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Tipe, tipe, zangalewa (World Cup! World Cup!) (July 5 to 11)
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| 1 | Erling Haaland |  |
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Norway's best footballer ever opened the week continuing his country's unbeaten streak against Brazil once his adversary's coach made enough bad decisions to leave Haaland unguarded to score two goals, raising his total in the World Cup to seven while his nation reached the quarterfinals for the first time. And then against England Haaland didn't score, was substituted during extra time, and ultimately saw his team get eliminated, so he's deserving this. |
| 2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | |
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The week had both the round of 16 (where following Canada's elimination the Saturday before, fellow co-hosts Mexico and United States also fell) and the quarterfinals that led to the first semifinals contested only by previous champions since 1990: the Spain of Lamine Yamal vs. the France of #8, and the England of #6 vs. the Argentina of #10. The games of Saturday had a moment of silence for South African player Jayden Adams, who was found dead at just 25 mere weeks after playing all three games of the group stage before missing the one where the Bafana Bafana were eliminated by Canada. |
| 3 | Bonnie Tyler | |
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This Welsh singer, known for her raspy voice which was the result of a vocal-cord surgery, found international success in the 1970s and 1980s with songs such as the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the top-five hit "It's a Heartache", and "Holding Out for a Hero" from the Footloose soundtrack, which a few decades later Jennifer Saunders brilliantly performed as Fairy Godmother for the soundtrack of Shrek 2. Tyler underwent emergency surgery in Portugal on May 6 and suffered a cardiac arrest when doctors attempted bringing her out of the coma. She woke up on June 15 but remained unwell and ultimately died from illness complications on July 8, at the age of 75. |
| 4 | Ann Widdecombe | |
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Another prominent British death, but this one is suspected to be a murder. Ann Widdecombe was a prominent right-wing politician in England, spending 23 years in the British Parliament and holding a few other offices over the years. She was known both for her strong social conservatism and her regular media appearances, including on a dancing competition. Widdecombe was found dead at her house this week; police arrested a man suspected of driving halfway across the country to commit the crime. The motives behind the killing remain unclear. |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
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Portugal was knocked out of the World Cup by their neighbour Spain, heralding the end of CR7's time in international football after 23 years (!). He ends with 146 goals across 233 appearances, both world records by some distance. Where Ronaldo will go from here isn't clear, though he still has his Saudi gig for the moment. |
| 6 | Jude Bellingham | |
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Imagine being Jude Bellingham for a minute and being perceived as one of the most attractive football players (though this here writer has a thing for someone else), having a London railway station temporarily renamed to honor your name and absolutely dominating the recent World Cup edition. The British star scored six goals at #2 so far, tying him with captain Harry Kane in a race for the Golden Boot, with his back-to-back goals against Mexico in the 36th and 38th minute making him the first player since Diego Maradona in 1986 to do so in a knockout stage match. On the last day of this Report, Bellingham's two goals against Norway secured England's spot in the semi finals. He'll now be facing Argentina of #10 on July 15. |
| 7 | Arthur Fery |  |
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Still on grass sports, across The Pond the best of tennis are playing in Wimbledon. A local player surprised everyone by entering as a wildcard and going all the way to the semifinals, where he was defeated by Alexander Zverev. |
| 8 | Kylian Mbappé |  |
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France's big star Mbappé made the semi-finals of the World Cup for the third time in a row, scoring the first goal in France's win over Morocco. That goal marked his 20th goal at the FIFA World Cup, a milestone he shares only with #10; and he's only 27... |
| 9 | FIFA World Cup |  |
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The world's biggest show rolls on into another week. |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | |
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After helping Argentina get an impressive comeback on the Egypt of Mohamed Salah, even scoring the tying goal, Leo managed to get to his third Cup semifinal with an overtime win over Switzerland that was also the first game in #2 where he didn't have a goal. #6 and friends are the next adversaries. |
Lalalalala Ulysses, I'll find a new way, well I'll find a new way, baby (July 12 to 18)
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| 1 | Lindsey Graham | |
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The US Senator for South Carolina died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 71. A Republican, Graham was known for his strong support of basically every American war ever, as well his alliance with a man who he'd previously called a "kook". Graham was chair of the Senate Budget Committee and once ran for U.S. President, though he didn't really get far. Despite how readers may feel about him, he was marginally better than the man he replaced. |
| 2 | The Odyssey (2026 film) | |
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Christopher Nolan's retelling of Homer's epic was released on July 17 in the US and UK with a star-studded cast, led by Matt Damon as Odysseus. However, the casting created "controversy" among the typical Chud circuits online because "nobody was Greek" enough to be in the movie, deriding the movie's diverse casting choices. The movie is set to make millions regardless of (or in some cases, because of) the controversy. |
| 3 | Sam Neill |  |
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The New Zealand actor passed away in Sydney at 78 years old, with pneumonia as the cause of death. He had a slew of well-known roles in both film and TV, and was best known as Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park series. He also starred in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, New Zealand's highest-grossing film (excluding all the American ones that hang out in the country). |
| 4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | |
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We are nearing the end of the 23rd edition of the world's biggest football tournament, with the upcoming final between the South American and European championship winners Argentina and Spain (the former also being the defending world champions) taking place the day after this Report. |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham | |
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England ultimately finished 3rd following the bronze medal game against France, with Bellingham making history by officially becoming the first English football star to score 7 goals at a single World Cup. |
| 6 | Lionel Messi | |
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These two superstars—one from Argentina, one from Spain—are scheduled to clash against each other in #4's final, which takes place the day after this Report on July 19. We'll most definitely be discussing that on next week's Report so to avoid any spoilers this week, let's focus on the 2007 photos that recently went viral, featuring a 20-year-old long-haired Messi bathing a 5-month-old baby, which completely by chance happens to be Yamal. No, it is not AI. |
| 7 | Lamine Yamal | |
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| 8 | List of FIFA World Cup finals | |
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For those of you who don't know, this year's final will feature the first ever Super Bowl-style halftime show starring Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber. I will use a photo of Shakira because that's the first person I think of when discussing World Cup songs. |
| 9 | Erling Haaland | |
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Norway was eliminated from #4 by England on July 11 and yet Haaland continues to be a social media sensation with nearly 30 million new followers on Instagram and a dinner invitation from the star of #2 with a similar surname, which Haaland completely ignored because he had no idea who Holland was. |
| 10 | FIFA World Cup | |
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8 teams have won it, and the #4 final would mark the first squad to win twice in the 21st century. (jumping ahead with the result, this song was a good choice after the final ended) |
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| 2026 Venezuela earthquakes | 1492 | For all that was hoped that starting the year forcibly removing their president would ease the Crisis in Venezuela, the country got in even worse chaos once two strong earthquakes hit, causing thousands of deaths and injuries along with billions in damages. |
| Map | 1319 | Noleander's next project on improving a Vital Article. |
| 2026 Pacific typhoon season | 1218 | Climate got worse as the northern hemisphere's summer rolled on, with tropical storms and cyclones in the Pacific and record high temperatures near the Atlantic. |
| 2026 European heatwaves | 1131 | |
| Wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce | 1053 | In July 2023, Travis Kelce tried to meet Taylor Swift while she performed for two nights at the Arrowhead Stadium where he played as part of the Kansas City Chiefs; he was denied, but left her a bracelet with his number. It worked and only two months later, it was Swift who attended Kelce's match and later held hands with him, causing so much frenzy that even led to him topping our weekly report. On the same day Arrowhead received one of #1's games (Colombia 1-0 Ghana), the couple was getting married at Madison Square Garden, in a ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler! |
| 2026 Iran war | 1020 | During the below, the Iranian team was understandably headquartered in Mexico, but to cross the border and play games in front of the "Tehrangeles" community in the country attacking theirs, faced many complications due to travel restrictions. But things seem to be improving, as the American and Iranian governments signed the Islamabad Memorandum agreeing to end the conflict, and the blockade on the Iranian ports was removed. And just when everyone was hoping things wouldn't flare up again, three weeks later the ceasefire deal collapsed after attacks by both sides. |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup | 999 | The biggest iteration of association football's premier event, with 48 teams spread across 16 cities in three countries. Spain came out on top, marking the first time the male and female world champion teams are from the same country! |
| 2026 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles | 967 | While Italy shamefully missed its third straight World Cup, across the pond one of their own, Jannik Sinner, was winning Wimbledon, beating Alexander Zverev in the decision. |
| Trump v. Barbara | 910 | Trump signed an executive order trying to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, a class action contesting this was started (the plaintiff "Barbara" being an Honduran trying to hide her identity), and the Supreme Court eventually struck down the order. |
| List of 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies | 881 | Already a big article before kickoff, given the union of the controversy magnets that are FIFA and the Trump administration, once the tournament was rolling more things had to be added, such as unruly fan behavior, Trump asking for a red card to be overturned, and the possibility that the referees were helping Argentina get to the final. |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage | 865 | 32 out of the 48 teams moved onto the playoffs. The new round of 32 had upsets in both Germany and Netherlands falling on penalties, the round of 16 was the endpoint for all three hosts and Brazil (and should've been to Argentina as well!), the quarterfinals had only past winners advancing, the semifinal had suffocation (Spain's tactics guaranteed France barely performed) and choking (England couldn't keep or increase its lead and collapsed on two late goals), and eventually the final where Spain showed they were not willing to let Argentina attempt scoring, let alone get another comeback. |
| Ann Widdecombe | 860 | The investigation into the murder of the grande-dame of British social conservatism continues. A man in South Yorkshire was arrested on July 11 in connection with the murder and has been held since. A divisive figure while alive, expect Widdecombe to receive the Charlie Kirk treatment in "martyrdom". This is at least the third murder of a sitting or former member of parliament in the last ten years, which has current and former MPs worried about their own security. |
| Confessions II | 831 | Before playing at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show, Madonna released an album that serves as a sequel to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor. |
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