World Cup Day 26: Santos steps down as Portugal boss, Real Madrid sign Endrick

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World Cup Headlines

OFFICIAL: Fernando Santos steps down as Portugal manager after World Cup exit

The 68-year-old manager led Portugal to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar before crashing out of the tournament following a shock 1-0 defeat against Morocco last Saturday.

OFFICIAL: Real Madrid announce signing of Palmeiras & Brazil striker Endrick

Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of young Brazil striker Endrick from Palmeiras for an undisclosed fee.

World Cup News

OFFICIAL: Polish referee will officiate World Cup final France vs Argentina

Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate the 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina on Sunday afternoon.

Messi injury scare as he didn't train with Argentina squad on Thursday

Injury concerns over Lionel Messi's fitness have been played down, after the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner did not join the rest of the Argentina squad in training on Thursday.

OFFICIAL: Morocco file complaint to FIFA on France-Morocco officiating

OFFICIAL: The Moroccan Football Federation has decided to file an official complaint with FIFA regarding the France-Morocco arbitration.

How much each EPL club will earn from the World Cup as City rake in millions

MANCHESTER CITY will earn the most of any Premier League club from their players' World Cup performances.

Real Madrid to allow Karim Benzema to travel for World Cup final

Karim Benzema may yet end up with a World Cup winners’ medal.

Kounde & Konate frustrated after missing out on celebrations with drug-testing

Jules Kounde and Ibrahima Konate were unable to join in their side's celebrations in the aftermath of Wednesday's 2-0 win over Morocco, as the pair were forced to conduct anti-doping tests instead.

Argentina fans celebrate outside Lionel Messi’s grandmother’s house

Hundreds of Argentina fans were filmed outside Lionel Messi’s grandmother’s house chanting “The grandma of Messi” after Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 to book a place in Sunday’s final, a video shared by Fox Soccer showed.

Neymar likes picture of 'world's most beautiful footballer' in a thong and shirt

NEYMAR is getting over Brazil's World Cup woes by dropping a cheeky like on the world's most beautiful footballer's eye-catching Instagram thong upload.

What They Say

Deschamps gives cryptic response about Karim Benzema playing in World Cup final

France boss Didier Deschamps gave a cryptic response when asked if Karim Benzema could feature in the World Cup final - letting out a sigh before smirking and quickly saying 'next question'.

Messi reveals he tried to 'surprise' Croatian keeper Livakovic with his penalty

Lionel Messi revealed that he did his homework on Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic's penalty saving techniques with his team-mates Emiliano Martinez and Geronimo Rulli ahead of Tuesday's last four meeting.

Ronaldo's Real Madrid 'reunion' is explained by Ancelotti comments

Cristiano Ronaldo's final months at Manchester United were tumultuous to say the least.

Messi is something that happens once in 100 years: Gvardiol’s quote goes viral

Croatia’s 20 year old centre back Josko Gvardiol has been a revelation in the FIFA World Cup this year, with the masked defender playing a major part in Croatia reaching the semifinals of the tournament.

Mbappe is the best in the world over Messi: “Will prove it on Sunday”-Tchouameni

Aurelien Tchouameni has claimed France team-mate Kylian Mbappe is the best player in the world ahead of the World Cup final against Lionel Messi's Argentina.