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South Korea captain Son Heung-min has apologized for the team’s group-stage exit at the World Cup, saying he is “indescribably hurt” and eager to “win the hearts” of the nation once again. In a long post on Instagram on Monday night, Son, a football superstar in South Korea and a big name in MLS with LAFC, said he understood the disappointment of the team’s fans after their performances in the…

AC Milan completed the signing of Portugal forward Gonçalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for a club record fee of more than €70 million ($80m). Ramos, who has just turned 25, is new coach Rúben Amorim’s first signing and shows a real statement of intent from Milan, which is coming off what its American owners deemed “an unequivocal failure” of a season. His contract with his new club until…

Monaco have completed the signing of Barcelona forward Ansu Fati on a permanent deal for a fee in the region of £9.5 million ($12.5m/€11m). Fati, 23, has agreed a four-year deal until 2030 with Monaco after impressing while on loan with the Ligue 1 side last year. It brings an end to Fati’s 15-year relationship with Barcelona, where he burst on to the scene as a 16-year-old and was at…

Cape Verde president Jose Maria Neves has said that he believes his country ‘can beat Argentina 1-0′ in their Round of 32 clash. The African nation made the World Cup for the very first time this year and have qualified for the knockout stages against all odds. Drawing against both Spain and Uruguay impressively in their first two games, a third draw against Saudi Arabia was then enough to qualify,…

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is in no doubt the players will be “ready to go to war” for manager Thomas Tuchel when they take on Congo DR for a place in the World Cup round of 16. After seeing off Panama 2-0 in New Jersey to secure top spot in Group L, England head into the knockout stages looking to keep themselves on course to deliver a first trophy since…

Jürgen Klinsmann has called Germany’s exit from the World Cup at the hands of Paraguay “an embarrassment.” Julian Nagelsmann’s side were beaten 4-3 on penalties by the South American nation after a 1-1 draw in the round of 32 match. Klinsmann, who played 108 times for Germany before managing the side to a third-place finish at their home World Cup in 2006, questioned the preparation ahead of Monday’s defeat to…

Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro described Monday’s epic win over Germany on penalties as the “greatest victory of [his] life” and hailed his “26 legends.” Alfaro’s men held Germany to a 1-1 draw after extra-time before beating the four-time world champions 4-3 on penalties to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2010. “The warriors left the field as legends,” Alfaro said. “It was an epic game. It…

A top United States government official has said he is “so happy” that Iran are out of the World Cup. Iran’s participation in the tournament was uncertain in the months leading up to the tournament after the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on the country in February. However, they did take part and came close to qualifying for the last 32 after drawing all three group games, and were…

Neymar poked fun at German mathematician Joachim Klement, who wrongly predicted that Brazil would lose to Japan in the Round of 32 and the Netherlands would lift the World Cup. Brazil came from behind to beat Japan, 2-1, on Monday in Houston and advance to the last 16. “Mr. Joachim Klement…Please try again at the next World Cup,” Neymar wrote on X. Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, Neymar,…