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  1. EFL players exit World Cup over weekendpublished at 10:36 BST 6 July

    Raul Jimenez, wearing Mexico's green shirt with white Adidas stripes and a white and red collar, looks dejected as he claps his hands after Mexico's 3-2 defeat to England in the last-16 of the World CupImage source, Getty Images

    Seven English Football League players went out of the World Cup over the course of the weekend.

    Wolves striker Raul Jimenez and West Ham defender Edson Alvarez were in the Mexico team which lost 3-2 to England in a thrilling last-16 contest at the Azteca Stadium in the early hours of Monday morning.

    Jimenez netted three times for his nation at the tournament, including a 69th-minute penalty against the Three Lions, but will now return to Molineux to prepare for the Championship season after signing from Fulham this summer.

    Southampton forward Cyle Larin and Norwich City midfielder Ali Ahmed both featured for Canada in their last-16 encounter with Morocco on Saturday, but could not prevent the co-hosts from suffering a 3-0 defeat.

    Larin scored two goals in the group stages for Canada to help them progress to the knockouts for the first time in their history, while Middlesbrough defender Alfie Jones was also part of the squad but did not play.

    Leicester City duo Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu played for Ghana in their 1-0 loss to Colombia in the last 32 on Saturday.

  2. Wolves cancel Heerenveen pre-season gamepublished at 12:31 BST 2 July

    A general view of the inside of Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen, Netherlands with the floodlights on in October 2025Image source, Getty Images

    Wolves have cancelled their pre-season fixture at Dutch side SC Heerenveen on 1 August due to "unreasonable" travel restrictions for supporters.

    It has been replaced with a home game against Spanish club Racing Santander on the same day.

    Wolves said they had concerns around supporter safety, external after travel arrangements were put in place by local authorities in the Netherlands.

    The restrictions required a maximum of 650 Wolves supporters to travel together on coaches departing from Amsterdam regardless of the location of their accommodation, as well as limited flexibility for fans making their own way to the stadium.

    "We know many supporters were looking forward to travelling to the Netherlands to support the team and we're naturally disappointed that this fixture can no longer go ahead," director of football operations Matt Wild said.

    "Throughout the process, SC Heerenveen have been accommodating and understanding, and we'd like to thank them for their cooperation.

    "Unfortunately, the travel arrangements required by the local authorities meant our supporters would have faced significant restrictions which we didn't feel were reasonable."

    The replacement match against Racing Santander, who earned promotion to La Liga last season, will take place at Molineux at 17:00 BST.