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• 'With Declan Rice, because of his physique and ability, maybe he could do a little bit more.' STUART PEARCE on 'streetwise' England's World Cup bid, how they can take the final step and what he learnt during a drugs test at 'magical' Italia '9010 June 2026, 4:24 pm
  Think of England at the World Cup and what do you see? It may be 1966 or Harry Kane's penalty miss against France. But for many it will be Italia '90 and the tears of Gazza and Stuart Pearce.
  
• West Ham sponsors did NOT know about safeguarding ban on David Sullivan - after he was blocked from having contact with club's women's and academy teams10 June 2026, 4:10 pm
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sullivan, it emerged, has been forbidden from having contact with the club's women's and academy teams since 2023.
  
• "Roy Keane pinned me to the wall as we travelled to Saipan"... As the World Cup kicks off without the Boys in Green, PHILIP QUINN - who was there - tells the inside story of Ireland's infamous 2002 pre-tournament bust up10 June 2026, 4:08 pm
  Although Roy Keane was out of sight under the swaying palm trees, his accent, Corkonian and confrontational, was unmistakable. 'Take his bloody head off,' he barked from the shadows.
  
• Lionel Messi and Argentina team-mates have passport details LEAKED in bizarre team sheet data breach10 June 2026, 3:10 pm
  Lionel Scaloni's side beat Iceland 3-0 in Alabama in the early hours of Wednesday morning (GMT) in front of 88,000 fans.
  
• Lionel Messi's Argentina swansong and Cristiano Ronaldo gunning for glory with Portugal: The football superstars who will see out their last dance at the 2026 World Cup10 June 2026, 3:10 pm
  The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon, with the opening game set to take place on Thursday as Mexico welcome South Africa in the opener of the 23rd edition of football's greatest tournament. 
  
• Overcooked Rice! Jordan Pickford and Arsenal star Declan lead sunburnt Three Lions as England fall victim to the Florida heat just days after their World Cup arrival10 June 2026, 3:04 pm
  Declan Rice and his England team-mates appeared to have caught the sun as they posed for their official World Cup photos on the eve of the North American tournament. 
  
• Furious Everton release statement after being ordered to pay Burnley £35MILLION over PSR breaches10 June 2026, 3:04 pm
  Everton have reacted furiously to being ordered to pay Burnley £35million over PSR breaches. The club released a statement telling fans they will appeal the verdict.
  
• Barcelona END their interest in Marcus Rashford and send him back to Man United after refusing to pay just £26m for him10 June 2026, 2:10 pm
  Barcelona are sending Marcus Rashford back to Manchester United and he will not play for them next season, according to reports in Spain this morning.
  
• Paul Gascoigne tears up on live TV - as he reveals his alcohol addiction was so bad he drank 30 cans of Red Bull a day to wean himself off booze10 June 2026, 1:06 pm
  Paul Gascoigne almost broke down in tears during an emotional live TV appearance on Wednesday morning, discussing his alcohol addiction. 
  
• Trump's bombshell plot to deflect blame for an Ebola outbreak at the World Cup is 'leaked'10 June 2026, 12:11 pm
  As fans prepare to flock in from across the globe for the World Cup, there are rising concerns from health officials over a potential outbreak of the deadly virus during the tournament.
  
• World Cup referee who was kicked out of America - after being flagged for TERRORISM fears according to Trump officials - gets hero's welcome back in Somalia10 June 2026, 11:31 am
  The Somalian referee acclaimed as the 'best in Africa' - who was kicked out of the US ahead of the World Cup - was given a hero's welcome in his homeland. 
  
• BBC director of sport defends controversial work-from-home World Cup plans and confirms Gabby Logan to anchor the final10 June 2026, 11:18 am
  CHRIS WHEELER: BBC's presenters and pundits will work out of a state-of-the-art studio until the quarter-final stage of the tournament.
  
• Elliot Anderson is at the heart of a Manchester transfer war and indispensable for Thomas Tuchel - the reserved England star's rise is one nobody saw coming, writes IAN LADYMAN10 June 2026, 11:14 am
  IAN LADYMAN: Elliot Anderson says he cannot remember where he watched the last major tournament that England played in, the 2024 European Championships in Germany.
  
• Death and destruction, the Hand of God, the Falklands fall-out and Gary Lineker's Golden Boot: Inside the madness of Mexico's 1986 World Cup and Diego Maradona's crowning glory10 June 2026, 11:03 am
  The first seismic tremor of the biggest of all Mexico's earthquakes was felt at 7.17am and 50 seconds on the morning of September 19, 1985. It registered at 8.0 on the Richter Scale.
  
• New controversy over Norway's incredible Viking World Cup team photo: Questions are raised over £3m in cash from nation's 'most expensive photograph'10 June 2026, 10:47 am
  Norway's viral Viking World Cup photoshoot has come under scrutiny as it is prepared for sale as the country's 'most expensive photograph', according to local reports.