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Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live

Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 12pm EDT/5pm BST, 2am AEST
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You wait all day for one Ed Aarons post … then two come along at once! Just as I was trailing his preview piece, Ed gets in touch with this communiqué from Georgia. chincha.pl

The atmosphere is building at the Atlanta Stadium, where temperatures are already in the 30s. Thankfully it’s fully air-conditioned inside. As you might expect, there are thousands of Argentina fans here to see if the reigning champions can book their place in the quarterfinals but not all have managed to get tickets. One has even cycled all the way from Buenos Aires to be here so let’s hope he gets lucky. There’s also plenty of Pharaohs fans wearing Mohamed Salah shirts. Can the Egyptian King inspire them to a famous victory?

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Scott Fitterer departing Commanders to join Athletes First

One member of Washington's front office is departing the organization.

According to multiple reports, Scott Fitterer is leaving the Commanders to join Athletes First, working within the agency’s coaches and executives division.

Fitterer had been a personal executive for the Commanders for the last two seasons.

He was previously the Panthers’ General Manager from 2021-2023, with Carolina accumulating a 14-37 record in his tenure.

Fitterer had been with the Seahawks in a variety of roles from 2001-2020, last serving as the team’s vice president of football operations.

Mads Pedersen derrota al calor astronómico y gana en Foix la cuarta etapa del Tour de Francia

38 grados a la sombra en los Pirineos, su verde perenne un trampantojo que no engaña a los corredores. El día que Pogacar levanta el control y cede el maillot amarillo, gana en Foix Mads Pedersen, un danés que fue campeón del mundo antes del covid, en 2019, una etapa de media montaña corrida a más de 43 por hora, y un noruego, Torstein Traeen, que había perdido cinco minutos en los tres primeros días, se viste de líder con ocho minutos de ventaja sobre el esloveno.

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