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The English FA is to withdraw its support for the re-election of Fifa boss Gianni Infantino.

UEFA have voted to boycott the World Cup and ALL FIFA COMPETITIONS after holding a meeting in response to plans that have emerged from FIFA president Gianni Infantino that would see private investment in the federation’s competitions.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino reportedly plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, including Joshua Kushner, according to The Times. If the deal were to go through, Infantino would reportedly stand to gain tens of millions of dollars, per The Times.

For Tuesday’s front page, L’Équipe simply went with “Il revient” – “He’s back” – echoing their 2005 headline when Zinédine Zidane came out of international retirement. At the time, the midfielder’s upcoming return was seen as a major boost to Les Bleus’ ailing World Cup qualifying campaign.

Argentina coach Roberto Ayala has apologised for punching Spain star Dani Olmo in the chaotic scenes after the World Cup final, explaining he reacted to ‘something he said’ after the final whistle.

The Spain squad returned victorious to Madrid on Monday afternoon after a flight from New York.

The Football Association is planning to stick with Thomas Tuchel as England head coach following the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina.

Jude Bellingham was caught slapping Argentina midfielder Valentin Barco on the head in the immediate aftermath of England’s World Cup semi-final defeat.

Argentina’s squad couldn’t resist poking fun at England following the side’s World Cup semi-final victory over the Three Lions, even staging a ‘minute’s silence’ for Thomas Tuchel’s men in the dressing room.

The former Manchester United midfielder headed a football around 140,000 times during his career. An inquest into his death heard he died with severe dementia, as well as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which has been linked to trauma from heading a ball.

A mass brawl has erupted between Argentina supporters ahead of tonight’s semi-final clash in the World Cup against England.

Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after he was axed from the World Cup following his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a teenager in the UK.

Jayden Adams, who played in South Africa’s three group games at the World Cup, has died aged 25.

Erling Haaland may be a beast on the pitch, but his romantic life is remarkably grounded and low-key.

Donald Trump’s intervention to have the USA’s star striker’s ban overturned has sparked a massive World Cup crisis - and the host nation was dumped out anyway in a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Belgium

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić downplayed recent revelations that the former head of the country’s football association plotted to violently intimidate Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidić for criticizing his work, even as state prosecutors announced they are seeking police records to take action on the case.

For Norway, the United States is turning into the Haaland of opportunity. The country of 5 million people has powered into a World Cup quarter-final.

England fans have gathered in Atlanta ahead of the Three Lions’ must-win World Cup tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo.