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Dele Alli misses England training and has scan on thigh injury
Paul Merson has claimed that Dele Alli should not play for England against Panama when the two teams meet in Sunday's World Cup Group G encounter in Nizhny Novgorod. "I like playing on the big stage, so making my debut at Wembley against Germany, the world champions, just made me really excited", added Loftus-Cheek, who has taken on a personal fitness programme, including yoga, to ease the ... [Full Article...]
Senegal and Japan fans help clean up stadiums following World Cup games
Japan's somewhat surprising win over Colombian was followed by their fans carrying out cleaning duties with plastic bin bags they had brought into the stadium in similarly heart-warming scenes. The freakish, but generous, gesture is reportedly part of Japanese culture and came after Japan got their World Cup campaign off to a flawless start on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation coach hopes for more celebrations after Egypt win
Denis Cheryshev extended Russia's lead on the hour-mark after keeping his composure to drill home a low strike against the run of play. One Russia fan even attended the game with Ramos's name and number on the back of a Real shirt. Russian Federation conclude their group stage play against two-time World Cup champions Uruguay . We are happy although we know that we have things to improve. [Full Article...]
Burger King apologises for offer to women who get pregnant by players
Last year, Burger King also found itself in hot water in Russian Federation after one of its ads used the likeness of an underage rape victim, Diana Shurygina, whose story made headlines across the country. "It certainly does not reflect our brand or our values and we are taking steps to ensure this type of activity does not happen again". Remarkably, this isn't the first time Burger King's Russ... [Full Article...]
Spain start with De Gea against Iran in Kazan
The Real Madrid defender was only playing because his club-mate and first-choice right-back Dani Carvajal was injured, but he came close to writing himself into World Cup history by thrashing home a spectacular half-volley from the edge of the box to give Spain a 3-2 lead. [Full Article...]
Coutinho: Brazil team not just about Neymar
The Paris-Saint Germain forward looked in fine fettle while taking part in a warm-up drill but quickly pulled up and was unable to continue. But after not overly impressing in the team's World Cup debut against Switzerland, there has been a further set back. [Full Article...]
Lukasz Fabianski: West Ham close to signing Swansea's Polish goalkeeper
He becomes the third signing for the Hammers after right-back Ryan Fredricks from Fulham and Poland worldwide goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski from Championship side Swansea City. "I will do my best on and off the pitch to help the team to achieve the best results possible and can't wait to start this new chapter of my career". [Full Article...]
Gary Neville: Raheem Sterling should play ahead of Marcus Rashford
The Tottenham hitman got his World Cup campaign off to a magnificent start, with two goals on Monday night, but it was the importance and timing of his second strike that really highlighted his class. Tunisia was a tough game for us but we proved to ourselves we can step up in the big moment. That's the World Cup . Iceland's 340,000 strong population is the smallest ever to reach the big ... [Full Article...]