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Vieira: Emiliano Martinez's World Cup celebration was a 'stupid decision'

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira believes Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's vulgar gesture at the World Cup was a regrettable decision.

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Matt Doherty: Harry Kane will respond to penalty miss by scoring goals for Spurs

Matt Doherty believes Tottenham team-mate and close friend Harry Kane will score plenty of goals for the club after a disappointing World Cup campaign for England.

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Pep Guardiola: 'Kalvin Phillips is not fit' for Manchester City

Pep Guardiola claims England midfielder Kalvin Phillips returned from the World Cup "not in the right condition to train" for Man City.

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Argentina forced to complete World Cup victory parade in Buenos Aires in helicopters

Argentina's triumphant World Cup-winning squad were forced to complete their victory parade in Buenos Aires with a helicopter flyover after footage appeared to show a fan diving on to their open-top bus.

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA acknowledges the fans before the awards ceremony after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France

FIFA readies 48-team World Cup as eyes turn to 2026

Forty-eight teams, three host countries, and potentially more than 100 games.

Enzo Fernandez, Lionel Messi and Emi Martinez with FIFA World Cup Awards

All the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 individual award winners

Not only did Argentina skipper Lionel Messi help guide the South Americans to their third-ever Fifa World Cup title, the little magician was also crowned the best player at the Qatar showpiece.