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England v Uruguay buildup, Klopp hails Salah’s Liverpool impact: football news – as it happened

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The scene at Wembley before England’s match against Uruguay on Friday evening. Photograph: JP Fletcher/Action Plus/Shutterstock

Thanks for reading Friday’s football news blog. Make sure to join Scott Murray for live updates from England v Uruguay at Wembley.

Roundup

  • The Iran men’s football team wore black armbands and held school bags as their anthem played before a match in Turkey, in what a team official said was a protest over the killing of schoolgirls on the first day of the war in the Middle East

  • Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw said “trophies are won on the pitch” in response to his team being stripped of the Afcon title following January’s final against Morocco

  • Bristol City have appointed Roy Hodgson as interim manager until the end of the season after the sacking of Gerhard Struber

  • Everton will offer David Moyes a new contract this summer in recognition of his transformation of the club’s fortunes

  • Jürgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah is “definitely up there with the greatest” Liverpool players after the winger announced he will leave the club in the summer

  • Argentina striker Joaquín Panichelli has reportedly suffered a serious knee injury while away on international duty

  • England face Uruguay at Wembley tonight (7.45pm GMT) as preparations for the World Cup continue

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