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Police arrested six people during England’s 4-2 World Cup win over Croatia — including one for criminal trespass. Arlington Police Department said officers also responded to two reports of fights inside the AT&T Stadium on Wednesday but neither incident resulted in an arrest. Three people were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences, one on suspicion of public intoxication and another on suspicion of trademark counterfeiting involving goods valued at between…

The family of Lionel Messi said on Thursday that the Argentina star’s father, Jorge Messi, is experiencing a health issue, and have asked the media to avoid speculation on his situation. “The Messi family wishes to inform that Jorge is currently dealing with a health issue,” the statement sent to ESPN said. “He is under medical supervision and is recovering, showing favorable progress given his condition. “In light of the…

The eight teams playing FIFA World Cup matches on Thursday are taking part in an International Day for Countering Hate Speech commemoration, with a pre-match exchange of pennants denouncing such language. Captains involved in the Czechia–South Africa, Mexico–South Korea, Switzerland–Bosnia-Herzegovina and Canada–Qatar matches will have pennants reading “We Play Together. We Stand Against Hate” with the wording in English on one side and the teams’ native language on the other.…

Neymar will not play or travel with the Brazil team to Philadelphia for their World Cup Group C match against Haiti, the Brazil federation confirmed on Thursday. “He will remain in New Jersey to optimize the final phase of his recovery process, making use of the excellent facilities at The Ridge hotel and the Columbia Park training center ,” the CBF said of the Red Bull New York facility in…

Joe Hart has praised Harry Kane for his stuttering run-up which saw Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic come off his line early in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia. Livakovic saved Kane’s initial effort, but referee Clement Turpin ordered the kick to be retaken after VAR concluded that the Croatian had moved too soon. Kane dispatched the retake to open the scoring and went on to add another goal with a header…

France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo‘s performance for Portugal against Congo DR in the World Cup. Ronaldo failed to score in Portugal’s disappointing 1-1 draw on Wednesday in Houston. On the FOX Sports panel, Henry specifically called out a moment during the 1-1 draw in which Ronaldo got in the way of teammate Bruno Fernandes, took a shot and fired wide of the post. “One thing…

ARLINGTON, Texas — England coach Thomas Tuchel was upset that photographers blocked him from seeing his team during the playing of the national anthem before a victory over Croatia in his World Cup debut. “I’m begging FIFA to change the position of the photographers, because I could not see my team [during] the national anthem, and I was waiting for this moment,” Tuchel said after England beat Croatia 4-2 on…

United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino was left in awe of Lionel Messi after the player’s stunning performance against Algeria and said he believes Argentina are the team to beat at this World Cup. Messi scored all three goals as Argentina began their title defence with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. “He’s from a different planet,” Pochettino said of the Argentina captain to Cadena Cope. “Any comparison or metaphor we…

Gary Lineker has called Harry Kane “the greatest English striker we’ve ever had” after the England captain equalled his World Cup goals record. Kane scored twice in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday, tying Lineker on 10 goals at World Cups. He gave England an early lead with a penalty, which was retaken after encroachment from Croatia’s Josko Gvardiol as the first one was saved, before levelling the match…

Ibrahima Konaté has completed his move to Real Madrid from Liverpool. The defender was out of contract at Anfield and has opted for a switch to the LaLiga giants on a four-year contract. Konaté played for Liverpool for five years, winning the league last season under Arne Slot, before a far more difficult campaign this year. He will find fellow Frenchmen Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy…