https://boards.footymad.net/ General football news, rumours and gossip. Keep it friendly! en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:27:49 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png https://boards.footymad.net/ https://boards.footymad.net/forum/clubs/football-news/35127-world-cup-2026-live-lionel-messi-hat-trick-equals-record-as-england-build-up-to-croa Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:02 GMT England get their World Cup campaign underway against Croatia tonight, with Harry Kane hoping to match the standards set by hat-trick hero Messi More... (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2026-messi-england-croatia-latest-us-b2997180.html)

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Mabil has tried to be a ?big brother? to Mo Tour? and Nestory Irankunda

Socceroos forward Awer Mabil offered his trademark focus on Wednesday afternoon in Oakland speaking to the Australian media about this week?s clash against the United States. There was one distraction, however, he could not overcome.
The winger lost his concentration when long-time SBS commentator David Basheer ? in the US as part of the network?s coverage ? asked a question during the press conference. ?Sorry, David from SBS, right?? Mabil interjected. ?I grew up watching you.?
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Long after the dust had settled on Argentina?s 3-0 group-stage victory over Algeria on Tuesday night, Algeria and Bayern Munich midfielder Ibrahim Maza wearily emerged from behind a curtain and stepped up to the microphone.
Maza had played well, even assisting on Algeria?s disallowed first goal. He?d also had a front row seat to a Lionel Messi masterclass, just a few yards away from Argentina?s captain when he scored his third goal of the evening and tied Miroslav Klose as the World Cup?s all-time leading goalscorer. In short order, he was asked to expand on what made Messi unplayable on Tuesday evening.
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Kane was introduced to it all in 2011 at the start of his professional career, when the path was anything but smooth at his boyhood club, Tottenham. He had started to become interested in the NFL and there was something about the New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, that transfixed him.
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