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The US women's coach used her latest ITV World Cup appearance to honour her late father, reframing a week clouded by a sexist 'kitchen' jibe into a broader case for why representation in broadcast teams matters.
A 2-2 draw with two-time winners Uruguay leaves debutants Cape Verde unbeaten and still in contention for the knockout stage, with their final group game now carrying real stakes.
Early figures suggest the BBC's Football Daily is drawing bigger audio and video numbers than Gary Lineker's Netflix-backed daily tournament show.
The Tottenham full-back has played down a viral training-ground exchange with England manager Thomas Tuchel, framing it as instruction rather than embarrassment.
The expanded 48-team tournament, jointly hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada, began with a 2-0 home win for Mexico in Mexico City.