8 h. ago The Club World Cup is a grubby, contrived vanity project of Gianni Infantino that was neither needed nor asked for

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: There are some nice angles to FIFA's Club World Cup . Here's one: Auckland City. Here's another: their goalkeeper. That would be a guy named Conor Tracey.

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15 h. ago Brazen Audi driver sparks fury after mounting grass and 'ignoring parking sign'

A motorist has come under fire after shamelessly leaving their car dumped on a grass verge, just metres from a sign telling drivers not to park there.

Transport

19 h. ago Can Lionel Messi and Inter Miami really spring a surprise at the Club World Cup?

The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage

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20 h. ago Donald Trump's historic second state visit to the UK is still on course for autumn, Starmer confirms

The Prime Minister, who has forged an unlikely bond with the US President, said he was 'looking forward to welcoming him' to the UK later this year, adding: 'He will be coming.'

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22 h. ago Brit mum Beth Martin’s cause of death after Turkey hospital sparked fury removing heart

Beth Martin, 28, from Portsmouth, flew to Turkey with her husband and their two children for what was meant to be a dream getaway - but became delirious on arrival and died the following day

Events

22 h. ago Decision to pull cops from duty over Tallia Storm photo 'sparked fury among colleagues'

The decision to permanently withdraw Mr Jones and Mr Tunnock sent "shockwaves" through the force, a tribunal has heard.

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24 h. ago Borrowed culture and a plasticine burger – welcome to the Club World Cup and almost

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami play in Saturday’s opener but people still look blank when asked about Fifa’s $1bn eventFire up the marching band. Rouse the majorettes from their state of indifference. Put out more flags. Put out some flags. Put out a flag. Er is anyone actually there? IShowSpeed? Can you hear me Pitbull? Welcome to the almost-World Cup, an almost-real almost-event that will perhaps, with a favourable wind, now begin to feel like almost-football.­This week Gianni Infantino described Fifa’s regeared tournament as football’s Big Bang, referencing the moment of ignition from which all the matter in the universe was dispersed out of a previously cold and indifferent void. And to be fair, Infantino was half-right. So far we have the void. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Football Daily | ‘Suited and booted’? Club World Cup lands in a furnace of political tension

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!After years of existing only as a fever dream inside the shiny, spacious cranium of Fifa’s greatest showman, Gianni Infantino, the first edition of an expanded, summertime Club World Cup that nobody asked for is finally here. Infantino’s most ambitious vanity project to date is about to collide with reality, and as students of the Swiss school of football farce, we’re excited. It’s not so much a question of what will go wrong over the next 30 sun-baked days in an increasingly dystopian USA USA USA, but what might actually go right. Saturday’s opener pitches Egyptian giants Al-Ahly (who qualified by winning the 2021 African Big Cup) against MLS middleweights Inter Miami (who qualified by having Lionel Messi in their team) at the 65,000-capacity Hard Rock Stadium. Fifa has denied reports that fewer than 20,000 tickets have been sold for the game in Miami, but the tournament’s dynamic pricing model is trending in one direction: from $3...

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31 h. ago Gianni Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming

As the ‘King of Soccer’ launches his Club World Cup alongside Donald Trump, opponents to the Fifa president are wondering whether he has pushed his power too far, writes Miguel Delaney

Sport

51 h. ago Donald Trump set for Scottish visit to mark opening of his new course

US President planning visit to Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen

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56 h. ago Karen Millen 'selfish' breastfeeding claim ignites fury as Katherine Ryan wades into row

Karen Millen has come under fire after she sparked fury by claiming breastfeeding an infant after six months is 'selfish' as she appeared on Vanessa Feltz's Channel 5 show

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68 h. ago Tecogen CEO Opens Door to Investors: Key Meetings Scheduled at Prestigious Roth London Conference

Tecogen CEO Opens Door to Investors: Key Meetings Scheduled at Prestigious Roth London Conference  Stock Titan

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3 d. ago Rangers will never suffer Crystal Palace UEFA sweat as SFA chief makes dual ownership rules clear

Mike Mulraney explains that Ibrox takeover as well as Hearta and Hibs deal meet key criteria set by Hampden beaks

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3 d. ago REVEALED: The five charts that show Sadiq Khan is killing London as Mayor's knighthood sparks fury

REVEALED: The five charts that show Sadiq Khan is killing London as Mayor's knighthood sparks fury  GB News

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4 d. ago Why Cristiano Ronaldo's Club World Cup refusal is still a victory for Gianni Infantino

FIFA's president says the Club World Cup is the pinnacle of the game but absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the two defining players of the past 25 years, is now being framed as a major blow

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4 d. ago Football transfer rumours: Gittens to Chelsea before first deadline closes?

This stuff is just looking for somethingThe summer’s first transfer window will close on Tuesday night at 7pm UK time ahead of the Fifa Club World Cup so watch out for some last-minute jobs to fill up squads for Gianni Infantino’s folly. Will Manchester City get Rayan Cherki signed in time? Chelsea are after a keeper in Milan’s Mike Maignan and want to add Jamie Gittens of Borussia Dortmund to their winger collection. Both deals may go to the wire.When Bournemouth were flying high in mid-winter there was a fun game to play. Less fun if you were a Cherries fan, of course, but the game was to fit their unearthed gems with the clubs they would end up at. Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid was unexpected but then again Illia Zabarnyi to PSG, actual European champions, may well trump that. The club are prepared to sell, at the right price, but have demanded a £59m fee for the Ukrainian. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago In Spain, a chat on the doorstep is a custom worth preserving in the digital age | María Ramírez

It’s great to see so much support for the value of ‘taking the breeze’ – the authorities must respect public space tooThe mayor of a small town in southern Spain felt compelled, a few days ago, to clarify that there is no new municipal ban on older women sitting out on the pavement in their own chairs. He was responding to a furious online backlash directed mostly at the town’s police after they posted a message on social media urging the residents of Santa Fe to show “civility” by not sitting in the streets in the late hours disturbing neighbours.This plea for respect for the public space was hardly a draconian law and order crackdown: it was a reasonably worded reminder. “We know that putting chairs or tables outside the door is a tradition in many towns,” it said, “but public spaces are regulated. If the police ask you to remove them, do so out of respect and in the interests of coexistence.”María Ramírez is a journalist and the deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outle...

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5 d. ago Nothing will change – Cristiano Ronaldo intends to remain at Al Nassr

There had been speculation the five-time Ballon d’Or winner could join a club competing in this summer’s Club World Cup on a short-term deal.

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5 d. ago Boss sparks fury over shocking response after employee's child injured himself in school

An employee was taken aback by her boss' response when she asked to work from home after her child was injured at school.

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6 d. ago Tensions over Donald Trump's state visit as President wants 'full bells and whistles'

Expectations from Donald Trump's team are said to be sky high ahead of September's historic second state visit, with intense behind the scenes negotiations ongoing

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