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• Nottingham Forest enquire over Dutch defender on Manchester City's radar - as Newcastle finalise deal for Manzambi: WINDOW WATCH9 July 2026, 12:57 pm
  Here are today's latest transfer developments from Simon Jones and the Daily Mail Sport team...
  
• White House accuse Keir Starmer of putting lives at risk with 'grave call' to try to stop England's World Cup kick-off in Mexico from being moved9 July 2026, 12:50 pm
  The plot fell apart after widespread criticism and objections from the English and Mexican Football Associations - as well as outgoing prime minister Starmer.
  
• Socceroos legend Robbie Slater calls the World Cup a 'farcical disaster'9 July 2026, 12:31 pm
  The 2026 World Cup has been riddled with off the field contrversy and fommer Socceroo Robbie Slater has called it a farce.
  
• Belgium's World Cup chiefs spark fresh FIFA controversy with complaint over LA facilities... days after fury over Trump's Folarin Balogun intervention9 July 2026, 11:53 am
  It has been a topsy-turvy week for the team, who beat the United States on Monday despite Folarin Balogun being able to play after having his suspension overturned - thanks, in part, to Trump .
  
• Xabi Alonso starts work as Chelsea manager on his first day at their training base - and is immediately publicly rejected by transfer target9 July 2026, 11:53 am
  Alonso smiled as he was snapped by the club's media team walking out of a private vehicle and into the first team building, while he also posed with Chelsea's new kit.
  
• Tragic footballer Maddy Cusack's inquest is delayed by five months - extending her family's agony - after new medical evidence is submitted9 July 2026, 11:48 am
  The inquest into the death of Maddy Cusack has been adjourned midway through proceedings, with the hearing now set to resume in December.
  
• Fans turn on Thierry Henry over 'arrogant' reply to Alexi Lalas over Trump-Balogun USA World Cup saga9 July 2026, 11:47 am
  While discussing USA's World Cup elimination, Henry began speaking about the controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's suspended red card when he clashed with Lalas live on air.
  
• How Michael Olise became France's 'phenomenon': Two traits which stood out when he was seven, attitude issues which separated him from his peers - and why England and Chelsea missed out on 'freak' star9 July 2026, 11:09 am
  KIERAN GILL: Everything seems so effortless, cool, and carefree. Yet Olise could so easily have been with England, training alongside his Bayern Munich team-mate Harry Kane.
  
• Pinch him, put three men on him and watch out for the double move: How do you stop Erling Haaland? It's the question Thomas Tuchel will obsess over this week - here's what he can learn from those who've done it9 July 2026, 10:48 am
  JACK GAUGHAN: How do you stop this guy? With great difficulty. England know it, Thomas Tuchel knows it. Anybody who watches the Premier League knows it. Crucially: Haaland knows it.
  
• Norway demand they move out of their 0-a-night five-star Miami hotel after just one night before they face England after complaining about the facilities upsetting their preparations9 July 2026, 10:47 am
  Erling Haaland and his prima donna team-mates were reportedly unhappy with nearby construction work, the lack of a meeting room, and a four-kilometre walk to the beach.
  
• A place in the World Cup final is England's for the taking... the showdown with Erling Haaland's Norway is dangerous but the Azteca win must be a prologue to history not a footnote to failure, writes CRAIG HOPE9 July 2026, 10:47 am
  If England are to safeguard the legacy of One Night in Mexico, they cannot afford one bad tea-time in Miami. Norway, and not Brazil, brings a different kind of pressure.
  
• FIFA blast conspiracy theories and insist World Cup referees are NOT fixing the tournament for Lionel Messi to win - as new footage emerges of Egypt's raging manager waiting to confront Argentina over 'rigged' game9 July 2026, 10:45 am
  FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at those questioning the integrity of the World Cup officials, insisting that they cannot be influenced by anyone.
  
• Manchester United reveal new images and models of their new £2bn 100,000-seater stadium plan, confirming the location of 'New Old Trafford' for the first time9 July 2026, 10:22 am
  Manchester United have moved another step closer to building their 'Wembley of the North' by announcing the proposed location of the £2billion stadium to replace Old Trafford.
  
• Now England want to welcome Mexico to Wembley after uplifting trip to the Azteca - with Thomas Tuchel praising 'passion and emotion' of their fans9 July 2026, 9:44 am
  England want to host Mexico at Wembley after their epic World Cup clash at the Azteca sparked a feeling of mutual respect and goodwill between the two nations.
  
• World Cup Breakfast: Switzerland reach quarter-finals for the first time in 72 YEARS, Egypt fan's taunting immediately backfires in viral clip, match highlights - and what to look out for today9 July 2026, 9:43 am
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day 28 at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.