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Is Hugo Lloris about to go Hollywood? The Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper and former captain is in talks with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC about a free transfer in January, reports BBC Sport s Alex Howell.
Few could have predicted the eight teams still standing when the Women's World Cup kicked off three weeks - and more surprisingly, the teams who are gone. In the most wide open World Cup in history, Colombia and France were the last two teams to clinch quarter-final berths Tuesday evening, joining Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Australia and England to close the curtain on a breathtaking first two rounds full of delicious twists and turns.