Thomas Tuchel Names England XI for New Zealand Friendly

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Thomas Tuchel Names England XI for New Zealand Friendly

England named their full XI to face New Zealand: Pickford; Spence, Stones, Guehi, Quansah; Mainoo, Jordan Henderson, Rogers; Watkins, Rashford and Kane. Kane captains the side, while Rashford and Watkins join him in attack. Tuchel’s bench includes Bellingham, Foden, Gordon, James, Anderson and Trafford as England begin their summer friendly schedule.

By Tanish Chachra

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Germany Name Starting XI for USA Friendly at Soldier Field

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Germany Name Starting XI for USA Friendly at Soldier Field

Germany named their full XI to face the USA at Soldier Field: Baumann; Brown, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Kimmich; Pavlovic, Nmecha; Sane, Musiala, Wirtz; and Havertz. Julian Nagelsmann starts a strong attacking group, with Musiala and Wirtz offering creativity behind Havertz, while Kimmich and Pavlovic add control as Germany continue World Cup preparations.

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Tim Ream Captains USMNT as Full XI Confirmed Against Germany

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Tim Ream Captains USMNT as Full XI Confirmed Against Germany

USMNT named their starting XI to face Germany: Matt Freese; Sergiño Dest, Miles Robinson, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Malik Tillman; Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Alex Freeman. Ream captains the side, while Pulisic and Balogun lead the attack. Team USA have made five changes in their lineup from their game against Senegal on Sunday.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Starts as Portugal Name XI Against Chile

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Cristiano Ronaldo Starts as Portugal Name XI Against Chile

Portugal named their full XI to face Chile: Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Goncalo Inacio; Joao Palhinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes; Francisco Conceicao, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Leao. Ronaldo leads the attack, while Bernardo and Bruno start together in midfield as Portugal begin another World Cup preparation test with a strong lineup.

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Pep Guardiola Backs Barcelona Project Despite Champions League Exit

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Pep Guardiola Backs Barcelona Project Despite Champions League Exit

Guardiola defended the Barcelona project in the wake of another UCL exit. “The Champions League is a competition that destroys projects, and I hope that’s not the case at Barça,” Guardiola said, per Fabrizio Romano. He pointed to league win as a positive indicator, “The league is what sets the foundation for judging whether a season has been good."

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Iraq's Aymen Hussein Cleared After Seven-Hour Chicago Airport Delay

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Iraq's Aymen Hussein Cleared After Seven-Hour Chicago Airport Delay

Chicago airport authorities held Hussein for seven hours after arriving in the US, with an Iraqi FA source calling it routine security clearance. Doski was reportedly questioned for two hours, while Iqbal, Amyn, Bayesh, Talib, Tahseen and Hussein Ali faced shorter screenings. All Iraq players were cleared to enter and continue their scheduled itinerary afterward.

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