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It kicked off as the Iran boss berated a reporter over guess what ... yes, politics. And Cristiano Ronaldo belted in a penalty to enter legend. A Brazilian scored a stupendous goal too. We should be paying for this. But here's the unalloyed joy ... someone else has forked out…

The five-time winners enter the fray against Serbia on another packed four-match day

Winger and his wife, Joyce, discuss the ‘amazing days’ he had with the national team and Spurs – plus those lost caps

Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men’s 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win before the year 2000. That didn’t happen, but it didn’t stop…

Plus: stalwart teammates with 500 appearances for the same club, record starts to the season and more

With only a few weeks to go, we’ve looked at the historical and economical significance of Wales making it to the World Cup, as well as what the team’s most ardent fans had to say on what it meant to them

Goalkeeper Dave Hollins represented Newcastle United from 1961 to 1966, making 121 appearances - now, he and lifelong goalkeeping friend Eric Gill are the subject of a new biography

And, Jeremy Woo’s final NBA mock draft.

Local authorities discovered traces of blood on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with their disappearance