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Welcome to Stars of Soccer, The Athletic’s World Cup player guide. Lionel Messi is here, and there’s room for Cristiano Ronaldo too. There are legends of the game, the current elite, rising stars and others who really make their teams tick. They are old and young, some at
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Over the last five years, @joshuakloke has gone everywhere with this Canada team. So who better to introduce you to what this group of players are really like... You’ll learn: 🇨🇦 Who brings the ‘entertainment… and the chaos’ 🇨🇦 Who runs the games of Mafia 🇨🇦 Who cannot step on
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𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 🌟 Jonathan David, Canada 🇨🇦 Canada’s squad is not short on talent. But this summer, there is no debate over their most important player: Jonathan David. The nation's all-time leading goalscorer will enter the 2026 World Cup with responsibility. If
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🇨🇦 Jesse Marsch's Canada are an energetic and direct team 🇨🇭 Granit Xhaka will be vital to any Switzerland success 🇧🇦 40-year-old Edin Dzeko to lead Bosnia at first World Cup in 12 years 🇶🇦 Qatar, led by Julen Lopetegui, are two-time Asian champions Read up on the teams in Group
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Thomas Partey was called up for Ghana’s World Cup squad despite rape and sexual assault charges against him in the United Kingdom but will miss their opening match in Toronto on June 17. The 32-year-old was granted a visa for the United States and is part of Ghana’s training
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Bosnia and Herzegovina's head coach Sergej Barbarez was a late starter in the world of coaching. At 54, this is his first major managerial role. Although he earned his coaching license after retiring as a player, Barbarez eventually drifted away from football. And on the
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Thomas Partey will play no part in Ghana’s first World Cup game in Toronto as he has been denied entry to Canada, sources have told The Athletic. Ghana are set to open their tournament at Toronto’s BMO Field against Panama on Wednesday, June 17 but sources familiar with the
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🚨 Exclusive: Thomas Partey is unavailable to play in Ghana’s opening World Cup match against Panama in Canada on June 17 as he has been denied entry to the country. Full story @TheAthleticFC:
Thomas Partey denied entry to Canada, unable to play Ghana’s World Cup opener (Gift Article)
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Have you heard of our Pick 'Em game? If you haven't, that's okay — because @JM_Devine is here to explain: Play here: nytimes.com/athletic/picke…
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It’s not an overstatement to suggest that this Canada match against Bosnia and Herzegovina is the biggest in the history of the men’s national team. It’s also not hyperbolic to say this is a historic day for Canadian sport. For a country like Canada that doesn’t have a rich
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One day from MetLife opener, after months of drama… -Tens of thousands of transit tickets need to be sold in next 24 hrs -2 boats & 500 buses on standby if $98 trains can’t go -Lanes approaching Lincoln tunnel reserved for “FIFA-permitted vehicles”
Getting to Metlife Stadium for the World Cup: Contingency boats, $98 trains and VIP bus lanes (Gift...
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Arsenal are pushing to complete the signing of Leicester City’s 16-year-old winger Jeremy Monga, but he has attracted interest from clubs throughout his youth career. @RobTannerLCFC explores: ▪️ Why ‘the whole world’ knew about him ▪️ Being direct and beating his man ▪️
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Republic of Ireland’s home match against Israel on October 4 will be moved from Dublin to a neutral venue, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has said. UEFA has approved the FAI’s request to move the Nations League game to a neutral overseas venue, which is yet to be
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