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On this day in 2018, Harry Kane’s last-minute World Cup header vs Tunisia sent England fans wild

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The summer of 2018 was one to remember.

Russia hosted the 21st edition of the World Cup and despite plenty of pre-tournament criticism, it exceeded all expectations.  

France were the eventual winners, beating Croatia in the final, while England defied the odds to reach the last four.

The Three Lions posted their best World Cup finish since 1990 and for a few weeks, Gareth Southgate’s men had the whole country believing that football was finally coming home.  

England were sharing a group with Belgium, Tunisia and Panama, and got off to the perfect start in their opening game – which took place exactly one year ago today.

Harry Kane opened the scoring against Tunisia after just 11 minutes and many fans expected Southgate’s side to cruise to victory. 

But that didn’t happen. 

Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot 10 minutes before half-time and the scores stayed level until the 90th minute. 

Kane’s last-minute winner had millions of English people simultaneously launching pints of beer into the air and it was the beginning of a beautiful summer – with plenty more pint throwing to follow.
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The Three Lions kicked on from their opener with Tunisia by hammering Panama 6-1, before losing 1-0 to Belgium in their final group game. 

Finishing second in the group set up a clash with Colombia in the round of 16 and England scraped through to the quarter-finals after winning a nail-biting penalty shootout. 

In the last eight, they comfortably beat Sweden 2-0 but eventually fell to Croatia in extra-time of their semi-final fixture.

Despite coming up short in the end, Southgate’s men still exceeded most expectations to reach the last four and they all gave us a summer of football we won’t soon forget. 

ARSENAL IN XHAKA BATTLE

Arsenal face a battle to keep hold of Granit Xhaka, according to The Sun.
Atletico Madrid have emerged as contenders to sign the Switzerland international, who Arsenal signed from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016.

With Atletico midfielder Rodri linked with Manchester City and Bayern Munich, it is understood Xhaka is viewed a potential replacement at the Wanda Metropolitano.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi hits out at Neymar: ‘Nobody forced him to sign here’

Reports from France indicate that Paris Saint-Germain are opening to selling Neymar this summer. 

Per L’Equipe, the club are ready to let him leave, as long as a bid matching their valuation is submitted. 

Given that the French champions paid £198 million for his services in 2017, It’s likely any offer will need to be around that figure to even be considered. 

But with both Real Madrid and Barcelona reportedly interested, it’s not out of the question to suggest a bid could be made. 

Neymar’s time in Paris hasn’t exactly gone the way he, or PSG, would have hoped. 

His record when on the pitch is impressive, with 34 goals in 37 Ligue 1 games – but due to injuries, the forward has only featured in around 50% of PSG’s matches since arriving. 

In fact, a number of serious foot issues have seen him sidelined for 47 fixtures across all competitions, which is far from ideal. 

These injury issues, combined with Neymar’s apparent negative attitude amid strong transfer rumours, has seen PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi grow tired of the world’s most expensive player.  

Amid reports suggesting that the club are open to offloading him, Al-Khelaifi has once again hit out at Neymar this week – suggesting that ‘nobody forced him to sign’.

“I want players willing to give everything to defend the honour of the jersey and join the club project,” the president said, per the Mirror.  

“Those who do not want to, or do not understand, we see each other and talk about it.

“Of course there are contracts that must be respected, but now the priority is the total members of the project.

“Nobody forced him to sign here, nobody pushed him in. He came knowingly to join a project.”

Al-Kelaifi’s comments come just days after he vowed to get rid of ‘celebrity behaviour’ at the Parc des Princes – potentially putting a transfer target on Neymar’s back.