the moment, with the clip soon emerging across social media, quickly going viral, becoming a trending topic on Twitter. It came as Northampton and Coventry played out a goalless pre-season friendly, the Sky Blues fanbase outnumbering the Northampton support at Sixfields Stadium. The lino bumped into a substitute, seemingly clearing his path along the touchline with a nudge. 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hJK9B3xUQa — Sam🏴🇫🇰 (@samcov21) July 18, 2026 @brandon_teynFah he was such a joke 😂♬ original sound –…