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Folarin Balogun of the United States talks to the media prior to a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Husky Football Stadium in Seattle, Washington July 3, 2026. — Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America/Getty Images pic via AFP

‘Our game, not theirs’: Klopp slams Fifa’s Balogun reprieve during World Cup knockout stage

Folarin Balogun of the United States talks to the media prior to a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Husky Football Stadium in Seattle, Washington July 3, 2026. — Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America/Getty Images pic via AFP

Uefa says Fifa ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun World Cup reprieve after Trump’s intervention

A group of people hold a banner reading ‘South Korea football is dead’ as they wait for the arrival of South Korea’s head coach Hong Myung-bo, who has announced his resignation following the team’s elimination in the group stage of the Fifa World Cup 2026, at Seoul-Incheon International Airport, in Incheon on June 30, 2026. Korea Football Association president Chung Mong-gyu resigned as head of the national football federation today, Yonhap News Agency reported. — AFP pic

Korean football chief Chung Mong‑gyu steps down after World Cup exit

England’s midfielder #10 Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Mexico and England at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic

Bellingham hails Mexico performance as ‘best night of England career’ at World Cup

Brazil’s Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti reacts after losing the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Norway at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic

‘We will use this as fuel’: Ancelotti fails in mission to end Brazil’s World Cup woe after falling to Norway

Ronaldo has made 232 appearances for Portugal and scored a record 146 international goals.  — AFP pic

Ronaldo confirms 2026 World Cup will be his last

England's midfielder #10 Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Mexico and England at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on July 5, 2026.  — AFP pic

Bellingham powers 10-man England past Mexico, into World Cup quarters

Norway's forward #09 Erling Braut Haaland and his teammates celebrate with the traditional rowing gesture after winning the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Norway at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic

Norway dance to Haaland’s beat in ‘surreal’ World Cup run

English has increasingly replaced French (and also Italian, Flemish and Spanish) as the language of the peloton — forcing French riders to adapt. — AFP pic

English wave sweeps over cycling’s Tour de France

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates beating Russia's Roman Safiullin during their men's singles round of 16 tennis match on the seventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic

Djokovic makes history, Osaka sends Sabalenka crashing out of Wimbledon

US President Donald Trump had personally called Fifa to discuss the ban of US' pivotal goalscorer. — Getty Images via AFP pic

Trump thanks Fifa for righting ‘great injustice’ after rescinding USA’s Balogun World Cup ban

Mexican football fans gather at the Angel of Independence to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match between Mexico and England in Mexico City on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic

Mexico-England World Cup match delayed one hour due to storms

Norway's forward #09 Erling Braut Haaland (left) celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate midfielder #21 Andreas Schjelderup during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Norway at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 5, 2026.  — AFP pic

Haaland, Haaland: Norway’s top scorer knocks Brazil out of World Cup to reach country’s first-ever World Cup quarterfinals

Top scorer Balogun has been key to the USA’s progress in the tournament, netting three times, and his absence against Belgium would have been a blow to the team in the game in Seattle. — Getty Images via AFP pic

Fifa allows red-carded US star Balogun to play in World Cup after Trump personal phone call

Bangladeshi surfer Fatima Akhter walking back after a surfing session along a beach in the Bay of Bengal in Cox's Bazar. The surfers from Cox's Bazar – one of the world's longest beaches along the Bay of Bengal – are hoping to carve out a place for the sport in a country obsessed with cricket and football, ahead of the Asian Games. — AFP pic

Riding waves and breaking barriers: Bangladesh’s young surfers chase Asian Games dream

The Dutchman joined Inter Milan from PSV Eindhoven in 2021 and won two Serie A titles and has twice finished as a Champions League runner-up with the Italian side. — AFP pic

Real Madrid complete Denzel Dumfries move from Inter Milan as squad rebuild continues