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La Albiceleste have done it again!Four years ago, they broke the curse. Now, they are already seasoned campaigners when it comes to World Cup finals. In fact, they have become the sixth different national team to feature in back-to-back World Cup trophy matches, after Italy, Brazil, the Netherlands, West Germany, and France.However, it wasn’t always like that. They had endured a painful chapter of suffering and years of disappointment, and look where they are now. That’s why – as ironic as it may sound after last night’s game – the team England should learn from is none other than – Argentina.Elite losing mentality & Tuchel’s tactical suicideLa Albiceleste had also been labelled as eternal underachievers. After winning the World Cup in 1986 and reaching the final four years later, they couldn’t make it past the quarter-finals for three decades. The trophy match against Germany in 2014 was just the exception that proves the rule, as that team wasn’t ready to go all the way.Copa America ..

Kenyan prospect Rodney Aduda has taken another significant step in his football journey after signing a scholarship deal with Premier League side Everton, and earning promotion to the club’s Under-18 squad ahead of the 2026/27 season.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe defensive midfielder is among 11 academy players who have been awarded scholarship contracts after impressing through Everton’s youth ranks.##NAJAVA_MECA_9850730##The club confirmed the new intake as preparations for the new campaign gather pace.Aduda joined Everton’s academy in 2024 and quickly established himself as one of the promising talents in the youth setup.His performances for the Under-16 side earned him promotion to the Under-18 team during the 2025/26 season, where he went on to make seven appearances.Harambee Stars defender makes debut for United States clubThe scholarship marks another important milestone in the youngster’s development and underlines Everton’s confidence in his potential.It also..

Kenyan international defender Nabil Kibunguchy made his debut for Indy Eleven as the USL Championship side suffered a 2-0 away defeat to Miami FC in an Eastern Conference clash at Pitbull Stadium on Wednesday night.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsKibunguchy, who completed his move to Indy Eleven earlier this week, was introduced in the 71st minute, replacing Maikel Rasheed as the visitors searched for a way back into the match.##NAJAVA_MECA_9850730##Miami secured all three points with goals from Rodrigo da Costa and Jürgen Locadia, ending a four-match winless run in league play, and climbing into the top half of the Eastern Conference standings.The result also brought an end to Indy Eleven’s seven-match unbeaten streak against Miami in all competitions, with the Boys in Blue losing to their conference rivals for the first time since 2022.Despite the defeat, Indy Eleven produced a spirited display, dominating the set pieces with a 9-1 advantage in corners and outshooting the..

Hindsight is 20/20.It’s easy to talk now when the damage has already been done. It’s easy to point fingers – though the whole world is pointing them at one man with the initials TT – and say that this or that should have been done differently and better.Either way, the outcome won’t change – England threw away a winning position and lost the World Cup semi-finals to Argentina 2-1, conceding twice in the dying minutes of the match.Football is passion, and passion is Argentina! Champion rises from ashes and shatters English dreamAt first glance, it may seem that La Albiceleste pulled off a late miraculous comeback. However, whoever watched the clash must have felt it much earlier, somewhere around the 70th minute, that the Englishmen were letting the game slip away.Around that time, both managers made their decisive moves and showed just how much they do — or don’t — know – and yes, Thomas Tuchel, we are looking at you, but we’ll come back to you a bit later.Thomas Tuchel going back to G..

The Kenyan Women U17 national team, Junior Starlets, produced a spectacular qualifying run to book a place in the prestigious 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, a journey that had plenty of lessons to learn.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsKenya qualified to the global tourney following their 3-1 victory over South Africa on Sunday, 12 July, securing a 5-1 aggregate win in the third and final round of the qualifiers.This followed a 7-1 aggregate win over Namibia in the opening round, and a 1-1 draw against Uganda in the second round, with the Junior Starlets qualifying on away goal rule.Throughout their journey to seal a second World Cup, Mozzart Sport provided comprehensive coverage, and in this article, highlights some of the six lessons learnt.##NAJAVA_MECA_9847494##Cheche tactical masterclassThroughout the qualifiers, Junior Starlets tactician Mildred Cheche exhibited tactical prowess over her counterparts.Having led the team to the 2024 World Cup and missing out on the 20..

Former Zambia international Clifford Mulenga has cast doubt on whether Harambee Stars striker Moses Shumah has what it takes to thrive in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL), despite the striker’s prolific goalscoring exploits over the past two seasons.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsShumah recently moved to AmaZulu from Zambian champions Power Dynamos after an outstanding campaign that saw him finish as the league’s top scorer and help the club win the title.Reports from South Africa indicate that AmaZulu paid more than KSh14.5 million (over R2 million) to secure the striker’s services, representing a significant increase over the KSh4.4 million (R600,000) that Power Dynamos reportedly spent to sign him from Kakamega Homeboyz just a year ago.##NAJAVA_MECA_9847463##The 23-year-old heads to Durban on the back of an impressive season in which he scored 21 league goals to claim the Golden Boot, before finishing the campaign with 23 goals across all competitions.Despite ..

We all already know that a match between England and Argentina carries immense weight in the world of sports, and especially in football. Yet, after tonight, it will carry even more. Following a rather poor first half, the second half delivered a night to remember, with Argentina pulling off a phenomenal comeback to move within one step of history—two consecutive World Cup titlesInstead of a footballing masterclass, the first 45 minutes delivered a masterclass in tension, tactical hostility, and sheer grit.England and Argentina has been INTENSE 😅There were 19 fouls committed in the first half 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/zRA8FWVCDW— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 15, 2026 It took less than three minutes for the trademark intensity of this historic rivalry to boil over. Argentina wasted no time setting a physical tone, flying into two or three thunderous challenges right from the whistle. The referee’s whistle had barely stopped echoing when we witnessed the first major flashpoint of the night..