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Soccer Daily for 13 October covers four football stories: Argentina's post-match dispute with Benin, Liverpool's attack struggles, Coventry's landmark home win, and questions over Gianni Infantino's second salary.
Soccer Daily for 13 October follows 4 world cup stories and fan reactions, moving through argentina benin access, liverpool attack struggles, coventry home win, infantino second salary.
Benin assistant coach Tunde Adelakun says Argentina treated his team with conspicuous distance after their match, with hurried handshakes and security pushing back players who wanted to approach Lionel Messi during his farewell event. According to The African Football Club, Adelakun described the experience as “rather disturbing” and said the Benin players had traveled hoping to celebrate Messi.
Liverpool’s marquee attackers failed to make the difference in the defeat to Manchester City, with Florian Wirtz again struggling and Bradley Barcola unable to impose himself. According to The Athletic, Wirtz has one assist in seven starts this season, has not scored since April, and the £116 million signing is now facing serious questions about his form.
Coventry City beat Newcastle 4-1 to claim their first Premier League home win since returning to the division, ending a 25-year wait that stretched back to 2001. According to BBC Sport's live coverage, the result lifted Frank Lampard's side out of the relegation zone and into 14th place.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino received an additional $1.76 million from the US company organizing the 2026 World Cup in 2024, on top of the 4.274 million Swiss francs listed in FIFA’s annual report, and that second payment was not publicly disclosed there. According to The Times, the extra money was paid by FWC2026 US Inc and may have covered Infantino’s luxury lifestyle in Miami, while sources said similar sums may have followed in 2025 and 2026.
That's it for today.
Daily World Cup is a short audio briefing on the biggest World Cup stories of the day: qualifiers, coach decisions, player trends, hosting news, and the fan debates that follow them.