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Tom Hiddleston love for soccer has run alongside his acting career, but long since preceded it. It all started with watching England compete at the European Championship in 1996 and later turned into a love affair with Arsenal when he moved to North London to study acting more than 25 years ago.

In the latest of The Athletic's 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' World Cup series, the Marvel actor discusses why he's feeling bullish about England's chances this summer - particularly under new head coach Thomas Tuchel.

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Brandon Aubrey is best-known as the highest-paid kicker in NFL history, having signed a four-year $28 million extension with the Dallas Cowboys in April. Yet he entered the NFL as a 28-year-old rookie, having previously been a first-round pick as a center-back in the Major League Soccer Draft for Toronto FC.

He sits down with The Athletic's Adam Crafton for the latest in the 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' World Cup series to discuss his fondness for the sport that nearly shaped his career and how far the USMNT can go in the tournament.

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In the first of The Athletic's 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' World Cup series in which some of the world’s most recognisable and talented people explain what football (or soccer) means to them, The Athletic's Adam Crafton sits down with iconic stage and screen actor Brian Cox. Cox is most known for his role as Logan Roy in HBO's Grammy award winning series Succession, but his roots - and love of football - are based in Dundee, Scotland.

Cox's fondness for the current Arsenal team may be mistaken for allegiance, but that belongs to Manchester United, a Premier League club steeped in Scottish heritage, as he details during this interview from his home in Brooklyn.

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This summer's World Cup in North America is the biggest in size and scale and now, arguably, the most controversial. The tournament kicks off in less than 40 days. Co-hosts USA remain at war with Iran, with fellow Middle East participants and historic allies drawn into the conflict - and FIFA caught in the middle. Travel bans, political protests and fears over ICE guarantee a turbulent countdown.

This special episode hears from players, coaches, fans, regional experts and human rights advocates on the geopolitical backdrop to World Cup 2026.

Presenter: Adam Leventhal

Producer: Paul Iliffe

Audio from: AP, BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, FIFA, England Records, beIN

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Exotic clauses, tapping up and how much agents really get paid. Your questions answered is the transfer special that you control.

Adam Leventhal heads to Malaga and beyond to pose your enquiries to those operating in the transfer market right now.

Contributions and insight comes from 15 representatives from multiple Premier League, European and global clubs — including takes from the U.S., Brazil, Morocco, Japan and Australia — and financial and legal experts with a deep knowledge of the transfer business.

Scouts, sporting directors, agents and former players telling you what it's really like working in the transfer business.

Writer & Presenter: Adam Leventhal

Producer: Jay Beale

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