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Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

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Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio

Apart from the half-empty stadiums, the extreme heat, pitch complaints and the hour-plus interruptions to matches due to lightning, the USA’s warm-up for 2026 went pretty smoothly with the Club World

Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio

16—22 AUGUST 2025