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Stay or go - at 28, Rashford faces big Man Utd call

The World Cup is over, and Marcus Rashford returns home not knowing if his future at club level lies with Manchester United.

World Cup 2026: latest news and reaction after Spain beat Argentina to win trophy – live

⚽ Latest World Cup news as tournament comes to close⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Follow on TikTok | Mail usBack to the action on the field, or rather slightly adjacent to it. A lacklustre “closing ceremony” in which Tom Cruise was drowned out by the crowd got proceedings under way in New Jersey. A half-time show no one asked for filled the gap in the middle that didn’t need to be plugged. And finally, having kept his physical distance all tournament, US president Donald Trump tried to steal the show just as the curtain was falling.“I think I heard a match commentator say that the last team that beat Spain was Scotland. Does that mean Scotland have won the World Cup?!” asks Peter Oh. Continue reading...

Fulham latest: Arbeloa plots double raid for Real Madrid duo Mastantuono and Garcia

Messi played poorly in the World Cup final: So wha...

It's unlikely Messi will play in a World Cup final again, and although he disappointed against Spain, it will be forgotten due to his dazzling career.

Scottish clubs to learn European qualifying opponents

Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian await news of potential European opponents on Monday when the third qualifying round draws are made for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Top 30: from half a million World Cup photos, why I love these the most

Our picture editor chooses his favourite images from the tournament including Lionel Messi’s cathedral, that delicious diving header from Jude Bellingham and a humbling scene in GazaWhat makes a great World Cup photograph? Now there’s a question with myriad answers. Composition, newsworthiness, emotional resonance, expert timing and luck can all contribute to varying degrees. But one thing they all share is the power to capture attention.On the Guardian sport picture desk, we have received more than 500,000 World Cup photographs over the past six weeks, with so many gems among them. Here, with much applause to the photographers who created them and a slight bias towards England, are my favourite images of the tournament. Continue reading...