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Club World Cup Daily: Monterrey advance as River Plate crash out
Monterrey are through to the round of 16 at River Plate's expense, while Mamelodi Sundowns bowed out with many admirers. Here's what you need to know from Wednesday's Club World Cup action.
Why every last-16 team will / won't win the Club World Cup
Let's take a look at the remaining contenders and assesses why they might or might not lift the trophy.
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GLOBAL SOCCER SCOREBOARD
TRANSFER TALK
Transfer rumors, news: Man United explore Zaïre-Emery move
Manchester United are looking to make an ambitious move for PSG midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Núñez, Grealish, Sancho: Soccer's toughest summer transfers
Soccer's summer transfer window is open until Sept. 1, but there are several top Premier League players in limbo. Are they the "untransferables"?
Necaxa's Sylla fled Guinea as a refugee. Now he's living 'Mexican dream'
PREMIER LEAGUE CHATTER
Nicol: Man City must do everything to protect Rodri
Moreno: Gittens isn't consistent enough for Chelsea
LAST CHANCE TO MAKE AN IMPACT
For USWNT prospects, it's now or never to impress Hayes
Emma Hayes plans to decide her core group of players soon, which means three friendlies over the next week represent the last chance for many players.
BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS
EURO 2025 BEGINS JULY 2
How to win the Euros: Set-piece prowess, holding midfielders and good subs
Euro 2025 is almost upon us, so what can teams learn from some of the previous winners of the tournament? What is the blueprint for success?
VITAL PLAYERS
Rodri's return for Man City is just what Pep Guardiola & Co. needed
Ask anyone who Man City's most important player is, and you'd hear one name repeatedly: Rodri. After a nine-month injury absence that contributed to their worst season under Pep Guardiola, he's getting back to full fitness. Look out.
To balance midfield, Alonso risks clipping Bellingham's wings
If Jude Bellingham is to lead a new-look Real Madrid midfield, he will need to learn to do less.
ANOTHER ACCOLADE FOR MESSI
Messi joins legends with stadiums, stands named after them
As Lionel Messi's boyhood club Newell's Old Boys announce a stand will bear his name, here are other greats who've been honored in similar fashion.
Top Headlines
- Éderson shuts down exit talk; to remain at Man City
- Otamendi: 'I don't see Messi missing World Cup'
- Xabi calls on Vini, Mbappé to 'improve' off the ball
- Inter knock out River, advance as group winners
- Monterrey into CWC last 16 after Urawa thumping
- Source: Lille make approach to sign LAFC's Giroud
- MLS All Stars led by Messi, loaded with USMNT
- Argentina 2nd tier player, 18, dies during surgery
- ⚽ Why USWNT prospects need to impress now
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Why empty seats litter Club World Cup, Gold Cup
Little more than a week into the summer of soccer, and some of the defining images of the Club World Cup and Gold Cup have been seas of empty seats.
- Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images
Every Premier League VAR error: Winners and losers, referee stats
Which Premier League clubs got the worst of the VAR gaffes? Which actually benefited from mistakes? We've got all the answers with the official stats.
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The USMNT is a mess. That's the price of the U.S. becoming a 'soccer country'
The more the U.S. cares about soccer and produces better players, the more dysfunctional the USMNT becomes. That's just how it is.
- Kyle Rivas/Getty Images
Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments for Inter Miami
With Lionel Messi in the final year of his contract with Inter Miami, ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of the World Cup winner's performances.
