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World Cup and social media: football players reach new heights in popularity
Erling Haaland's playful, offbeat Instagram posts won over American audiences unfamiliar with his European stardom, driving an 80% surge in followers and cementing him as the World Cup's most talked about true breakout personality online
Argentina players display Falkland islands banner after reaching World Cup Final, risk heavy FIFA sanctions
The team was previously punished for a similar display in 2014 – The dispute over the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, has endured for decades
New revelations over cancelled Balogun red card: FIFA disciplinary committee chairman acted alone, The Times reveals
The Times reports that FIFA disciplinary committee chairman Mohammad Al Kamali, from the United Arab Emirates, took the decision unilaterally, without consulting any of the panel's other 17 members, before facing questions from BBC journalists
David and Victoria Beckham celebrate in the stands with their children as England reach World Cup semi-finals
The former England captain and fashion designer watched from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as Jude Bellingham's extra-time brace dramatically sent the Three Lions past Norway 2-1 into their first World Cup semi-final since 2018
New World Cup controversy? Norway protest Bellingham’s equaliser, FIFA responds
Sensors inside the Connected Ball recorded no spike in its "heartbeat" as it flew through the air before England's leveller, FIFA said, finding no evidence it struck the spidercam cable despite Norway coach Solbakken's insistence
Bellingham double sends England past Norway, 2-1 after extra time, into World Cup semi-finals
England survived Norway's fightback and Miami's brutal heat as Jude Bellingham struck twice, netting an extra-time winner to book a World Cup semi-final against Argentina or Switzerland in Atlanta on Wednesday, 15 July, at 22:00
Trump confirms he asked FIFA to review Balogun ban after World Cup red card
The Wall Street Journal says senior Trump officials helped turn a football disciplinary decision into a matter of White House concern, urging the US president to call FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. The reversal has angered Belgium and raised fresh questions about political pressure on football’s governing bodies before the United States’ knockout tie
Trump defends Balogun after FIFA suspends World Cup red-card ban
"There were two players running at full speed who simply collided." - The U.S. president defended the soccer player, arguing that the incident did not warrant a red card
