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• Latest on Tottenham's pursuit of Mateus Fernandes amid interest from Man United - as Craig Bellamy's Burnley move stalls: WINDOW WATCH25 June 2026, 3:36 pm
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 - here are today's latest developments from Simon Jones and the Daily Mail Sport team...
  
• I'm A Celeb winner AngryGinge confronts 'racist' England fan at the World Cup - and complains 'clothing brand owner' wasn't kicked out even after he reported his abuse25 June 2026, 3:31 pm
  AngryGinge has hit out at the standard of stewarding at the World Cup after reporting a fan for alleged racism during England's match with Ghana on Tuesday in Foxborough, USA.
  
• Jose Mourinho asks Real Madrid for two more signings - but £120m Enzo Fernandez transfer 'seems far from financially feasible'25 June 2026, 3:14 pm
  According to Marca, Mourinho has specifically requested Real Madrid sign a further two players in the transfer window with another centre back and a midfield creator seen as priorities.
  
• Who Scotland need to cheer for to keep their World Cup hopes alive as a best third-placed team - and the matches the Tartan Army will be watching through their fingers25 June 2026, 3:12 pm
  The Tartan Army will be forced to watch on nervously over the coming days to see whether Scotland can finish as one of the eight best third-placed teams to reach the knock-out stages.
  
• Theo Walcott names his all-time World Cup XI: An all-Italian centre-back partnership, an Englishman who has never won it - and no room for Pele or Diego Maradona!25 June 2026, 3:07 pm
  The winger made his national debut against Andorra 20 years ago, aged just 17 years old. Today, he still holds the record as the youngest player to have made his senior debut for England.
  
• World Cup thrown into chaos by tornado warning for Kansas City hours before final group games are held25 June 2026, 2:54 pm
  Weather experts have warned that 'isolated tornadoes' in Kansas City could cause havoc around the Tunisia vs Netherlands World Cup game on Thursday night.
  
• Explosive device 'goes wrong' at stadium hosting World Cup team - forcing stunned players to practice in front of a mangled stand25 June 2026, 2:43 pm
  The Texas stadium Sweden are using to train in is currently undergoing reconstruction work and, in the middle of their session on Wednesday, workers attempted to carry out a controlled explosion.
  
• England's opponents have set a distasteful, classless trap for Jude Bellingham. They know exactly what they're doing and there's only one reason for these cheap tricks, writes IAN LADYMAN25 June 2026, 2:19 pm
  IAN LADYMAN IN BOSTON: What smells here is Queiroz fanning the flames to further his own ends and his team's. That's distasteful and classless and at his age, 73, he should know better.
  
• Qatar player who left Canada rival's leg 'hanging off' with World Cup horror tackle gets huge ban25 June 2026, 1:11 pm
  Canada's first World Cup victory was overshadowed by the injury to Koné, who was taken off on a stretcher and later underwent surgery on broken tibia and fibula in his left leg.
  
• Argentina unveil giant 85ft statue of Lionel Messi in Patagonia - as icon refuses to rule out 2030 World Cup after latest scoring spree25 June 2026, 1:08 pm
  When Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup above his head three and a half years ago, at the golden age of 35, the narrative inevitably followed that this would be his final moment on the global stage.
  
• FIFA will allow fans to bring rainbow flags into World Cup 'Pride Match' - despite Iran and Egypt protests25 June 2026, 1:08 pm
  Seattle had aimed to honour the LGBTQ + community in the liberal city by designating the game as a Pride match, with the plan pencilled in before the two competing teams were known.
  
• The Netherlands' deadly striker who bounced back from extortion nightmare to shine at the World Cup: Brian Brobbey escaped Amsterdam gang violence and is now bullying defences for Ronald Koeman's side25 June 2026, 12:47 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: If you were asked to name the players who scored twice for their country in the second round of group games at this World Cup, Brian Brobbey might not spring to mind.
  
• Inside Japan's 100-year plan to win the World Cup: Meticulous mission launched in 1992 is ahead of schedule - these are the cultural reasons why it CAN happen25 June 2026, 12:45 pm
  Such has been the swashbuckling nature of Japan's football in their opening two World Cup games that talk of a 100-year plan to be the best in the world would seem to be a little conservative. 
  
• Germany's goalkeeper row! Manuel Neuer's team-mates and World Cup winner 'call' for him to be dropped vs Ecuador for player who deserves it as a 'reward' - but Julian Nagelsmann disagrees25 June 2026, 12:26 pm
  Germany have seamlessly qualified for the World Cup knockout stages, but despite that there is seemingly a strong debate over one key position involving a national legend.
  
• 'Are you deaf? Stick to egg-chasing - you are bang out of order': BBC's Scotland World Cup punditry team in blazing on-air fall-out over team's failure to beat anyone but Haiti25 June 2026, 12:16 pm
  With Scotland now staring down the barrel of a likely World Cup exit, emotions were high as BBC colleagues Neil McCann and Tom English clashed during a feisty on-air spat.