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This cup we got is also from all those who did not make it in the previous World Cups we played, like in 2014 in Brazil, where they all deserved it for how they fought until the same final, worked hard and wanted it as much as I did.

It s also from Diego who encouraged us from heaven.

And of all those who spent the time always supporting the national team without looking so much at the result but the desire we always put into it, also when things didn t go as we wanted.

Many times failure is part of the journey and learning and without the disappointments it is impossible for success to come.

Thank you very much from my heart! Let s go Argentina!!!

Messi s latest Instagram message came after his photo holding the World Cup trophy became the …

Thomas Tuchel believes there is a positive energy around Bayern Munich as they begin the season s weeks of truth with Saturday s Klassiker against title rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann at the Allianz Arena during the international break, with Bayern trailing BVB by one point and at risk of missing out on an 11th successive Bundesliga title.

The first game of the former Champions League winner s reign pits him against the club he led between 2015 and 2017, winning the DFB-Pokal in his second season at the helm.

Despite enjoying limited time on the training ground with his new players, Tuchel believes Bayern are raring to go in their hunt for three major trophies.

Today was the first training session with everyone. I feel posi…

France must select Karim Benzema for Euro 2016 regardless of the off-field controversies that have kept him out of the team, according to Djibril Cisse.

With an ongoing investigation into his part in the alleged blackmail attempt of France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena, and after the emergence of claims that he was called as a witness as part of a money laundering case, Benzema s return to the national squad for the tournament on home soil remains the subject of intense speculation

The Real Madrid striker, 28, was once again left out of the squad for the friendlies against Netherlands and Russia, but former France international Cisse has implored Didier Deschamps to welcome him back to the set-up.

The story is not yet set, but it would be a dirty trick not to have …

Roman Abramovich has decided to sell Chelsea.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Russian-Israeli businessman announced his decision to sell the London club, which he purchased in 2003.

Abramovich has said his decision is  in the best interest of the club , as it comes against the backdrop of Russia s invasion of Ukraine, which has put him under intense scrutiny.

The 55-year-old oligarch has been photographed with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the past, and while it was claimed last week that Abramovich has no involvement in politics, a spokesperson for the Blues owner suggested to the Press Association on Monday that he was trying to help achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Russian businesses and high-profile individuals have bee…

Aston Villa are interested in signing Lutsharel Geertruida from Feyenoord in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has claimed that RB Leipzig are also keen on the 24-year-old, who can operate as a right-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder.

Romano wrote on : “EXCL: Aston Villa have added Lutsharel Geertruida to their shortlist as he remains also on RB Leipzig radar.

“RB Leipzig wanted Geertruida already last summer, Villa are monitoring him as potential new option.”

Geertruida has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2012 and has established himself in the first team after coming through the youth system. The Netherlands international is one of the better players in the Eredivis…

England will meet Spain in the 2023 World Cup final after defeating co-hosts Australia in a pulsating semi-final in Sydney.

The Lionesses held off a Sam Kerr-inspired fightback to triumph 3-1 and book their place in Sunday’s showpiece at the same venue.

Here, the PA news agency picks out some key stats ahead of the all-European encounter.

History makers

Both teams are playing in their first final, with England having lost back-to-back semis in 2015 and 2019 and Spain having only won one World Cup match before this year.

The Lionesses are unbeaten in the tournament having topped Group D, while Spain were runners-up in Group C following a 4-0 loss to Japan.

Spain are only the second team in World Cup history to reach the final having lost a game …

Harry Kane would not want to risk tarnishing his Tottenham legacy by leaving the club in the summer, according to former Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov.

After another turbulent campaign at Tottenham which will end without silverware, England captain Kane has been strongly linked with a big-money move to Manchester United.

Berbatov helped Spurs lift the League Cup in February 2008, which remains the club’s last trophy, before making the switch from White Hart Lane to Old Trafford just over six months later.

Good to get back to winning ways. Positives to take into the last few games of the season to finish on a high.

— Harry Kane (@HKane)

Kane is set to enter the final year of his Spurs contract during the summer, but recently spoke of his det…

Trent Alexander-Arnold says Liverpool s next three games could define their season and wants three big results .

Liverpool have back-to-back trips to Manchester City and Chelsea before hosting Premier League leaders Arsenal at Anfield a week on Sunday.

The Reds have had a difficult campaign so far, out of every cup competition and sitting sixth in the league, seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with two games in hand, and five behind Newcastle United in fifth.

Knowing they cannot afford to lose any more ground in the race for Champions League qualification, Alexander-Arnold is hoping he and his team-mates can get some points on the board this week, starting at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

I think if we get three big results, it s game on reall…

Kylian Mbappe s double helped Paris Saint-Germain take another step towards retaining their Ligue 1 title, thrashing Ajaccio 5-0 as Lionel Messi returned from his club-issued suspension.

Messi was jeered by some home fans throughout his first appearance since an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, but Mbappe took the focus away with a second-half brace.

Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi had earlier given PSG a commanding half-time lead, and Ajaccio s Mohamed Youssouf later put through his own net as the visitors relegation to Ligue 2 was confirmed.

Both teams finished with 10 men as Hakimi and Thomas Mangani were dismissed for trading punches, but that was not enough to dampen PSG s spirits as they restored their six-point cushion to second-placed Lens.

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Kobbie Mainoo says a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad is the end goal after the Manchester United teenager’s whirlwind rise continued with a first senior call-up.

Long considered a future Old Trafford star, the 18-year-old midfielder has established himself as key part of Erik ten Hag’s side since returning from an ankle ligament injury sustained in pre-season.

Mainoo produced a man-of-the-match display as he made his first Premier League start against Everton in November and received his maiden England call-up just 114 days later.

Initially named in the under-21s set-up, he was promoted to the senior squad for the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium fresh from United’s jaw-dropping 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final win against Liverpool.

“It’s bee…