France – Espagne : quand les Bleus ont perdu la bataille physique, me…

L’élimination de la France face à l’Espagne (0-2) ne peut pas être résumée à une simple contre-performance. Cette demi-finale a mis en lumière les limites d’une équipe française qui semblait avoir atteint ses limites physiques et mentales au pire moment de la compétition. Pendant 90 minutes, les Bleus ont donné l’impression d’être constamment en retard. […] tr-sport.click

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New Manchester United signing Youri Tielemans describes his arrival at one of football’s biggest clubs as one of the proudest moments of his career.

Tielemans joins the club for £36m from fellow Premier League side Aston Villa.

The 29-year-old arrives at the club after putting pen to paper on a five-year deal at Old Trafford.

The Belgian midfielder has become the second arrival after the £50m transfer of Andrey Santos from Chelsea.

Tielemans believes the club’s ambition to compete for the game’s biggest honours matches his own determination to achieve even greater success in the years ahead.

“It’s hard to describe just how proud I am to join Manchester United,” Tielemans told the officially Man Utd website.

“Signing for such a special club feels incredible, it is the culmination of years of dedication since I first fell in love with football.

“I have had the privilege of experiencing success in the game and it has only increased my determination to achieve more.

“The ambition from everyone at the club is extremely clear; we are all determined to push for the biggest trophies over the coming years.”

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À quelques jours de sa demi-finale face à l’Argentine, l’Angleterre peut s’appuyer sur un historique plutôt favorable contre les sélections sud-américaines en Coupe du Monde.

En 18 confrontations face à des équipes de la CONMEBOL dans la compétition, les Three Lions présentent un bilan positif.

Un bilan global à l’avantage des Three Lions

L’Angleterre compte 8 victoires, 4 matches nuls et 6 défaites en 18 rencontres de Coupe du Monde face aux nations sud-américaines. Un bilan qui témoigne d’une certaine réussite face au football du continent, même si plusieurs défaites ont marqué son histoire dans le tournoi.

Les succès anglais contre les équipes de la CONMEBOL ont également jalonné plusieurs grandes pages de son parcours mondial.

Argentine et Brésil, des adversaires historiques

Face à l’Argentine, l’Angleterre affiche un bilan favorable avec 3 victoires, 2 matches nuls et 1 défaite en 6 confrontations en Coupe du Monde.

Les Three Lions se sont imposés en 1962 (3-1), puis en 1966 (1-0) en quarts de finale, année de leur unique sacre mondial. Ils ont également battu l’Albiceleste en phase de groupes en 2002 (1-0).

L’Argentine a toutefois marqué l’histoire de cette rivalité avec son succès en 1986 (2-1), lors du célèbre quart de finale marqué par les deux buts de Diego Maradona, dont la « Main de Dieu ». En 1998, les deux équipes se sont séparées sur un match nul (2-2) avant une qualification argentine aux tirs au but (4-3).

Contre le Brésil, le bilan est en revanche largement défavorable : l’Angleterre n’a jamais battu la Seleção en Coupe du Monde, avec 1 match nul et 3 défaites en 4 rencontres. Après un nul (0-0) en 1958, les Anglais se sont inclinés face aux Brésiliens en 1962, 1970 et 2002.

L’Angleterre a également connu davantage de réussite face à d’autres sélections sud-américaines. Elle s’est imposée contre le Chili en 1950 (2-0), le Paraguay et l’Équateur en 2006 (1-0), tandis qu’elle avait éliminé la Colombie aux tirs au but en 2018 après un match nul (1-1).

Une confiance avant le choc face à l’Argentine

Face à l’Uruguay, les souvenirs sont plus contrastés. L’Angleterre s’était inclinée en 1954 (4-2), avait obtenu un nul en 1966 (0-0) avant de perdre en 2014 (2-1).

Avec davantage de victoires que de défaites contre les nations sud-américaines en Coupe du Monde, l’Angleterre peut donc aborder sa demi-finale avec une certaine confiance.

Mais face à l’Argentine, l’enjeu sera encore plus important : les Three Lions tenteront de confirmer leur bonne dynamique historique et de décrocher une qualification pour la finale du Mondial 2026.

