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Pubs in England and Wales will now be allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday, after the end of England’s World Cup match against Mexico. The round-of-16 match in Mexico City kicks off at 1am UK time. The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further than they already have been […]

Players who cover their mouths in confrontations with opponents will not be shown red cards in Uefa competitions, it was confirmed on Thursday. European football’s governing body will not take up the option to use the law in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. The issue of players covering their mouths became high […]

Transfer fees often reflect potential as much as proven quality. In Anderson’s case, City appear to believe they have bought both. At 23, Anderson will arrive at Etihad Stadium as their record signing – beating the £100m City paid for Jack Grealish – having enjoyed a remarkable campaign for Forest, in which he quietly established […]

After England’s last-32 win over DR Congo former Three Lions forward Wayne Rooney said there are still “big concerns” – so how does manager Thomas Tuchel fix them? Captain Harry Kane came to their rescue with two late goals in Wednesday’s comeback victory, setting up a last-16 showdown with Mexico. But questions remain from back […]

Brighton have signed Austria defender Michael Svoboda from Serie B champions Venezia on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old centre-back is with Austria at the World Cup and will join up with Fabian Hurzeler’s squad later this summer. Svoboda captained Venezia to the Serie B title last season, with Brighton head coach […]

Ex-England captain Alan Shearer told BBC Sport after that win: “Defensively there were far too many holes in the back four, and when we did give chances away, they scored from their first one, should have scored with the Yoane Wissa one. “Putting Declan Rice to right-back worked because he was the one that got […]

Tottenham have completed the signing of midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for a club-record fee of £85m. Spurs have not confirmed the length of contract for the 21-year-old, who has played once for Portugal but is not part of their World Cup squad. Fernandes has spent the past two seasons in the Premier League […]

Everton have signed midfielder Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough for a fee of at least £16m. The 24-year-old had one year left on his contract with Boro and leaves the club he joined at Under-10 level after they missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season. Hackney, the 2025-26 Championship player of the season, […]

While her son’s attentions are fully on how Cape Verde can keep their World Cup fairytale alive, Judy has returned to normality, but just for a couple of days. Judy will briefly switch the bright lights of the World Cup for her job as a secretary in a school in Dublin before returning to America […]