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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Young]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-06-09T13:15:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[England World Cup camp hit by 6.1-magnitude earthquake]]></title>          <link>https://eveningstandard.ca/sport/football/england-world-cup-2026-earthquake-b1285338.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Three Lions are set to play Costa Rica in Orlando, Florida tomorrow in their last friendly before the World Cup begins</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:05:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1285338</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/06/09/08/2280034372..?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="application/octet-stream" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty</media:credit>                    </media:content>          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<dc:creator><![CDATA[George Flood]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-06-09T10:56:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How to watch England at World Cup 2026 for FREE: Live stream and TV channel for every match]]></title>          <link>https://eveningstandard.ca/sport/football/how-to-watch-england-match-world-cup-2026-free-live-stream-tv-times-channel-schedule-b1285178.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Three Lions bid to end six decades of hurt in the United States</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:01:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1285178</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/06/07/21/25/GettyImages-2280219558.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The FA via Getty Images</media:credit>                    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