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Après avoir repoussé la piste menant à Al Ahli en Arabie saoudite, Anis Hadj Moussa continue d’attirer les convoitises sur le marché des transferts. L’international algérien de 24 ans figure désormais sur les tablettes de trois clubs européens : le Como 1907, le Paris FC et Sunderland, selon plusieurs médias néerlandais.

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NEW YORK, United States, July 15, 2026 – It seems everyone wants a photograph with Enrique Macaya Marquez.

Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni certainly does – stopping to pose for a picture with the broadcaster after his news conference before the World Cup group-stage match with Jordan.

Macaya – as he is known – has quite the story.

In a career spanning almost seven decades, the 91-year-old has covered an unprecedented 18 consecutive World Cups.

His first one was in 1958 – featuring a 17-year-old prodigy named Pele.

Macaya was 24 when he was sent to Sweden for that tournament.

One of his first assignments was to see Pele’s Brazil take on Austria, but his first memory is of what came to be known as the ‘Disaster of Sweden’ – Argentina’s 6-1 defeat by Czechoslovakia.

“It remains etched in my memory as a tremendous thrashing for the Argentine national football team,” he says.

“We knew almost nothing about Czechoslovakia. We had no information, no data, and they surprised us.”

Nearly seven decades on, Macaya has seen football transform beyond recognition.

He has reported on Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and countless more great players.

Television has become digital, statistics have become instantaneous, and World Cups have expanded into global spectacles.

Yet one thing has remained unchanged: Macaya refuses to rush to judgement.

That philosophy shaped his view when Scaloni was unexpectedly appointed Argentina manager in 2018.

“I didn’t have high hopes,” says Macaya, who is a commentator on DSPORTS Radio. “I didn’t know him.”

Scaloni has since led Argentina to Copa America, Finalissima and World Cup glory, turning what many saw as one of football’s biggest gambles into one of its greatest success stories.

Macaya says watching those unfold reinforced something he has believed throughout his career.

“You can’t pass judgement without a much deeper, more complete understanding of the person being judged,” he say.

Messi or Maradona?

Argentina have once again reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and are preparing to face old foes England on Wednesday (20:00 BST) in a match you can watch live on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer.

Macaya believes Argentina have every chance of repeating their success from 2022.

“Of course they can,” he says. “If we’re talking about what is possible, about the future, I believe Argentina is capable of winning.”

And there is perhaps no surprise when he is asked to name his favourite Argentina player. “Clearly, it’s Messi,” he says.

But when the inevitable question follows – who is the greatest of all time? – the certainty disappears.

“That question deserves a smile,” he says. “There’s no way to measure players throughout history.

“Times have changed. Opponents have changed. Every player is unique. I can say who I personally liked, but that doesn’t mean I believe that player was the best in history.”

It is a response that helps explain why Macaya has remained respected for so long. Rather than definitive rankings, he prefers nuance.

The same applies when he discusses Messi and another brilliant Argentina No 10 – Diego Maradona

“It is very difficult to make a cold comparison,” he says.

“The opponents were different. The needs were different. The support from their team-mates was different. Each had their own life and their own history.”

And he offers a similar answer when asked to compare Pele’s Brazil in 1970 with Maradona’s Argentina in 1986.

“There is no way to compare them,” he says. “The style is completely different.”

‘I’m going to retire at some point’

While it can be easy to bask in the glory of victories, Macaya says defeats matter just as much.

“There are many memorable matches,” he says. “Negative results are also part of that memory.”

For an Argentine, however, World Cup wins naturally occupy a special place.

“Winning the World Cup is my favourite memories, and in Maradona’s case, I think the trophy had finally given him the answer he sought his entire life: to be a world champion,” he says.

As for his own future, after almost 70 years covering the world’s biggest sporting event, retirement is finally on the horizon.

“I’m going to retire at some point,” he says with a laugh.

“I’m retiring now… so I’ll hang up and leave it for another time.”

For someone who has spent a lifetime documenting football history, it would be a fitting way to close a remarkable career.

Though true to his nature, Macaya Marquez’s farewell never feels final.