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Oliver Kahn's verdict on Germany's World Cup 2026 exit is both generous and unflinching — the team has identity and balance, but still falls short of France and Spain's level. His sharpest line:…
Suryansh Shedge didn't just earn a debut cap — he fulfilled a promise he made to himself as a child watching India lift the 2011…
Kylian Mbappe is one goal away from rewriting football's most storied individual record. His brace against Sweden in the Round of…
Mexico's 40-year knockout curse is broken. A Quinones thunderbolt and a Jimenez finish sent a rain-delayed Mexico City into…
Sweden's World Cup 2026 campaign ended in New Jersey, but coach Graham Potter's post-match words carried more weight than the…
Norway have done what seemed unthinkable just months ago — won a FIFA World Cup knockout match for the first time in their…
Marcelo Bielsa walked away from the Uruguay job with a rare public self-indictment — saying the way he managed his resources 'was…
Mbappe is now just one goal behind Messi on the all-time World Cup scoring list after a clinical brace against Sweden. With both…
A last-ball six from tail-ender Yuvraj Arora — walking in with seven needed off the final over — completed one of the Maharaja…
