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Torres strike in extra time hands Spain World Cup as ten-man Argentina fall short
Ferran Torres's 106th-minute goal crowned Spain world champions after Enzo Fernández's 90th-minute red card tilted the final.
Torino put thirteen past amateur hosts in pre-season rout
The Serie A side matched the biggest friendly margin of the weekend with a ruthless display against lower-league opposition.
Ocampos records rare perfect rating as Monterrey edge five-goal classic
The midfielder scored twice and set up another in a 3-2 win over Santos Laguna, earning the maximum match score.
Lucas Ocampos hits perfect 10 to drag Monterrey past Santos in thriller
The Argentine midfielder scored twice, set up another and posted a flawless match rating in a wild Liga MX clash.
Qarabağ assemble budget multinational squad with nine signings for €7m
The Azerbaijani champions have completed nine paid arrivals in a flurry of low-cost deals spanning six countries.
Three goals a game: Global football's summer scoring surge in numbers
The last 30 hours delivered 302 goals across 95 tracked matches, with just 41% ending in clean sheets.
Botafogo edge Santos as Brasileirão top sides stumble in tight midweek round
Botafogo claim narrow win over Santos while Fluminense share points with Bragantino; upsets for Grêmio and Vasco leave Serie A table compressed.
Six from six: Argentina and Spain alone atop the perfect-record club
Two nations, two continents, one spotless recent record as both Argentina and Spain clock six consecutive victories.
Tottenham spend €267m in 48 hours as Postecoglou overhaul gathers pace
Spurs have signed three players for a combined outlay eclipsing a quarter of a billion euros, with Sandro Tonali the marquee arrival from Newcastle.
Sassuolo's 22-goal demolition caps chaotic day of friendlies and early-season fire
BSD tracked 73 matches across 30 hours, logging 267 goals and a Serie A side's astonishing pre-season rout.
France v England: The consolation prize nobody wanted, the match everybody watches
Two heavyweights meet in Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off, a fixture both will have dreaded facing just days after semi-final heartbreak.
CSKA Sofia edge Derry in Brandywell thriller to seize Europa League advantage
Bulgarian visitors take 2-1 win in Northern Ireland as qualifiers produce mixed fortunes for home sides across six first-round ties.