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Spain boss De la Fuente signs six-year extension after World Cup success

Spain coach Luis de la ⁠Fuente has signed a six-year contract extension that will keep him in charge ‌until the end of the 2032 European Championship, ‌after leading the national team to ‌the 2024 European Championship and 2026 World Cup ‌titles.

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Australia learned a lot from one-wicket win over Zimbabwe: Inglis

Australia's dramatic one-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday will ⁠give the squad confidence they can fight their way through difficult situations, which could ‌prove vital at next year's one-day international (ODI) World Cup, ‌Josh Inglis said.

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Uncapped Espanyol striker Roberto called into Spain's Nations League squad

Uncapped Espanyol attacker Roberto Fernandez was included in World Cup winners Spain's Nations League squad, announced by head coach Luis de la Fuente on Friday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Angel Miguel Merino on son Mikel's comeback, Arteta and Spain's World Cup win

Few people watched Mikel Merino's return from a long injury more closely than his father. Angel Miguel Merino, himself a former LaLiga midfielder with Osasuna and Celta Vigo, was in the stands as his son came off the bench to score decisive goals against Portugal and Belgium on the way to Spain's World Cup triumph.

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FIFA vice-president demands release of World Cup sell-off and Balogun files

Debie Hewitt, chairwoman of the English FA and vice-president of FIFA, has demanded that FIFA President Gianni Infantino release all files related to the World Cup sell-off plans and the controversy around USA striker Folarin Balogun, English media report.

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Tuchel admits England were 'waiting for death' in semi-final defeat against Argentina

Thomas Tuchel said that England were "waiting for death" in their World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina as the Three Lions boss mounted another defence of his controversial substitutions.

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Tuchel admits he wanted to 'eat grass' after England's World Cup win in Mexico

Thomas Tuchel has made the bizarre claim that he regrets not eating the grass at the Azteca Stadium after England's World Cup win against Mexico.

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Colombia icon James Rodriguez retires from international football

Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez retired from international ⁠football on Tuesday, having won 131 caps and inspired his ‌country to the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals.

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Solbakken surprises by cutting five World Cup players from Norwegian Nations League squad

Alexander Sorloth, Henrik Falchener, Fredrik Bjorkan, Jens Petter Hauge and Morten Thorsby were left out when Stale Solbakken today presented his squad for the upcoming matches in the Nations League.

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10,000km away from footy finals, Australia's cricketers begin World Cup preparation

Australian stand-in ODI captain Mitchell Marsh will play his 100th game today as Australia formally commence preparing for next year's ODI World Cup in southern Africa.

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England white-ball head coach McCullum wants new mentor Pietersen to shake things up

England's white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum said he wants newly-appointed mentor Kevin ⁠Pietersen to shake things up and has encouraged the former Ashes and Twenty20 World Cup-winning batter ‌to speak up if he has ideas on how to improve ‌the side.