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Thomas Tuchel is not yet ready to sing the national anthem yet but has said he considers England home as he prepares to lead the nation into this summer’s World Cup. All eyes will be on the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium on Wednesday as the back-to-back European Championship runners-up look to go one step further and match Sir Alf Ramsey’s heroes of 1966. England’s eagerly anticipated Group L opener against…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Harry Kane says this is one of the best opportunities England will have to win the World Cup, and the key to a successful campaign is ensuring the players stay free in the mind. Kane, 32, is embarking on his sixth major tournament as an England player, and will equal David Beckham’s tally of 115 caps when he leads the team out in their World Cup opener…

England will hold a behind-closed doors friendly in Kansas City on Thursday, head coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. Sources told ESPN that the opponents are not yet finalised, but conversations are taking place with MLS side Sporting Kansas City. England followed the same plan last week, facing off against Miami FC in their West Palm Beach base the day after beating Costa Rica in Orlando. They won 6-0. The Three…

Lionel Messi added another record to his illustrious career on Tuesday, becoming the first player to take the pitch in six different men’s World Cups. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner made history with his appearance in Argentina‘s opening game of the tournament against Algeria in Kansas City, Missouri. In his 200th match with his national team, Messi broke the record previously held by five other men: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Antonio…

Kylian Mbappé has played down any notions of seeking revenge following his goals in France‘s World Cup opener against Senegal. The forward scored twice in New Jersey, the second of which was a stunning strike from outside the box, to lead Les Bleus to a dominant 3-1 win in a potentially tricky first game. It took him past Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time leading scorer with 58 goals. France came…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Erling Haaland took just 29 minutes to score his first ever World Cup goal on his tournament debut against Iraq on Tuesday. By the end, he had scored twice in a convincing 4-1 victory and delivered on his tag as one of this tournament’s biggest stars. Haaland, 25, has been one of the world’s most prolific strikers since he burst onto the scene in 2019, but he…

Iran forward Mehdi Torabi has received a new visa and will be able to participate in the remainder of the FIFA World Cup, spokespersons from the U.S. State Department and the Iran Football Federation told ESPN. Torabi, 31, was an unused substitute for Iran in Monday’s 2-2 draw against New Zealand. But after the match, it emerged that his visa had expired because he had been given a single-entry visa,…

A Federal High Court in Canada has upheld the decision to deny Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey entry into the country ahead of the Black Stars’ 2026 FIFA World Cup opening game against Panama on Wednesday The ruling was delivered on Tuesday following an appeal hearing in which Partey’s legal team sought to overturn the visa refusal that had prevented the former Arsenal midfielder from travelling to Toronto with the rest…

IRVINE, Calif. — United States midfielder Sebastian Berhalter said that one of the ways manager Mauricio Pochettino has changed the culture within the team is instilling a mindset where they don’t “take s—.” The USMNT has experienced some ups and downs since Pochettino was hired in September of 2024, including sobering defeats in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League last March. However, the U.S. coach has since created an environment where…