26 h. ago Football Daily | The weird, wonderful and woeful from a stormy Club World Cup

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Have you ever had that dream where you’re playing for your favourite team, thrown on in a desperate bid to find a goal? And the game is against a side you’ve never heard of, part of some arcane tournament that’s suddenly of vital importance? Oh, and it’s being played in your parents’ back garden? Just us? Well, that’s the closest parallel we could think up for Copa Gianni, where the group stages have served up the weird, wonderful and woeful in equal measure. If you haven’t been paying attention, here are some “highlights” so far.It helped playing with my brothers all the time I went to Arsenal and trained at the boys’ academy. It took a few sessions because at first they were like: ‘There’s a girl with us.’ But when they got to realise what I could do, they accepted me” – England’s Lauren James gets her chat on with Donald McRae in this in-depth interview. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Four things we learned from the USMNT’s Gold Cup group stage

The United States struggled in friendlies but went on to win all three of its Gold Cup group games. On Sunday against Costa Rica, they face their biggest test yet.For as much as the Gold Cup gets denigrated, it’s a much tougher tournament than it might appear. The ongoing tournament is the 11th edition in the last two decades, and this year’s US are just the 10th team to make it through three group matches unscathed (Panama became the 11th on Tuesday).US manager Mauricio Pochettino has to be pleased with his team’s performance. After rough showings in the pre-tournament friendly matches, a 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago was cathartic, while a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia and a 2-1 victory against Haiti also showed that the US are trying to make winning a habit as their manager has asked. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Club World Cup 2025 knockout stage fixtures and latest results after group stage

The knockout stages begin this weekend

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48 h. ago Carabao Cup first round draw in full as EFL clubs discover fate

EFL clubs including Wrexham, Southampton and Sheffield United will all enter the Carabao Cup at the first round stage this year and they now know exactly who they'll be playing

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61 h. ago Club World Cup: Inter send River Plate home as all four Brazilian clubs reach last 16

Italian club progress to knockout round with 2-0 winFluminense complete a full Brazilian contingent in round of 16Inter Milan scored twice in the last 18 minutes to beat River Plate 2-0 and progress to the knockout stage of the Club World Cup as Group E winners and send the Argentine side home.Francesco Pio Esposito scored Inter’s first goal seven minutes after River had been reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Alessandro Bastoni added the second in stoppage time. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man City raise Club World Cup expectations after surprise show of intent

Manchester City will round off the group stage of the Club World Cup when they face Juventus in Orlando on Thursday night.

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3 d. ago Club World Cup: Auckland City hold on for shock draw with Boca Juniors while Benfica top Bayern

Amateur New Zealand side lost 10-0 to open tournamentBayern already assured of spot in knockout roundBoca Juniors were held to a 1-1 draw by Auckland City and failed to reach the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Tuesday in steamy Nashville, Tennessee, where the match was suspended for nearly 50 minutes due to stormy weather.Boca came into the game needing both a convincing win against already-eliminated Auckland City to overturn a seven-goal difference with Benfica and for the Portuguese club to lose to German champions Bayern Munich in the other Group C fixture. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Los Angeles FC vs Flamengo Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

LAFC will be keen to end their Club World Cup group stage campaign to end on a high note as they face a Flamengo side who are keen to maintain their 100% record in Group D

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4 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca provides update on 'our player' Christopher Nkunku amid Manchester United links

The player will likely be involved in Chelsea’s final Club World Cup group stage tie

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6 d. ago John Stones hails Thomas Tuchel as Man City star opens up about England future

John Stones has thanked new England manager Thomas Tuchel and opened up about his future on the international stage ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America

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7 d. ago Harry Kane hits opener as Bayern edge Boca to advance to Club World Cup knockouts

Group C: Bayern Munich 2-1 Boca JuniorsMerentiel equalises for Argentinians before Olise scores late winnerHarry Kane ended the night in Miami bruised, sweat-soaked and perhaps a little weary from repeatedly picking himself up off the ground. Along the way Kane also scored one, made one and walked off with the Superior Player Of the Match laurels as Bayern Munich edged their way to a relentlessly entertaining 2-1 defeat of Boca Juniors in front of a high-energy full house.As a result, Bayern are now though to the knockout stage of the Club World Cup. A European team has also finally beaten a South American opponent at this tournament. But defeat still leaves Boca effectively in charge of their own destiny, with the fall-guys of Auckland City to come. They basically need to win by a spectacular margin and rely on Bayern to beat Porto. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Bayern will be looking to secure their spot in the last 16 at the Club World Cup as they face Boca Juniors in their second group stage clash

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8 d. ago Flamengo vs Chelsea Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Chelsea look to maintain their perfect start in the Club World Cup stage as they look to face their toughest opponents in Group D as the Blues face Flamengo

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8 d. ago From heat to unrest: how five major Club World Cup storylines are shaping up

With the group stage approaching halfway, it is time to take stock of key issues surrounding the expanded tournamentThe Club World Cup is into the second round of games in the group stage, with matches across the United States showing off all that was hotly anticipated about this newly expanded tournament, as well as a few concerns.Here’s a breakdown of five major storylines we were keeping track of before the games, and where we stand. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man City vs Wydad Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Man City will be looking to put their season behind them and finish it on a high note as they start their Club World Cup group stage campaign

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1 week ago Boca Juniors vs Benfica Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Boca and Benfica go head-to-head in the Club World Cup group stage with the Portuguese side the bookies favourites to secure all three points

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1 week ago Cole Palmer set Club World Cup target by Enzo Maresca as Chelsea star bids to go global

Cole Palmer didn't play on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA last summer, but his manager Enzo Maresca believes the Club World Cup is the perfect stage for him to show his talents

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1 week ago Mexico see off Dominican Republic in Gold Cup opener amid Ice concerns

Jiménez scores 40th goal in Mexico’s 3–2 group stage winÁlvarez, Montes also strike as El Tri top Group A earlyDominican Republic push champs in high-energy contestDefending champion Mexico overcame a slow start to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-2 on Saturday night in a Concacaf Gold Cup group stage match.West Ham midfielder Edson Álvarez opened the scoring in the 44th minute, Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez added a goal in the 47th and defender César Montes got another one in the 53rd. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa’s stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

A largely incoherent Inter Miami was held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitchWell, this was at least a first. Gianni was right on that front. On a clammy, boisterous, vaguely hallucinogenic night at the Hard Rock Stadium, the opening act of Fifa’s billion dollar death star, the newly bulked and tanned Club World Cup, did produce something genuinely new. This was surely the first major sporting event where the opening ceremony was infinitely more entertaining, and indeed comprehensible as a basic human activity, than the sporting spectacle that followed.By the end the best team in Africa, Al Ahly, had drawn 0-0 with a largely incoherent Inter Miami, a team that looked in the first half like people who had a dim idea what this sport is meant to look like, but who were also struggling through a terrible wall-eyed hangover to remember which way is forward. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are SMASHED in shock World Cup of Darts exit in Frankfurt with English pair jeered on stage

The pre-tournament favourites were shellshocked as Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko cruised to an emphatic 8-4 victory.

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