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• FIFA face being FLOODED with appeals after Folarin Balogun red card scandal: France complain over Michael Olise's YELLOW, English FA consider raising Jarell Quansah's dismissal... and the five Three Lions stars on bookings!7 July 2026, 11:01 am
  They now face being flooded with appeals about disciplinary matters from other World Cup teams - and the complaints have already started rolling in.
  
• Latest on Alejandro Garnacho's future with Champions League clubs circling, German giants monitor Everton's Tyler Dibling - and Burnley open talks over Genk boss Hayen: WINDOW WATCH7 July 2026, 10:52 am
  Here are today's latest transfer window developments from Simon Jones and the Daily Mail Sport team...
  
• World Cup Breakfast: Jeff Bezos and Paris Hilton watch USA - and Donald Trump - get humiliated by Belgium, tearful Cristiano Ronaldo's unwanted record, match highlights - and what to look out for today7 July 2026, 10:41 am
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day 27 at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.
  
• England's next World Cup opponents Norway hit by sickness after giving players 'almost free rein' to party in the US after beating Brazil7 July 2026, 10:40 am
  The Vikings booked their place in the last eight with a 2-1 victory over Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil in New Jersey on Sunday.
  
• Emotional Cristiano Ronaldo breaks down in tears as anonymous Portugal superstar sees his World Cup dream crushed by Spain - and now looks set to retire from international football7 July 2026, 10:37 am
  OLIVER SALT IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS: The World Cup's A-list attackers have been dominating the headlines this summer but it is the Spanish backline which is proving most extraordinary.
  
• Portugal's World Cup meltdown: Crying Cristiano Ronaldo's 'ego' blasted in national media, 'weak' Roberto Martinez quits, and Maya Jama's ex Ruben Dias storms out of interview7 July 2026, 10:16 am
  The Iberians were dumped out cruelly as Arsenal's Mikel Merino came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner - but many felt Portugal had only themselves to blame.
  
• Devastated USA fans react to World Cup exit after humiliating defeat as Dave Portnoy leads fury over 'pathetic and embarrassing' performance7 July 2026, 10:01 am
  The woeful Americans conceded four goals in front of a sold-out Seattle crowd to end their adventure, falling well below what fans had hoped from the Round of 16 game.
  
• Newcastle agree deal for highly-rated Ajax midfielder, 18, worth up to £22.6m - and continue talks for £40m-rated World Cup star Johan Manzambi7 July 2026, 9:58 am
  The Netherlands Under-19 international has made 25 appearances for Ajax and is regarded as a top talent.
  
• England football hero Emile Heskey, 48, splits from his wife and finds love with glamorous ex-girlfriend of 64-year-old snooker legend Jimmy White7 July 2026, 9:57 am
  Heskey, 48, tied the knot with his second wife Chantelle Tagoe in 2014, but it appears the couple have gone their separate ways after he featured in a series of loved-up posts with another woman.
  
• Paraguay's World Cup shame: Kylian Mbappe calls out 'despicable' South American senator and accuses her of 'brazen racism' after extraordinary social media attack on France star7 July 2026, 9:45 am
  Kylian Mbappe has accused a Paraguayan senator of 'brazen racism' and labelled her 'despicable' after she launched an extraordinary social media attack on the France star.
  
• The world mocks USA as they're dumped out of World Cup in 4-1 thrashing by Belgium after Trump overturned red card ban7 July 2026, 9:23 am
  The United States have been dumped out of the World Cup, humiliated 4-1 by Belgium - and the gleeful reaction of the rest of the world that followed. 
  
• Aston Villa's summer transfer plans dealt major blow after Amadou Onana suffers serious injury at the World Cup - plus latest on Boubacar Kamara return from injury7 July 2026, 9:15 am
  The Belgium midfielder sustained the suspected ACL damage in his country's 4-1 win over USA in the early hours of Tuesday, which set up a World Cup quarter-final against Spain on Friday.
  
• As nauseating Rio Ferdinand breaks his silence on furious backlash over his FIFA shilling, this should be the final nail in the coffin for his punditry career7 July 2026, 9:13 am
  As one of the foundation stones of a fully functioning and successful Manchester United team, there was a time when Rio Ferdinand could call himself an analyst.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup act: Portugal star, 41, makes lonely walk down the tunnel in eerily similar scenes to Qatar failure four years ago - but defiantly claims he has NO regrets after latest heartbreak7 July 2026, 8:42 am
  Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed he will wake up tomorrow with no regrets after crashing out of his final World Cup following Portugal's late 1-0 defeat against Spain in the round of 16.
  
• Maddy Cusack labelled as 'generally a liar' after her death by ex-Sheffield United boss Jonathan Morgan - as he defends their relationship despite telling her she was 'bottom heavy' and rubbishes some claims as 'banter'7 July 2026, 8:30 am
  Sheffield United's former manager Jonathan Morgan has defended his relationship with Maddy Cusack despite calling her 'generally a liar' in his submission to the FA after her death.