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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN NEW YORK: Kylian Mbappe didn't make it to France's presser, which was perhaps relevant for one single fact: he is still allowing others to do the leg work for him.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: In an extraordinary attack after the game in LA, striker Mehdi Taremi pleaded with FIFA to 'help' resolve their 'unfair' World Cup ordeal.

It's far from the news Blues fans want with their side desperate to secure a series win at the MCG on Wednesday night.

Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby has ended the biggest controversy in college football by making a key decision ahead of the NFL's upcoming supplemental draft.

The 26-year-old Norm Smith Medal winner hasn't played a single minute of first grade for the Magpies this season.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: Never before had a World Cup host nation been at war with one of its visitors. Here, though, the biggest threat appeared to be some of their compatriots.

The former Carlton and Port Adelaide star learned his fate in a Melbourne court.

The Iranian national anthem received a mixture of boos and whistles at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles before the country's World Cup opener with New Zealand.

Footy fans lashed out after the AFL tried to ride the wave of interest in the Aussies after their World Cup win.

The Socceroos legend didn't mince his words as he responded to Mike Grella insulting the Aussie team at the World Cup.