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England are fifteen minutes from humiliation, and Thomas Tuchel knows it. With a World Cup last-sixteen clash against Mexico on the horizon, Phil McNulty at BBC Sport has laid out the tactical and personnel problems still haunting this England side. Tuchel has work to do, and the clock is ticking.
Speaking of that fixture, if you're an England supporter hoping to be inside the stadium, brace yourself. Tickets on FIFA's official resale platform are starting at two thousand six hundred pounds apiece. That's not a typo. For a single seat at a knockout round match, fans are being asked to pay a price that could fund a small holiday, and demand is only going up.
And shifting to the NBA, the question being raised right now is whether Jaylen Brown is actually less valuable as a trade asset than Kawhi Leonard. Sporting News is pointing to one specific detail that makes the comparison genuinely worth having. Brown's contract, his injury history, and his playoff ceiling are all under the microscope, and the answer might surprise people who've been high on Boston's number seven.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
