27 minutes ago Emma Hayes exclusive: 'National anthems are going to be weird but I’m so proud to lead the US team'

US boss on Wembley homecoming against the Lionesses, her new life in the States and Sonia Bompastor’s record-breaking start at Chelsea

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50 minutes ago Matildas pay price for sluggish start as Brazil spoil Clare Polkinghorne’s party

Australia fail to send off stalwart in style despite Foord goalGutierres scores brace and Gio adds third in 3-1 victoryHow do you say goodbye to someone like Clare Polkinghorne? Such is the journey she has gone on with the Matildas across an 18-year international career, doing so was always going to prove difficult. The stalwart has, at least, ensured she is going out on her own terms, honoured for her legacy with a send-off game in her hometown of Brisbane on Thursday, and celebrated with an emotional ovation when she was substituted off in the 63rd minute. Of course, this send-off happened to come against fierce rivals Brazil, who did their bit to dampen things by striking twice early on, on the way to a physical, 3-1 win.The most-capped player – man or woman – ever in an Australian s...

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53 minutes ago Matty Cash sees Aston Villa’s home draw with Juventus as a step forward

The Villa Park stalemate was a seventh game without a win, comfortably the longest streak in Unai Emery’s reign.

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78 minutes ago Brendan Rodgers 'data' blamed for Celtic howler as boss torn apart in astonishing live TV rant

One outspoken pundit labelled it a 'Christmas party at the asylum'...whatever that means

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84 minutes ago Latest Manchester United injury news as two miss Bodo/Glimt after Leny Yoro update

The latest Manchester United news as we take a look at the injury situation ahead of Ruben Amorim's first home game in the Europa League.

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86 minutes ago Kate Moss, 50, is back to her best as she celebrates new venture with daughter Lila for night out with her wild 90s posse

The supermodel, 50, was joined by her daughter Lila, 22, and a selection of her nineties posse including Courtney Love and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie.

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92 minutes ago High school hockey star killed by stray bullet on highway as dad drove him home from game

Hockey star Colin Brown, 16, was sat in the passenger seat of his father Calvin’s car on a busy highway in Missouri - when he was hit by the stray bullet that killed him

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1 hour ago Youngest Brit to visit all continents began adventure after dad's tragic death

An eight-year-old boy has sipped hot chocolate in front of Paris's Eiffel Tower, camped in the snow in Antartica and helped build a school in Tanzania - all before his eighth birthday

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1 hour ago Elon Musk to step into video game industry and use AI to 'make games great again'

Elon Musk has committed to building his own game studio to "make games great again", but the wider gaming community seems decidedly less excited about the prospect.

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1 hour ago What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?

In Pará state children are being born with neurological disorders. Experts note similarities to the mercury poisoning disaster in Minamata, Japan – but say that is not the whole storySeven-year-old Valdenisa squealed with delight as she grasped the tape measure above her head. It was part of a game so that a doctor could measure the circumference of her head and check her withered legs.She was one of a dozen Indigenous Munduruku children being examined by a trio of child neurologists and geneticists earlier this month in Itaituba, in Brazil’s Pará state. Located on the Tapajós River, the town is known as the country’s illegal gold capital, as it accounts for three-quarters of all the illicit gold produced in Brazil. Continue reading...

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