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Daniel Mercer

Daniel Mercer is the Sports Correspondent for The European Times. He covers sports through the lens of society, culture, and European public life. His reporting focuses on major sporting events, athlete stories, governance, inclusion, fair play, and the social impact of sport across Europe. With a clear and balanced style, he looks beyond scores and results to explain how sport reflects broader issues such as youth development, equality, community identity, and international cooperation. For The European Times, Daniel brings a calm, factual, and human-centred approach to sports journalism, highlighting stories that connect competition with values, responsibility, and the people behind the game. And in case you have any questions, yes, he is very shy, and this is not his real name nor his real face.

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France Move Within One Match of World Cup Final

Mbappé and Dembélé ended Morocco’s resistance in Boston, but the quarter-final also showed how much this expanded tournament asks of Europe’s strongest sides France reached the FIFA World Cup semi-finals…

10 July 2026 · 4 min read

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Merino Sends Spain Past Portugal

A stoppage-time winner in Dallas carries Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals and closes Cristiano Ronaldo’s final World Cup chapter Spain moved into the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals with a…

7 July 2026 · 4 min read

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Fery Gives Wimbledon a Home Quarter-Final

The British wild card’s run turns Centre Court drama into a wider story about opportunity, pressure and tennis pathways Arthur Fery’s five-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov has given Wimbledon a…

7 July 2026 · 4 min read

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Portugal and Spain Carry Europe’s World Cup Weight

Monday’s Dallas tie brings together two Iberian rivals, two football generations and a wider question about Europe’s depth at an expanded World Cup Portugal and Spain meet in Dallas on...

6 July 2026 · 4 min read

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Bosnia Opens WU19 EURO With a Wider Goal

The women’s youth tournament begins in Sarajevo and Zenica with legacy, access and Spain’s dominance all in focus By Daniel Mercer, Sports Correspondent, The European Times The UEFA Women’s Under-19...

26 June 2026 · 5 min read

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Türkiye Leave With a Late Answer

A stoppage-time win over the United States cannot save their World Cup, but it gives a bruised campaign a more dignified ending Türkiye’s 3-2 victory over the United States in...

26 June 2026 · 4 min read

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Croatia Hold Their Nerve

Budimir's winner keeps a fragile World Cup campaign alive on Modric's landmark night Croatia's 1-0 victory over Panama in Toronto was not a grand statement, but it was a necessary...

24 June 2026 · 5 min read

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Norway Row Into the Knockouts

Haaland’s double sends a smaller European football nation back into World Cup relevance Norway are through to the World Cup round of 32 after a 3-2 win over Senegal, a...

23 June 2026 · 5 min read

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Spain Turn Pressure Into Momentum

Yamal and Oyarzabal lead a measured World Cup response as Europe’s depth shows in Atlanta Spain’s 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia did more than repair the mood after an opening...

23 June 2026 · 4 min read