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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admits there is plenty of hard work still to do after his side opened their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 defeat away to Rosenborg.The majority of the first-team squad were not involved in Trondheim, and Jadon Sancho – who has returned to training after resolving his differences with Ten Hag – was also not part of the travelling group which was mostly made up of youth players.Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount, Casemiro…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThree of Donald Trump’s children are at the Republican National Convention to support their father just days after he survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr stood together as their father received enough votes to become the GOP nominee on Monday afternoon. Eric, Trump’s second-oldest son, awarded his father the delegates from Florida during the ceremony.The show of support comes two days after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at Trump’s…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThere were chaotic scenes as thousands of soccer fans – some without tickets – tried to get into the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to watch the Cop America final, leading to arrests, injuries and people suffering heat exhaustion.Fans of finalists Argentina and Colombia were seen breaking through entrance gates, climbing through air vents and trying to dodge police officers, leading to the match start being delayed by over an hour.Fans started arriving about three hours before…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe widower of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has promised that he will bring Alec Baldwin back to court on civil charges after the criminal case against the actor was thrown out.Baldwin broke down on Friday in the Santa Fe courtroom after the judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against him on prejudicial grounds, claiming the state withheld evidence.That decision came nearly three years after the fatal incident on the film set of the Western movie, Rust, which…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The Football Association will prioritise a coach attuned to English football culture over nationality, if Gareth Southgate does decide to leave his job. The 53-year-old is seeking to make a quick conclusion after a few days’ reflection and talks with senior executives, but the association have naturally started to put a plan in place, given the prospect was likely before the Euro 2024 final. Eddie Howe, Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and under-21 manager Lee Carsley…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailIn the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president’s media company — Trump Media & Technology Group — saw its stock price rise by 33 percent in Monday trading. The media company owns Trump’s Truth Social platform, and saw a 48 percent price spike before the opening bells rang on Monday, putting the company on track for its single best trading day since it debuted in March, Fox Business reports. Stocks sat up about…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sarina Wiegman said it took her three weeks to get over England Women’s World Cup final defeat, as she insists Gareth Southgate’s future is for him to decide.England’s men’s team lost to Spain in the Euros final in Germany 2-1, while the women’s team were beaten in the 2023 World Cup final, also at the hands of Spain.Gareth Southgate’s future is in the balance, and it remains unclear whether he will decide to stay in charge of…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA federal judge has thrown out a criminal case against Donald Trump, who was charged with hoarding government documents and classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago compound after leaving office, then obstructing law enforcement attempts to get them back.The bombshell decision from Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, argues that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution and “usurps” the role of Congress in funding that office.A ruling in the case…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Gareth Southgate says he has to decide whether it is right for both him and the team to continue as England manager following their return from Germany after a second European Championship final defeat.Southgate and his players touched down in the rain at Stansted Airport on Monday afternoon, having seen their their hopes of joining the 1966 World Cup winners in Three Lions immortality ended in the same way as the nation’s first appearance in a men’s…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailMarjorie Taylor Greene is facing calls to resign on social media after she quickly blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying Republicans are in a “battle” against the “party of pedophiles.”Greene has been characteristically outspoken after a gunman identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on a Trump rally in rural Pennsylvania Saturday evening, striking the president’s ear just minutes into his speech. The Georgia Republican congresswoman baselessly alleged there’s a conspiracy…