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It’s official: Lionel Messi signs contract with Inter Miami through 2025, intro Sunday

MIAMI — The worst-kept secret in the history of sports is out. Inter Miami on Saturday announced the signing of seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup Champion, Lionel Messi.

Miami Herald

Jones maintains misfiring Wallabies can win World Cup

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is urging fans to keep the faith and insists Australia can still win the World Cup despite a fifth straight Rugby Championship loss.

AAP

Lionel Messi seals Inter Miami move as MLS welcomes ‘greatest player in world’

Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain is set to make his debut for the Major League Soccer side next Friday.

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Germany’s Lena Oberdorf: ‘Parents shouted: don’t get run over by a girl’

Midfield dynamo tells Donald McRae about captaining boys’ teams growing up and why an improving German side have the spirit to win the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Can the England women’s football team pull off the World Cup dream?

Weakened by a string of injuries and the retirement of star players, the Euro 2022-winning Lionesses will need luck on their side to stop the USA lifting their third successive title

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Bronze: Time with Barcelona drives new kind of standard in England training

Right-back Bronze and midfielder Walsh both left Manchester City and joined the Catalan outfit last summer.

The Independent UK

Mexico seeks a Gold Cup championship against Panama in redemption tour after disappointing World Cup

The game is not going to be against the rival Mexico expected, but seven and a half months after the country’s worst performance in a World Cup in 44 years, Mexico will seek to restore a bit of its tarnished image when it plays the surprising Panama in the Gold…

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The eye-watering sums behind Declan Rice’s record transfer to Arsenal

Rice will become the second-highest earner at Arsenal after making the switch from West Ham

The Independent UK

Pumas break Wallabies hearts with stirring comeback win

Argentina have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a thrilling 34-31 Rugby Championship win over the Wallabies in Sydney.

AAP

England versatility is crucial to World Cup progress, insists Alex Greenwood

Alex Greenwood is equally happy at centre-back or left-back and says the England squad’s adaptability is ‘definitely a strength of ours’

The Guardian - UK

Ireland players ‘feared for their bodies’ in abandoned Colombia friendly

Vera Pauw, Ireland’s coach, said Colombia players’ reactions shocked her after their physical approach led to a World Cup warm-up being abandoned

The Guardian - UK

If Pakistan doesn't go for World Cup it will be great injustice to fans: Misbah-ul-Haq

Misbah-ul-Haq has advocated for Pakistan to be allowed to compete in the ODI World Cup in India and added that not sending the side for the mega-event would be “depriving people” of the opportunity to see the arch-rivals clash on the biggest stage.

The Hindu

How Lionel Messi went from the tiniest boy on the field to the biggest athlete in the world

MIAMI — Long before Lionel Messi was a larger-than-life soccer icon with 468 million Instagram followers, before he became one of the world’s richest athletes and immortalized on giant murals from Buenos Aires to Barcelona to Calcutta to Miami, he was the tiniest boy on the field at Grandoli, the…

Miami Herald

Ella Toone says England players feel at home in Women’s World Cup camp

The Lionesses have permitted plenty of downtime, including organised whale-watching and zoo trips in Australia.

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Vera Pauw: Ireland players feared for their bodies in abandoned Colombia clash

Republic of Ireland midfielder Denise O’Sullivan was taken to hospital with a shin injury after the Women’s World Cup warm-up match on Friday.

The Times of India

'Why link cricket with political relations?' Misbah-ul-Haq feels Pakistan must visit India for World Cup

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has voiced his support for Pakistan team to participate in the ODI World Cup in India. He emphasized that not sending the team to the prestigious tournament would mean depriving fans of the chance to witness the thrilling clash between the arch-rivals on the grandest stage.

The Guardian - UK

Sophia Smith: USA’s next torch carrier with a World Cup ‘legacy’ to preserve

Portland Thorns striker ‘loves the spotlight and pressure’ of having a big role to play in America’s quest to defend their title

The Independent UK

Alex Greenwood happy with ‘humble’ England’s chances at Women’s World Cup

The Lionesses enter the tournament firmly among the favourites to go all the way and unseat two-time defending champions the United States.

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'Just sadness' Diogo Jota opens up on his World Cup heartache

Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota explains how it felt to be ruled out of Qatar 2022 because of injury

The Independent UK

Ireland’s Niamh Fahey says nothing can truly prepare team for World Cup opener

The Republic’s meeting with the Matildas proved so popular that as early as January it was moved to the competition’s largest venue.

The Guardian - AU

After another win over a top-five team can the Matildas really win the World Cup?

Victory over France has raised expectations even further, but what should Australia’s realistic aim be for the tournament on home soil?

Los Angeles Times

Homeless World Cup offers hope and compassion for a global problem

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sienna Jackson doesn’t know where she’d be if she hadn’t found Street Soccer USA. But she knows where she wouldn’t be: in a home, in dental school or starring for the U.S. in the Homeless World Cup.

The Guardian - AU

Women’s World Cup: New Zealand battles low enthusiasm and slow ticket sales with kick-off days away

Organisers and politicians are urging New Zealanders to buy tickets amid the countdown to the tournament

The Japan News/Yomiuri

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023 / Nadeshiko Japan to face tricky teams in World Cup

Nadeshiko Japan, the women's national soccer team, aims for more glory at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This year's edition of the quadrennial event is being jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the opening matches kicking off on July 20.

AAP

Matildas nervously await Tameka Yallop injury update

The Matildas don't think Tameka Yallop's knee injury will be a problem before the World Cup and expect Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy to also be fine.

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