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17 years
Sepp Blatter served as FIFA president from 1998 to 2015, consistently winning reelection over nearly two decades.
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6th
England and Argentina are meeting at the World Cup for the sixth time, this time in a semifinal loaded with historical rivalry.
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8
Lionel Messi, aged 39, has scored eight goals at the 2026 World Cup, leading Argentina as defending champions.
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1966
England is vying for its first World Cup final appearance since 1966, when it won the tournament on home soil.
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2-0
Spain beat France 2-0 to advance to the men's World Cup final, where they will face either Argentina or England.
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4-0
The American League beat the National League 4-0 in the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia; Cody Bellinger was named MVP.
1 UAE chair overruled FIFA committee on Balogun
According to a Dan Patrick Show source, FIFA's Mohammed al-Kamali of the UAE unilaterally lifted Folarin Balogun's automatic red-card ban without informing the rest of the committee.
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7
Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards over his 24-year MLB career, more than any pitcher in history.
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2x
Clemens struck out 20 batters in a single game twice in his career, with his second 20-K game occurring in his second-to-last start with the Red Sox.
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1.89
In the 2005 season, Roger Clemens never finished a game with an ERA higher than 1.89, his last Cy Young year with Houston.
