It’s been a classic World Cup giant slaying day as Brazil and Italy pack their bags and exit at the Group stages with South Africa and the crowd-funded Jamaicans pushing on.

 

While in the land of the First Amendment, Carli Lloyd has come under pressure to row back on her post-match comments in which she criticised the USWNT for their exuberant celebrations after scraping past Portugal – with the help of the POTM; the post.

 

With the wait for the Premier League now down to single digit days we chat with Miguel Delaney. As Saudi money distorts reality and Manchester United and Liverpool fight for Romeo Lavia.

 

We reach peak pre-season as the Liverpool players are faced with a choice; Barbie or Oppenheimer? Most go for the former. But Trent Alexander-Arnold, the new Liverpool Vice-captain, is not most men.

 

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