Welcome to day nineteen of the 2026 World Cup finals.We are aiming to bring you a daily round up of the matches to come and recent results.There are 48 countries at these 2026 World Cup finals, the most there has ever been. The matches to take place across Mexico, Canada and the USA.We were left wit
Yoane Wissa was the level of quality needed for success.That is the opinion of Gaby Zakuani.Zakuani is now 39 and a former DR Congo captain. He was given the job some years ago of persuading players to commit to DR Congo, rather than higher-ranked nations they also qualified for.Yoane Wissa is one o
It feels like there’s a lot to get on a downer about these days.There is of course a lot of this in the wider world but I’m not going to subvert the intended purpose of The Mag by going into that. I meant from a Newcastle United perspective and that alone is enough of a belly full.Of course, the gaz
Laptop out, cup of tea to the side, fingers hovering awkwardly over a keyboard that for some time, I have known I need to stare down.Sounds dramatic to an extent, but then it is.Personal Newcastle United backstory is irrelevant, suffice to say I’m as wedded to our football club as most.My multiple,
Anthony Elanga made the headlines after Sweden’s final group game.The Newcastle United winger had scored a cracking goal off the bench in the previous match and defeat against the Netherlands.Anthony Elanga earning a first ever World Cup start against Japan in Sweden’s third group match.With a 5-1 w
A few weeks ago, I had little interest in Trump’s summer soccer party, especially after the president of Fifa awarded the president of the main host nation a “peace prize”.I was happily discovering, belatedly, the genius of George Orwell’s 1984, though I doubt even he could have foreseen the volume
Is this now proving to be the worst piece of Newcastle United transfer business ever conducted by the club?Sometimes you get the most clarity when seeing it from the eyes of others, those who aren’t of a black and white persuasion.Daniel Taylor is a senior writer for The Athletic and he also happens
Newcastle United are now interested in signing Johan Manzambi.This is according to a new Sky Sports exclusive on Sunday evening.The broadcaster reporting that their information is that Newcastle United are looking at the exciting young midfielder as a key target.They report that the SC Freiburg mid
Well, that is the group stage of the 2026 World Cup done with.It has taken 72 matches to eliminate 16 of the 48 participants.A ludicrous format which has meant the first two and a half weeks has been something of a snooze fest.England won their group, that second half performance against Croatia pos
Welcome to day eighteen of the 2026 World Cup finals.We are aiming to bring you a daily round up of the matches to come and recent results.There are 48 countries at these 2026 World Cup finals, the most there has ever been. The matches to take place across Mexico, Canada and the USA.The 48 teams wer
