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#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Man City	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
2	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	4	0	4	6
3	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
4	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	7	5	2	6
5	Liverpool	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	5
6	Brentford	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
7	Newcastle	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
8	Everton	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
9	Leeds United	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
10	Brighton Hove	2	1	0	1	7	4	3	3
11	Man United	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3
12	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
13	Ipswich Town	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3
14	Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
14	Nottingham	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
16	Fulham	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0
17	Coventry City	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0
18	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0
19	Aston Villa	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
19	Tottenham	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0

The Guardian – Football

Of all England’s great Black footballers, none has been the defining figure of the national side – until now | Calum Jacobs

Bellingham has transcended the hostility he has faced from press and pundits to become the emotional and symbolic focal point of the team Months before the World Cup, the familiar chorus of antipathy that had followed Jude Bellingham almost since his emergence on the international stage grew louder. A number of writers, pundits and former professionals questioned whether one of England’s most gifted footballers might prove detrimental to the squad’s harmony. The clearest expression of these arguments appeared in a Daily Mail article in November 2025 beneath one of the most ignominious headline

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BBC Sport – Football

London City Lionesses to sign Diani for over £500k

London City Lionesses are set to sign France forward Kadidiatou Diani.

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BBC Sport – Football

Bournemouth sign £25.7m striker Rodriguez

Bournemouth announce the signing of striker Alvaro Rodriguez from Spanish club Elche in a deal worth up to £25.7m.

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BBC Sport – Football

Premier League rules World Cup defences - but not attacks

Do the World Cup semi-final line-ups show the world’s best attacking talent plays outside the Premier League?

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Sky Sports Football

Excellent coach, superstars and depth - McGinley on why England are built like Ryder Cup heroes

Sky Sports' Paul McGinley explains how he draws comparrisons between England and Team Europe.

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The Guardian – Football

‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash

The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final Not two minutes after his side’s dramatic, extra-time quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Saturday, Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni was already getting asked about the semi-final. Looming on the horizon was a matchup against bitter rivals England. “This won’t just be a special game from a footballing standpoint,” the reporter asked in Spanish, “but also in an emotional sense. How do you imagine you and the players will come ou

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The Guardian

Kash Patel gave his Australian counterpart a 3D replica gun as a gift. It was destroyed within months

Documents show the FBI director’s gift was ‘displayed proudly’ by the AFP before new commissioner ordered it be destroyed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When the FBI director, Kash Patel, visited the Australian federal police last year, he came bearing a gift: a 3D-printed imitation pistol that then was “displayed proudly” in the commissioner’s office. Yet within months, shortly after Krissy Barrett became the AFP’s new commissioner last October, she ordered it to be destroyed. Continue reading...

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The Guardian – Football

Lionel Messi’s first meeting with England will be a contest of will and aura

The Messi arc reaches a decisive point in Atlanta – passage to a third final or an exit to test the limits of Argentina’s love for their unassuming athlete-genius Wednesday night, Atlanta Stadium, 101 games down, three left to play, and finally it makes sense. Bring on The Countdown, that moment just before kick-off in every one of those quietly fascinating World Cup matches where suddenly the world’s most excited man is bellowing over the PA system in a state of outraged, crowing transport, like the last voice you’ll ever hear before the American century explodes in a ball of inanity, fried c

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BBC Sport – Football

Why do Argentina sing about England and the Falklands?

While England see Argentina as football rivals, for Argentina the rivalry is much more than that.

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The Guardian – Football

Football Daily | Will France’s showdown with Spain be the World Cup final in spirit?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Sure, an Argentina-England Geopolitics World Cup semi-final has a lot going for it . It’ll be 40 years since the Hand of God and, somehow, the first meeting between the two teams since an incredibly rare event: a memorable friendly, with Michael Owen’s late headers setting up a 3-2 victory in Geneva 21 years ago . In Atlanta, England supporters will finally have the chance to send some choice words in the direction of Lionel Messi. But we all know that the real show – the final in spirit, the game that’ll be far easier on the eye – is the

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The Guardian – Football

Leandro Trossard set for Besiktas move after Arsenal agree deal with Turkish side

Winger to depart after three and a half seasons at club Trossard played 174 times and scored 36 goals for Arsenal Arsenal have agreed a deal to sell Leandro Trossard to Besiktas, paving the way for the 31-year-old to depart the club after three-and-a-half years. Trossard, who moved to Arsenal from Brighton in January 2023, played a key role in helping Mikel Arteta’s side end a 22-year wait for the Premier League title last season, scoring six times in 31 league appearances, including the late winner in a crucial victory over West Ham in May. Continue reading...

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BBC Sport – Football

Arsenal agree fee for Trossard move to Besiktas

Arsenal have agreed a transfer fee to sell Belgium forward Leandro Trossard to Beskitas.

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