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On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1901, Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981) was born. In 1950, Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer was born. In 1956, Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay was born. In 1965, Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909) passed away. In 1974, Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1975, Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach was born. In 1977, Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player was born. In 1982, Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1982, Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer was born. In 1982, Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay

Football | The Guardian

July 5, 2026

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Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay

On this occasion, France kept the champagne football on ice. Which was probably just as well, given the temperature. As Philadelphia broiled in an Independence Day heatwave, the World Cup favourites were forced to drop a gear or two but still had too much for a Paraguay team that set out for a fight but were ultimately no more than a nuisance.In the annals of France-Paraguay encounters this was more France 98, a 1-0 French victory in extra time, than Sweden 58, where Just Fontaine embellished his World Cup legend with a hat-trick. Les Bleus’ modern-day goal machine, Kylian Mbappé, had to make do with just the one, a penalty, to draw him level again with Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race, but one behind the great man in terms of the all-time goalscoring record. Continue reading...

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