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The final four remaining English Football League players have seen their World Cup hopes come to an end at the quarter-final stage.

Watford goalkeeper Egil Selvik, 28, and defenders David Moller Wolfe (Wolves) and Sondre Langas (Derby County) bowed out when their Norway team was beaten 2-1 by England after extra time in Miami on Saturday.

Moller Wolfe, 24, was replaced after 90 minutes of the quarter-final and started five of the Norwegians' six games at the tournament, while Selvik and the 25-year-old Langas were unused substitutes, having featured in the just the one game, a 4-1 group defeat by France.

Burnley forward Zeki Amdouni could not keep Switzerland in the World Cup as he appeared as an 86th-minute substitute and played through extra time of their 3-1 loss to Argentina in Kansas City.

The 25-year-old made four appearances as a replacement during the competition but failed to get on the scoresheet.

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England's progress to the World Cup semi-final has resulted in Preston North End postponing a pre-season friendly.

The Championship club were due to visit Chorley on Wednesday, 15 July, but the match has been called off as England will face Argentina on the same evening.

Preston will start their pre-season schedule away at Bamber Bridge on Tuesday, 14 July (19:00 BST), with the club having no friendlies scheduled for their Deepdale stadium while pitch improvement work is carried out.

The upgrade has also meant their Carabao Cup first-round tie at home to Huddersfield on 1 August has been moved to Everton Women's Goodison Park.

The Lilywhites will start the new Championship campaign away at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, 15 August (12:30 BST).

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Burnley have entrusted former Genk boss Nicky Hayen with the task of guiding them to an immediate return to the Premier League.

The 45-year-old Belgian replaces Scott Parker, who left by mutual consent at the end of April as the Clarets suffered relegation.

Hayen, who had a spell with Welsh side Haverfordwest County between 2021 and 2022, led Genk to a seventh-placed finish in the Belgian top flight last season having also previously won the title when in charge of Club Brugge.

So, is he the right man to lead Burnley back to the Premier League? Would someone like Wales boss Craig Bellamy have been a better choice? Will the Clarets be challenging for promotion from the Championship under Hayen?

Burnley fans can send us their views here and check back later to read some of those thoughts.

Burnley midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, 22, is close to a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray. The deal is likely to be a loan-with-obligation-to-buy for a fee of £22m. (Fabrizio Romano), external

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