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England manager Thomas Tuchel ripped into referee Alireza Faghani after a controversial 54th-minute red card and late VAR penalty nearly erased a 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico.

The New York Mets are fully dismantling their roster ahead of the August 3 trade deadline, actively shopping Bo Bichette's $42M contract and elite reliever Luke Weaver after dropping 15 games under .500.

In modern World Cup rules, a player can no longer miss the final due to yellow card accumulation. FIFA wipes the disciplinary slate clean twice to protect starters.

FIFA abruptly reversed Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension under Article 27, clearing the USMNT star to face Belgium. Belgium coach Rudi Garcia called the ruling an "April Fools" joke.

England survived a punishing high-altitude match and a second-half red card to eliminate host nation Mexico 3-2. Jude Bellingham scored twice in two minutes to set up a quarter-final clash with Norway.

The Nuggets are balking at Peyton Watson's $25 million contract demands to avoid the NBA's second tax apron. A double sign-and-trade with the Clippers involving Bennedict Mathurin is now in play.