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• Southampton win the race to sign Aston Villa forward - as Unai Emery's side finalise club-record deal to sign Johan Manzambi after hijacking Newcastle move: WINDOW WATCH13 July 2026, 9:58 am
  Here are today's latest developments from Simon Jones and the Daily Mail Sport team.
  
• Jose Mourinho gives fans a rare glimpse of his stacked memorabilia room in his new Netflix doc - featuring gifts from Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo... and a garden gnome of himself!13 July 2026, 9:56 am
  Mourinho, a new three-part Netflix documentary about the Special One's life and career, is set to hit our screens on Tuesday August 11.
  
• MICHAEL OWEN: England were played off the park by Norway and the performance was as bad as I feared. But here's why they CAN beat Argentina - and how Thomas Tuchel should deal with Jude Bellingham13 July 2026, 9:41 am
  MICHAEL OWEN: If I'm sitting in the England dressing room, I wouldn't be bothered in the slightest by Thomas Tuchel questioning our performance after the win over Norway. 
  
• The new evidence that proves England were RIGHT on World Cup's new 'Hand of God' goal - despite bitter Norway moans about the ball hitting spidercam13 July 2026, 9:38 am
  New evidence - direct from the World Cup stadium spidercam - now proves that Jude Bellingham's controversial first goal against Norway was right to stand after all.
  
• Pick YOUR England penalty takers to win a World Cup shootout: From Harry Kane to Declan Rice, who's got what it takes as we hit World Cup crunch time?13 July 2026, 9:01 am
  Select five players to add to your shootout squad, then choose the order they'd step up. Lock your answers in to compare your options against our readers.
  
• Roy Keane claims Erling Haaland's dad 'always seems to be drinking' in bizarre response to ex-Norway star's World Cup fury, as Alf-Inge hits back with brutal reply in latest chapter of 30-year feud13 July 2026, 9:01 am
  Haaland Sr took to X to congratulate 'Bellingham and the referee' and claimed Norway were 'robbed' by French referee Clement Turpin, who denied Norway a second goal.
  
• Donald Trump's White House back ENGLAND to win the World Cup after co-hosts were thrashed by Belgium - and Harry Kane's golf game with the US president13 July 2026, 8:59 am
  NICK PISA IN MIAMI: Donald Trump 's World Cup point man Andrew Giuliani said America is backing England to win the World Cup.
  
• England accused of showing Argentina no 'respect' ahead of semi-final after Ian Wright insisted he does NOT fear World Cup rivals and Joe Cole claimed Three Lions will 'put Lionel Messi to bed'13 July 2026, 8:56 am
  The Three Lions will face Argentina for the first time in 21 years when the two teams line up in Atlanta for a place in Sunday's final against either Spain or France.
  
• Argentina demand new talks to take over 'illegitimately occupied' Falkland Islands days before England World Cup semi-final grudge match - after their players sang anti-English chants13 July 2026, 8:43 am
  Argentina's foreign minister Pablo Quirno has added fuel to the arch World Cup rivalry between his nation and England ahead of their semi-final meeting.
  
• Argentina are led by the ageless wonder that is Lionel Messi and his supporting cast is more than just a rump of faceless grunts... here's what England have to overcome in huge semi-final, writes OLIVER HOLT13 July 2026, 8:10 am
  On one side of the draw, France and Spain, the stylists and the matadors, most people's pick for the best two teams of the tournament so far.
  
• World Cup Breakfast: Thomas Tuchel tops the table, England stars cool off after Norway win, overnight news - and what to look out for today13 July 2026, 7:30 am
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day 33 at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.
  
• 'He doesn't know what it's like': Jude Bellingham hits back at boss Thomas Tuchel over calling England stars 'lucky' in remarkable interview, as tensions emerge before Argentina World Cup semi-final13 July 2026, 7:05 am
  Jude Bellingham insists England manager Thomas Tuchel 'maybe doesn't know' what he's talking about in a perplexed interview after the World Cup quarter-final win over Norway.
  
• Mum's the word! Jude Bellingham says advice from his mother is the secret to success13 July 2026, 6:27 am
  Denise Bellingham has been 'drilling into' him all week to watch his language and reactions on the pitch.
  
• The Falklands... Maradona's 'Hand of God'... Beckham's red card. One team now stands between England and the World Cup final... it just had to be Argentina!13 July 2026, 6:26 am
  IAN MCKINSTRY: After England's nerve-shredding triumph over Norway in the World Cup, a mood of excitement is spreading across the land.
  
• He's the arm-waving, finger-jabbing manager who's been furiously driving his England players to victory after victory. But there's a surprisingly softer - and romantic - side to the Tuchel Tornado13 July 2026, 5:19 am
  RONAN O'REILLY: No one has ever suggested that Thomas Tuchel missed his true calling as a diplomat.