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Lionel Messi has done just about everything in football, but one thing has eluded him his entire career — a match against England. That changes Wednesday, July fifteenth, when Argentina and England meet in the semi-final, a clash between two of the sport's most storied nations with the greatest player alive finally on that stage.
Shifting to the transfer market, Manchester City are setting their sights on eighteen-year-old Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, and the price tag could shatter records — reports suggest a bid topping half a billion dollars. Bouaddi lit up the World Cup for Morocco and plays for Lille, but not for long if City get their way.
Meanwhile in Washington, the Commanders' wide receiver search keeps spinning. Stefon Diggs and Brandon Aiyuk dominated the conversation all offseason, but neither has landed in D.C. Now Keenan Allen, thirty-four years old and still available, is back in the picture as Washington tries to solve its pass-catching problem before the season gets any closer.
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