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  1. Stoke City players prepare for World Cup

    Bae Jun-ho, wearing South Korea's red kit with black accents, playing during the side's international friendly against Ivory Coast in MarchGetty Images

    Stoke City's Bae Jun-ho and Viktor Johansson have joined their international sides as they begin preparations for the World Cup this summer.

    Midfielder Bae has earned 13 caps for South Korea since his senior debut in 2024, while Johansson has 12 under his belt for Sweden after his first appearance in 2023.

    Here is a reminder of the groups the Stoke players are in and who they will face, so you can keep an eye out for them once the World Cup begins on 11 June:

    • Bae Jun-ho, South Korea - Group A: Czech Republic, Mexico and South Africa

    • Viktor Johansson, Sweden - Group F: Tunisia, Netherlands and Japan

  2. A residential street with terraced houses, parked cars and a bus stop beside trees.

  3. A police image of a man with no hair at the top of his head, with a red tie and a grey anorak and a white shirt.

  4. A woman with short dark hair in a hi-vis top. She is smiling at the camera, and there are trees and a stone sculpture behind her

  5. A bald man looking at the camera smiling. he is wearing a navy quarter zip jumper and stood in front of some snooker tables.

  6. A police officer wearing black with a blue "police" sign on his back. There are other people, who look like forensic officers, in shot and a red and white cordon with cones.

  7. A tall brick building seen peeking from behind tall trees

  8. A man in a wheelchair and a woman stand on a train platform. A sign next to the man indicates a waiting area for mobility assistance.

  9. A smiling woman with long, wavy red hair, past her shoulders, looks into the camera. Behind her are wooden shelves with plants on. She wears a black jacket.

  10. A woman is standing outdoors in between two men. They are positioned against a set of metal railings and looking towards the camera. Behind the group is a bottle-shaped bottle kiln made of brick and a series of two-storey factory buildings.

  11. A stack of coins resting on a stack of bank notes.

  12. A man and woman are smiling at the camera. Both have dark hair

  13. An empty paved street with blue and white police tape across it in the foreground

  14. The front of a Staffordshire County Council building. It has the sign "Staffordshire County Council" on the front of the building which has glass with metal frames.

  15. A group of five men in yellow high viz jackets carry out work in a garden area. The men pose next to a purple banner that reads: "Masonic Province of Worcestershire."

  16. A bright red poppy in the centre of a field of poppies.

  17. A police officer wearing black with a blue "police" sign on his back. There are other people, who look like forensic officers, in shot and a red and white cordon with cones.

  18. Three food labels in a vertical line. The top one says Inarah's Frozen Foods, the middle one says Inarahs's Fine Foods and the bottom one says New York Crispy.

  19. Emma Kay is seen sitting on a grey sofa with white cushions. She has long, wavy blonde hair and is wearing a navy suit jacket and a white t-shirt.

  20. A pupil with her back to the class, drawing on a whiteboard.

  21. A black woman with grey hair in an allotment with a green polo shirt

  22. Scaffolding with white hoarding surrounds a building site. There is a large black section of the hoarding with the logo of developer Capital & Centric. The building is set against a blue sky.

  23. Defender Curley latest to leave Tamworth

    Matt Curley is wearing a white Tamworth FC away shirt and is about to pass the ball. The ball is out of shot. Curley is also wearing a white bandage on his left wrist. An opposition player is in green in the background but the image is blurred.Shutterstock

    Matt Curley made 101 appearances for Tamworth in his time at the club

    Tamworth defender Matt Curley is the latest player to leave the National League club following the end of the season.

    Curley, 30, has been with the Lambs since January 2023 and helped the club to back-to-back promotions and a return to the top tier of non-league football in 2024-25.

    The full-back made 24 appearances last term as Tamworth finished 11th.

    Curley's departure follows those of another double-promotion winner, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, forward Jordan Ponticelli and goalkeeper Leon Phillips since the end of the campaign.

  24. Ian Cooper, a man wearing a dark grey suit and a dark red tie, is standing outside Stafford County Buildings. He is also wearing a white shirt and a pin badge on his lapel.