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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-30T08:38:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Julian Nagelsmann breaks silence on Germany future after humiliating World Cup exit to Paraguay",
    "Ben Stokes explains retirement U-turn stance after England suffer New Zealand defeat",
    "Emma Raducanu gets big Wimbledon payout despite withdrawing from tournament",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nJurgen Klopp could not resist taking a swipe at Arsenal after Germany crashed out of the World Cup, with the former Liverpool boss venting his frustration over a controversial VAR decision that proved decisive against Paraguay.\n\nGermany's hopes of lifting the trophy came to an abrupt end on Monday after they were beaten 4-3 on penalties in the last 32 following a 1-1 draw after extra time.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe defining moment arrived in the additional period when Jonathan Tah appeared to have headed Germany into the lead from a corner.\n\nBut celebrations were cut short after VAR intervened, ruling the goal out for a foul by substitute Waldemar Anton on Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nOfficials concluded Anton had illegally impeded Gill as Nathaniel Brown's corner swung into the penalty area, a decision that left Klopp visibly stunned.\n\nThe former Liverpool manager insisted the goal should have stood before using Arsenal's Premier League title-winning campaign to underline his point.\n\nMikel Arteta's side became renowned for their effectiveness from set-pieces last season, scoring a record 19 goals from corners on their way to ending a 22-year wait for the English title.\n\n\"If the goal is illegal, then Arsenal won't be English champions,\" Klopp told Magenta TV.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"They've scored 60 per cent of their goals that way.\n\n\"We win the game when the ball goes in. So, of course, this is brutal.\n\n\"There are worse things than defeats in sports. But there was only one goal, one dream, and that has been shattered. It was dramatic.\n\n\"There are 500,000 ways to win a football match. You just have to find one.\"\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Julian Nagelsmann breaks silence on Germany future after humiliating World Cup exit to Paraguay\n  * Ben Stokes explains retirement U-turn stance after England suffer New Zealand defeat\n  * Emma Raducanu gets big Wimbledon payout despite withdrawing from tournament\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKlopp's comments come at a time when speculation continues to surround the future of Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann following another disappointing international tournament.\n\nThe former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool boss has been widely linked with a return to management and remains a popular choice among sections of the German support.\n\nKlopp was not alone in criticising the decision to disallow Tah's goal.\n\nFormer England captain Alan Shearer also blasted the intervention while working as a BBC co-commentator, insisting the officials had been deceived by Gill's reaction.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I do think this is a terrible decision,\" Shearer said.\n\n\"You have to understand it's a contact sport.\n\n\"The goalkeeper has conned the referee and the VAR there.\n\n\"Yes, he touched him, but the way he went down was pathetic.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"In my view, the goal should've stood and it should no way have been overturned.\"\n\nFormer Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann also questioned the decision, although he admitted it was consistent with the way officials have interpreted similar incidents throughout the tournament.\n\n\"This is soft in my opinion, but judging by what we've seen in the tournament so far, it hasn't surprised me that it's been disallowed,\" Cann told the BBC.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"We've seen goals at this tournament disallowed for very small offences, but for me there's not enough in it.\n\n\"There is a small block on the goalkeeper.\"\n\nThe controversial decision ultimately proved costly as Germany failed to recover, with Paraguay keeping their nerve in the penalty shootout to dump one of the tournament favourites out of the World Cup.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Jurgen Klopp aims astonishing dig at Arsenal after Germany crash to nightmare World Cup defeat"
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