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Watch out Neeraj and Nadeem, Sri Lanka's Pathirage is coming for the crown

It looks like Pathirage is combining Neeraj's consistency with Nadeem's propensity for the spectacular long throw.

6hAnirudh Menon
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FIFA WORLD CUP

Get ready for the biggest World Cup ever! What you need to know about all 48 teams

The wait is almost over ... the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to begin! ESPN's experts are here with what you need to know at a glance about all 48 teams.

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Predicting every game of the entire World Cup: All the teams and all the winners

Who will win the FIFA World Cup? Instead of predicting a final winner, we've picked every single result to show *how* our predicted winner will do it.

3hRyan O'Hanlon

Reformer or ringleader: What's Infantino's legacy?

Who is Gianni Infantino, and what has he done since taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter a decade ago?

2dMark Ogden

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FIFA WORLD CUP

SQUADS

Ranked: The final 48 World Cup rosters are in! Which teams can win it?

We have the final 26-player squads that can win the FIFA World Cup, so let's go through all 48 teams and rank where they stand.

3dRyan O'Hanlon
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2026 World Cup: Squad lists for all 48 teams

Here are the finalized lists of players for every country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Messi leads an experienced Argentina World Cup squad, as Scaloni opts for continuity

The defending champions have changed little in their squad since that dramatic triumph over France at Qatar 2022, and continuity is a virtue.

7dTim Vickery

FOOTBALL

NEW ERA AT ANFIELD

Liverpool name Iraola head coach, replacing Slot

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Andoni Iraola as their new head coach.

16hBeth Lindop
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Why Liverpool sacked Slot and how Iraola's Klopp comparisons set up his successor

Arne Slot was sacked after two vastly different seasons at Anfield, but what must Andoni Iraola do to ensure he avoids a similar fate?

2dBeth Lindop

FIFA WORLD CUP WARMUPS

As France learned, Ivory Coast are not to be dismissed as a real threat

Ivory Coast's 2-1 victory over France on Thursday was only a friendly win against a much-changed Bleus side, sure, but was there enough evidence to suggest the Elephants can be real FIFA World Cup threats?

4hEd Dove
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Yamal-less Spain held by Iraq in WC sendoff

Spain were left frustrated in their first World Cup warm-up match as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Iraq at the Estadio de Riazor in La Coruña.

13hESPN News Services

Mexico rout Serbia in festive final WCup warmup

In front of a roaring home crowd, Mexico wrapped up their World Cup warmups on Thursday with a dominant 5-1 victory over Serbia, exactly one week before their tournament opener against South Africa.

6hCesar Hernandez

FRENCH OPEN

WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL

Andreeva vs. Chwalinska: Who will win the French Open title?

Mirra Andreeva will take on Maja Chwalinksa on Saturday at the French Open, in one of the most unlikely finals in recent history. We break it down.

10hSimon Cambers
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TRANSFER TALK

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool begin talks for Yan Diomande

Liverpool begin talks to sign Yan Diomande, and could Man City switch their attention from Elliot Anderson to Sandro Tonali? Transfer Talk has the latest.

3hESPN
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Could Harry Kane join Barcelona if they fail to sign Julián Alvarez?

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